Incheon City Implements First Personnel and Organizational Restructuring of the 8th Elected Term... Establishes 3 New Departments for Pledge Implementation

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City carried out its first organizational restructuring and personnel appointments of the 8th elected administration on the 28th.

The city announced that along with the organizational restructuring including dedicated bodies to implement Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok's core pledges, it minimized personnel transfers to maintain organizational stability in the early phase of the 8th elected administration, while expanding personnel exchanges to promote human resource circulation and strengthen communication and cooperation between the city and the districts.

To promote pledge projects and realize the administrative values of the 8th elected administration, the Innovation Administration Office, Global City Planning Team, and Jemulpo Renaissance Planning Team were newly established directly under the mayor.

The city explained that highly competent personnel with expertise were fully assigned to these core departments to further enhance the driving force of city administration.

Also, the title of the Balanced Development Political Deputy Mayor was changed to Cultural Welfare Political Deputy Mayor, and the responsibilities shifted from urban regeneration, urban planning, maritime aviation, and communication cooperation to culture, sports, welfare, and women & family affairs.

The personnel appointments made effective on the 29th include 192 promotions, 411 transfers, 42 new appointments, and 628 reassignments due to organizational restructuring, totaling 1,531 personnel.

To ensure transparent and fair personnel management, the city implemented advance notice of personnel changes for executives at grade 4 and above, and emphasized disclosing cases of improper personnel requests, focusing on securing trustworthiness in personnel operations.

An Incheon City official stated, "We focused on laying a new foundation for city administration by placing necessary personnel in the right positions to properly advance the core pledges that will lead Incheon's future," adding, "In response to the recent emergence and spread of COVID-19 variants, essential personnel in the health sector have been maintained at the current level."

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