Gwangju Seo-gu Signs Office Consignment Agreement with Resident Autonomy Committees of Four Neighborhoods

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim I-gang) is continuing its pioneering efforts to realize grassroots resident autonomy by expanding the authority of resident autonomy councils.

On the 28th, Seo-gu announced that it signed an operation consignment agreement for resident autonomy centers with four resident autonomy councils from Yang 3-dong, Nongsung 1-dong, Hwajeong 2-dong, and Hwajeong 3-dong at the district office Nanum Hall.

This agreement, signed with the four newly established resident autonomy councils this year, covers the operation of the resident autonomy council secretariat, the opening, modification, and closure of resident autonomy programs, instructor selection, and tuition fee management, with the agreement period lasting until 2024 at the latest.

Through this agreement, Seo-gu expects to provide demand-centered, resident-oriented services and grant more authority to residents as the owners of the village, thereby guaranteeing proactive resident-led autonomous activities and accelerating the realization of true grassroots resident autonomy.

Additionally, to implement the Seo-gu type autonomous model of village government that expands residents from beneficiaries of administration to main actors, Seo-gu plans to establish a resident-participatory village problem-solving system, continuously promote capacity-building education, and steadily expand various resident autonomy work areas tailored to the characteristics of each neighborhood.

Kim I-gang, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, “The core of Seo-gu type resident autonomy is to create a platform that allows residents to act as sovereigns and build a resident-led village government. We will do our best to grant more authority and responsibility to residents as the owners of the village centered on the resident autonomy councils and create a leading model of autonomous decentralization in Korea.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu has established and operated resident autonomy councils in a total of 12 neighborhoods to date, starting with Geumho 1-dong and Pungam-dong in 2015.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho baekok@asiae.co.kr

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