Sacheon-si Holds Inauguration Ceremony for Residents' Autonomy Association Realizing Democracy

Expanding Genuine Grassroots Participation of Residents in 14 Eup, Myeon, and Dong Areas

Photos from the 2022 Sacheon City Residents' Autonomy Association Inauguration Ceremony

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sacheon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that it held a launch ceremony for the Residents' Autonomy Committees, with participation from 14 eup, myeon, and dong Residents' Autonomy Committees, at the city hall auditorium on the 26th.

The launch ceremony was attended by Mayor Park Dong-sik of Sacheon, Yoon Hyung-geun, chairman of the Sacheon City Council, city council members, executives of the Gyeongsangnam-do Residents' Autonomy Committee, and committee members of the Residents' Autonomy Committees.

The launch ceremony was organized to boost the pride of the Residents' Autonomy Committee members and to realize true grassroots democracy by expanding resident participation and actively collecting opinions.

Since April last year, when Sacheon-eup and Beoryong-dong were converted into Residents' Autonomy Committees, 12 myeon and dong were converted into Residents' Autonomy Committees on July 1st.

The Residents' Autonomy Committee is a resident representative organization of eup, myeon, and dong with practical authority and responsibility to support residents' autonomy activities, deciding and implementing local issues and agendas together with residents through residents' general meetings, among others.

On this day, the Residents' Autonomy Committee members pledged to strive to strengthen autonomy capabilities and democratic decision-making, guarantee resident participation in all activities, and take the lead in solving community problems as community volunteers.

Mayor Park said, "Today is a meaningful day for the leap of residents' autonomy in Sacheon City. I hope that the combined capabilities of the committee members will make it a nationally exemplary Residents' Autonomy Committee," and added, "We will support the Residents' Autonomy Committees through administrative and financial assistance."

Kim Young-ryeon, chairman of the Residents' Autonomy Council, stated, "I am pleased that all eup, myeon, and dong in Sacheon City have been converted into Residents' Autonomy Committees. We will strive to become an organization that does its best for the development of residents' autonomy in the future."

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