Incheon City Establishes Corruption-Free Personnel System... Implements Transparent Personnel Envelopes and Disclosure of Petitioners' List

Incheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City is implementing various measures to establish transparent personnel management free from solicitations.

On the 23rd, the city announced that it will operate a 'Transparent Personnel Envelope' system, allowing senior officials to directly express their desired positions to the mayor.

Initially, this will be applied to public officials at grade 4 and above starting from the regular personnel reshuffle in the first half of next year.

Personnel subject to this system can not only state their preferred positions but also recommend candidates for affiliated departments and major posts, as well as propose policies related to city administration.

The city expects that this system will prevent external personnel solicitations and enable the mayor to personally oversee senior personnel appointments, ensuring transparency and fairness.

An Incheon City official stated, "The Transparent Personnel Envelope will be delivered to the mayor in a sealed state to guarantee strict confidentiality," adding, "If the system proves effective, it will be expanded to include other public officials below grade 5."

Previously, the city introduced a system to disclose the list of personnel solicitation applicants to ensure transparent and fair personnel management. In the regular personnel reshuffle in the second half of July, the city disclosed the ranks and departments of five solicitation applicants, excluding their real names.

The city plans to focus on institutionalizing this system by also implementing the disclosure of solicitation applicants during the performance evaluation period.

The level of disclosure will be determined based on the frequency and nature of solicitations, deciding whether to reveal real names or only ranks and departments as case examples.

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