'Goyang City Hall Baekseok-dong Relocation and Icheon City Public Cremation Facility Installation' to be Audited by Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

Gyeonggi Province has accepted residents' audit requests regarding the relocation of Goyang City Hall to Baekseok-dong and the installation of a municipal cremation facility in Icheon. The province plans to notify the residents who requested the audit and the relevant local governments of the audit results within 60 days from the date the audit request was accepted, in accordance with the Local Autonomy Act.

On the 18th, the province held a Residents' Audit Request Deliberation Committee meeting and announced on the 21st that it had reviewed two residents' audit requests related to the relocation of Goyang City Hall to Baekseok-dong and the installation of the Icheon municipal cremation facility, and accepted both requests as meeting the requirements.

Yoon Yong-seok and 211 other Goyang citizens initially filed an audit request, claiming that Goyang City, which plans to cancel the construction plan for the Deokyang-gu new city hall and relocate it to Baekseok-dong in Ilsandong-gu, violated laws and ordinances related to the relocation office.

Additionally, Woo In-sook and 166 other Icheon citizens requested an audit, alleging that the Icheon municipal cremation facility installation project violated the Local Finance Act and other regulations.

Under the current Local Autonomy Act, when residents submit an audit request, the request must be accepted if it meets the prescribed requirements.

Accordingly, the province held a deliberation meeting to examine three criteria: whether the number of residents' joint signatures met the number specified in each city or county ordinance, whether the matter concerned administrative actions within the past three years, and whether the audit request was subject to exclusion. After confirming that all criteria were met, the request was accepted.

The accepted cases will be reviewed through various methods, including consultations with expert advisory committees, internal and external legal experts, and participation of citizen auditors, to verify any violations of laws or regulations and any matters detrimental to the public interest.

The province plans to notify the residents who requested the audit and the relevant local governments of the audit results within 60 days from the date the audit request was accepted, in accordance with the Local Autonomy Act.

Lee Hee-wan, the province's Chief Audit Officer, stated, "We will strive to actively listen to residents' voices during audit requests and establish the residents' audit request system as one that shares the difficulties and hardships of the residents from the perspective of the province's citizens."

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