Gwangju City Council Revisits 'My Original Intention' on Its 1st Anniversary of Opening

Gwangju Metropolitan Council, marking its 1st anniversary since its opening, took out the 'My Original Intention' board that was created 100 days after its inauguration. It is a pledge to create achievements for the development of Gwangju while reflecting on the original intention for the remaining three years.

Gwangju City Council announced on the 3rd that it held the 1st anniversary event of the 9th council's opening, attended by about 100 people including council members and Secretariat staff.

At this event, Kang Su-hoon, the Chair of the Steering Committee, announced the achievements of the 1st anniversary.

Chair Kang said, "The 9th council, which started with the lowest voter turnout in the country at 37.7%, began amid concerns. However, after one year, those concerns have been allayed and expectations have been greatly raised."

He cited the following as main achievements: ▲Pointing out poor service for the 2038 Asian Games ▲Halting the hydrogen tram project through a citizen opinion survey ▲5.18 relay 5-minute speeches ▲Preventing attempts to consolidate public institutions before the service result report ▲Nation’s first online abuse reporting center.

Additionally, compared to the first year of the 8th council, the number of council members’ research group meetings increased by 675%, and policy forums increased by 39%, fostering a culture of studying and working in the council. They also achieved a triple crown in the national excellent ordinance evaluation.

The special video produced for the 1st anniversary contains the future pledges of the council members. This video will be released through Gwangju Metropolitan Council’s YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms. The NG scenes at the end show the human side of the council members.

Chairman Jeong Moo-chang said, "We are often told, ‘This council seems a bit different,’" and added, "I am grateful to my fellow council members and Secretariat staff who have wholeheartedly devoted themselves to legislative activities."

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