Cha Eun-ji, Gwangju City Council Member, "City Integrated Public Institution Heads Appointment Must Follow 'Personnel Principles'"

Gwangju Metropolitan Council member Chae Eun-ji asserted that the three major personnel principles of expertise, morality, and fairness must be upheld when appointing heads of integrated public institutions in Gwangju City, which aims to launch in August.

Chae’s remarks are analyzed as emphasizing the need for Gwangju City to properly establish personnel principles for future public institution head appointments, in relation to the dismissal of the president of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center announced on the 3rd.

During last year’s administrative audit, Council member Chae raised concerns about workplace harassment and preferential private contracts involving the president of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center and requested an investigation.

The audit confirmed these allegations, and the audit committee requested the center to dismiss President Kim. On the 22nd of last month, the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center held a board meeting and finalized the dismissal agenda for President Kim.

Council member Chae stated, “Gwangju City should take the dismissal issue of the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center president as a lesson and apply strict personnel principles in appointing heads of integrated institutions in the future to ensure that public institutions fulfill their original missions and roles.”

Currently, Gwangju City is preparing to appoint heads for integrated institutions including Gwangju Tourism Corporation, Gwangju Technopark, Gwangju Social Welfare Service Center, and Gwangju Win-Win Job Economy Foundation, as well as the Gwangju Research Institute, which recently separated from the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute. Except for the Gwangju Win-Win Job Economy Foundation, the other four institutions are subject to personnel hearings in accordance with agreements with the city council.

Council member Chae emphasized, “The appointment of institution heads should be conducted fairly and transparently, based on the principle of selecting moral individuals with expertise in the relevant fields. The city council will also thoroughly verify candidates recommended by Gwangju City.”

Meanwhile, in line with the enforcement of the Local Autonomy Act on September 22, which provides legal grounds for the local council personnel hearing system, Council member Chae has introduced the “Gwangju Metropolitan Council Personnel Hearing Ordinance” as the main proposer. It is scheduled for review and resolution at the 318th extraordinary session of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council in July.

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