Naju City Launches 'City Administration Advisory Committee'... 21 Members Appointed

Published 13 Jul.2023 14:19(KST)

Naju City in Jeollanam-do held the inauguration ceremony of the 8th elected municipal advisory committee along with the appointment ceremony of its members at the city hall’s Ihwa Hall the day before.

According to the city on the 13th, the advisory committee is composed of 21 members including former and current heads of local institutions and organizations, academic experts and professors, and public officials with extensive experience and insight in various fields such as economy and science, culture and arts, agriculture, and education.

On the 12th, Naju City in Jeollanam-do launched the 8th term of the municipal advisory committee at the city hall's Ihwa Room. <br>[Photo by Naju City]

On the 12th, Naju City in Jeollanam-do launched the 8th term of the municipal advisory committee at the city hall's Ihwa Room.
[Photo by Naju City]

The advisory committee includes high-ranking officials from central government ministries and former research institute heads such as Park Jaeyoung, former Vice Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission; Yong Hongtaek, former 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT; Kim Cheolheung, former Director of Iksan Regional Land Management Office; Kang Myungsoo, former Standing Commissioner of the Trade Commission at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (currently President of the Korean Standards Association); and Lee Geoncheol, former Director of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Development Institute (currently Director of the Jeonnam Tourism Foundation), who are expected to provide insightful guidance for municipal development.

Senior local politicians and public officials with broad experience in municipal and legislative activities also participate as advisory members, including former Mayor Kim Daedong of the 2nd elected term, former provincial assembly members Park Kyungjung and Na Jongseok, former city council members Yeom Haengjo and Jeong Changgeol, and former Naju city directors Yoo Jaebong, Kim Donghwa, and Choi Gibok.

Additionally, experts from various fields such as education, culture and arts, agriculture, international exchange, and regional development were appointed as advisory members, including Choi Il, former president of Dongshin University; Shin Dongwoon, former principal of Geumseong High School; Choi Gongseop, former head of the Nampyeong Cooperative; Lee Junyoung, secretary general of the Yeongsanpo Development Council; Oh Jongsun, former chairman of the Jeonnam branch of the Korea Specialty Contractors Association; Kang Woonkoo, director of the Korea-China Cultural Exchange Center; Kim Gwansun, president of the Naju Federation of Arts and Culture; and Yang Sugyeong, director of the Future Culture Education Research Institute.

The members will serve a two-year term, holding quarterly regular meetings and extraordinary meetings when agenda items arise to provide advice and suggestions on major policies and pressing issues of the 8th elected term.

They will also act as mediators by conveying citizens’ voices raised through civic groups, media, the council, audits, and collective complaints, and by deriving reasonable alternatives through discussions to resolve conflicts.

Following the appointment ceremony, the committee discussed and reviewed the status, directions, and solutions of major Naju city issues such as the SRF combined heat and power plant, support for the construction of the Namdo Uprising History Museum, operation of the integrated odor control center, and public transportation route reorganization through reports from relevant departments.

Park Jaeyoung, who has served as director of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Development Institute and vice chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, was unanimously elected as the chairman of the advisory committee by all members.

Chairman Park expressed his feelings upon election, saying, “I feel a great responsibility to serve as chairman among such distinguished seniors, but I will do my best with a sense of responsibility so that the advisory committee can present alternatives to current issues with a heart that loves Naju.”

Vice chairman was appointed as Choi Gongseop, and Kim Daedong and Park Kyungjung were respectively appointed as standing advisors.

Standing advisor Kim Daedong said, “The municipal advisory committee is a new channel for dialogue where experts from various fields can objectively and neutrally envision the future of Naju. After a year of preparation since the launch of the 8th elected term, let us all do our best for the future and tomorrow of Naju.”

Mayor Yoon Byungtae said, “I am grateful and honored to the advisory committee members who have willingly joined to share their wisdom and experience in leading and shaping Naju’s future. I hope this will be a valuable occasion to jointly consider Naju’s development and future and serve as a starting point for a new leap forward.”