Jinju City, Final Selection of Next Year's Resident Participation Budget Contest Projects

A Total of 58 Cases and 1.77 Billion KRW Included in Next Year's Main Budget

Jinju City in Gyeongnam held a Resident Participatory Budget Committee meeting at the City Hall Citizen Hall to finalize the selection of the 2024 Resident Participatory Budget Contest Projects.

As a result of the committee meeting held on the 22nd, a total of 58 projects worth 1.77 billion KRW were selected as the 2024 Jinju Resident Participatory Budget Contest Projects.

The city conducted a contest throughout May to discover various ideas from citizens, receiving a total of 111 projects worth 4.9 billion KRW.

In June, the relevant departments reviewed the proposed projects for feasibility, including checking for violations of laws and ordinances, and proceeded with the process of project concretization.

Group photo of Jinju City 2024 Resident Participation Budget Committee full meeting.

Based on the review results by the relevant departments, eligible projects were evaluated by item according to evaluation indicators such as necessity, urgency, and public interest at the township, town, and neighborhood-level participatory budget local resident meetings and the city subcommittee meetings until mid-July, selecting priorities in the first round.

The projects selected in the first round underwent a second review by the Steering Committee on the 9th and a full meeting of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee on this day, ultimately selecting 58 projects including "Improvement of Parking Information Guidance around the Car-Free Street in the City."

The projects finally selected by the Resident Participatory Budget Committee will be reflected in the budget request for the next year’s main budget, finalized after the city council’s budget review, and will be disclosed to citizens through the Jinju City website.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il said, “The 58 projects selected as Resident Participatory Budget Projects reflect the passion of the citizens and their affection for Jinju City, so we will make meticulous efforts to carry them out without any setbacks.”

Meanwhile, the Resident Participatory Budget System is a system where residents directly participate in the budget process to enhance transparency and democracy in financial management. Jinju City has formed a Resident Participatory Budget Committee since 2019 and has conducted contest projects annually. Up to this year, a total of 269 projects worth 6.2 billion KRW have been included in the Resident Participatory Budget Projects.

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