Jeongeup-si Holds Major Policy Report Meeting for Next Year... Discovering New Policies

Published 08 Sep.2023 11:25(KST)

Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 8th that it held a 2024 major policy briefing session for five days from the 4th to the 8th at the city hall’s mid-sized conference room, presided over by Mayor Lee Hak-su, ahead of the next year’s main budget formulation.

The briefing session was attended by Deputy Mayor Kim Hyung-woo, heads of departments and offices, and 39 department heads, who reviewed 167 newly discovered policy projects and 87 pledged projects through in-depth discussions by each department and expert consultations.

Jeongeup City held a 2024 Major Policy Report Meeting for five days from the 4th to the 8th in the City Hall conference room. <br>[Photo by Jeongeup City]

Jeongeup City held a 2024 Major Policy Report Meeting for five days from the 4th to the 8th in the City Hall conference room.
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

Each department head reported, and after a Q&A session with the mayor, they jointly explored execution plans, issues, and solutions related to project implementation.

The proposed major policies include ▲Establishment of the Naejangho Ecoryum Observatory ▲Hosting the National Camping Competition at Naejangsan in Jeongeup ▲Promotion of sister city ties with the World Revolutionary Cities ▲Establishment of a smart city hall guidance system ▲Jeongeup-style growth-up job projects ▲Online application system for private water supply construction ▲Creation of a new general industrial complex ▲Installation of unmanned mental health screening devices ▲Saemgol Citizen Garden Contest ▲Healthy food convergence commercialization project utilizing Jeongeup’s specialty resources, among others.

Mayor Lee Hak-su said, “In a situation where fiscal tightening is inevitable due to a decrease in local allocation tax, I hope that adjustments to major city projects and policies will be thoroughly made and unnecessary projects will be boldly abolished. Please prepare the reported projects without any setbacks and carry them out meticulously to gather our capabilities for the hopeful future of top Jeongeup.”

Meanwhile, the city plans to actively reflect the projects with high feasibility, considering budget appropriateness and expected effects, in next year’s budget formulation based on the policy projects discovered this time.