Gyeonggi-do, 14 Cases of 'Improper Accounting and Service Management' Detected in 17 Affiliated Agencies

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that it detected a total of 14 cases of improper business handling as a result of conducting a special audit on accounting, service, and overall operations targeting all 17 affiliated institutions.

The 17 affiliated institutions include four direct agencies: the Agricultural Technology Center, Talent Development Center, Fire Academy, and Health and Environment Research Institute; 12 business offices: Central Cooperation Headquarters, Water Resources Headquarters, Women's Vision Center, Metropolitan Environmental Management Office, Seed Management Office, Namhansanseong World Heritage Center, Marine and Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Animal Hygiene Testing Institute, Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Institute, Forest Environment Research Institute, Construction Headquarters, and Livestock Promotion Center; and the branch office, Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone Authority.

From June 8 to 27, Gyeonggi Province conducted this audit by jointly carrying out a special audit (audit department) and job inspection (investigation department) to preemptively block misconduct such as accounting fraud and deviant behavior by employees of the affiliated institutions.

However, the audit focused more on establishing 'public service discipline' rather than 'pointing out' issues, through voluntary reporting mitigation systems (plea bargain) that reduce the level of punishment if self-reported, and interviews with heads of the audited institutions.

Regarding the 14 cases detected, Gyeonggi Province took administrative actions such as institutional warnings and corrections, and requested personnel disciplinary measures against six related individuals who violated relevant laws while carrying out their duties.

First, Gyeonggi Province disciplined the person in charge of operations at Institution A, who negligently managed and operated the accounts for the four major social insurances of public officials and fixed-term workers by arbitrarily withdrawing and depositing funds without proper accounting procedures and losing expenditure supporting documents.

Additionally, Institution B was issued an institutional warning to prevent recurrence of similar cases, as it violated related laws and regulations by concluding private contracts without separate public announcement procedures while executing project funds granted by central government ministries, and by appointing only internal members as interview panelists when hiring fixed-term workers.

Furthermore, issues such as arbitrary changes in bidding qualifications for private contracts, negligence in inspection of delivered goods, and non-compliance with digital budget accounting system collection procedures were discovered and corrected in some institutions.

Lee Hee-wan, Gyeonggi Province’s Chief Auditor, stated, "We plan to conduct interviews with department heads and provide accounting education to employees in institutions with problems in local accounting management and operations," adding, "We will continue to foster a healthy organizational culture and strengthen responsible administration through preventive audits targeting affiliated institution employees."

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