Gimhae City "Accepting Citizen Policy Proposals" ... Reflecting Policies Based on Public Support

Pilot Operation from January 29 and Full Operation from February 13

Gimhae City in Gyeongnam Province will pilot the operation of a Citizen Policy Proposal Board on the city hall website starting from the 29th of this month.

The city announced that it has established the Citizen Policy Proposal Board in the Open Mayor's Office section of the city hall website to reflect the vivid voices of citizens in policy-making.

The Citizen Policy Proposal Board is scheduled to be fully operational from February 13th after the pilot period.

The city plans to review and incorporate proposed policies if they receive more than 300 endorsements within 30 days, following examination by the relevant department.

Policies that can be implemented in the short term will be immediately adopted, while mid- to long-term proposals or excellent suggestions that lack sufficient endorsements will be reconsidered through online surveys, policy contests, or agenda submissions to the proposal council to gather further citizen opinions and reflect them in policies.

Posts can be written after identity verification on the city website, and users can directly propose policies or comment on and endorse proposals made by others.

A city official explained, “The establishment of the Citizen Policy Proposal Board is a pledge of Mayor Hong Taeyong of Gimhae City, who embraces a communication-centered administrative philosophy, and it was implemented online to overcome the practical limitations of meeting all citizens in person.”

“While the previous 'Online Mayor' mainly served as a channel for everyday inconvenience complaints, now citizens can directly make constructive proposals to shape the future of Gimhae City,” the official added. “With the ability to present opinions and endorse proposals, it will effectively serve as a real-time online policy communication platform.”

Mayor Hong said, “We want to work together with citizens and the administration to consider what the people living in Gimhae City currently want, design the future, and create a happy city where each citizen’s dreams come true.” He added, “We hope many diverse and practical policies closely related to daily life will be proposed.”

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