Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun "High Expectations for Resident Participation Budget Centered on Resident Autonomy Association"

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun expressed his hope that "the resident participation budget system, operated mainly by resident autonomy committees starting this year, will establish itself as a better policy."

Mayor Lee Jae-jun attended the ‘2024 1st Regular Meeting’ held by the Suwon Resident Autonomy Council on the 26th at the Suwon City Hall medium conference room, stating, "Starting this year, as the functions of the district office regional meetings are carried out by each neighborhood resident autonomy committee, the resident participation budget system has become closer to the citizens," and added, "I expect that projects that resonate with citizens' daily lives will increase and residents' satisfaction will also improve."

To strengthen resident participation and realize practical resident autonomy, Suwon City has improved the system so that from this year, the functions of the district office regional meetings are performed by each neighborhood resident autonomy committee, and the priority of resident participation budget projects in each neighborhood is decided at the residents' general assembly.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is delivering a greeting at the '2024 1st Regular Meeting' held by the Suwon Resident Autonomy Council in the city hall's medium conference room on the 26th.

The Suwon Resident Autonomy Council will hold a resident autonomy capacity-building workshop in May and a resident autonomy expo in September.

Previously, in 2022, Suwon City converted all neighborhoods from resident autonomy committees to resident autonomy councils. Last year, it promoted ‘Village Living Labs’ led by residents to solve village problems and various projects to revitalize resident autonomy councils. A total of 268 resident autonomy council revitalization projects were carried out, and village festivals and resident autonomy capacity-building projects were conducted in connection with various public contests.

Kim Beom-sik, chairman of the Suwon Resident Autonomy Council, said, "Entering the second year of the full transition to resident autonomy councils, we will undertake newer and more diverse attempts," and added, "We will actively share the operational know-how and best practices of each neighborhood resident autonomy council and strive to ensure that all resident autonomy councils can develop."

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