Naju-si Achieves First Place in Provincial Government Joint Evaluation Qualitative Assessment Section

Published 03 May.2024 17:06(KST)

Naju City in Jeollanam-do achieved remarkable results in the 2024 Government Joint Evaluation, securing a financial performance reward of 115 million KRW.

According to the city on the 3rd, the Government Joint Evaluation conducted annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is a comprehensive assessment of all administrative areas, including national delegated tasks performed by local governments, national subsidy projects, and major national policies.

A panoramic view of Naju City Hall. [Photo by Naju City]

The Ministry evaluates 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, and within Jeollanam-do, 22 cities and counties are assessed. The evaluation is divided into quantitative assessments that measure goal achievement and qualitative assessments that select best practices for each indicator.

In this evaluation, the city rose two ranks from 8th place last year to 6th place overall in the province, being selected as an excellent institution for the second consecutive year.

The city checked a total of 91 indicators, including 75 quantitative and 16 qualitative indicators, achieving 90.6% of the quantitative targets.

Notably, among the 16 qualitative indicators, 7 were selected as best practices by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and for the first time since the city’s establishment, it jointly secured 1st place overall in the qualitative indicators, marking a double celebration.

The selected best practices include ‘Promotion of Reading Culture and Library Specialization,’ ‘Policies to Expand Cultural Accessibility,’ ‘Obesity Prevention and Management Project,’ ‘Fostering and Welfare Improvement of Women Farmers,’ ‘Cloud Transition and Utilization,’ ‘Citizen Participation in Veterans’ Culture Events and Experiences,’ and ‘Promotion of Bicycle Use.’

To prepare for this Government Joint Evaluation, the city held a report meeting for all departments in May last year and actively responded by awarding personnel bonus points to employees in departments with high indicator achievement rates.

The financial performance reward of 115 million KRW will be used as resources for improving residents’ quality of life and regional development.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “The two-step rise in ranking compared to the previous year and the first place overall in qualitative indicators are meaningful achievements accomplished by all public officials working together for a leading Naju. We will continue to do our best to implement administrative capabilities trusted by citizens in line with national policy indicators and Jeollanam-do’s key initiatives.”