Dongdaemun-gu Enhances Transparency and Efficiency in Resident Participatory Budgeting

Operation of Resident Participation Budget System with a Total Scale of 1 Billion KRW for 2025 Budget Formulation
New Committee Members Appointed and Trained at the 1st Resident Participation Budget Committee Meeting Held on the 29th

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Ilpyeong Lee) held the "2024 1st Dongdaemun-gu Resident Participatory Budget Committee" on the 29th at the 5th floor planning situation room of the district office.

The district operates a resident participatory budgeting system with a total scale of 1 billion KRW to provide residents with direct participation opportunities in the 2025 budget formulation process and to ensure transparency in financial management.

From the end of January to the end of June this year, various proposed projects were accepted, including small-scale projects closely related to daily life, safety, carbon neutrality, and flower city-related projects. After review by the relevant departments, the final selection of projects through the Resident Participatory Budget Committee is underway.

At the "1st Resident Participatory Budget Committee" held on the 29th, new committee member appointments, budget school education, and the election of the chairperson and vice-chairperson took place.

This year, a total of 40 residents, including 20 newly selected members through an open recruitment process, will serve as Resident Participatory Budget Committee members. They will review resident-proposed projects and suggest directions for the development of the participatory budgeting system, playing a role in enhancing the transparency and efficiency of the district's budget.

Following the appointment ceremony, the budget school provided education on the participatory budgeting system and committee functions to improve the members' understanding of resident participatory budgeting.

Committee members will verify the necessity and effectiveness of projects by visiting sites if necessary for the final selection of resident participatory budget projects, and will make the final project selection at the "2nd Resident Participatory Budget Committee" scheduled for mid-August.

Mayor Ilpyeong Lee of Dongdaemun-gu, who presented appointment certificates to the new members that day, said, "The role of the committee members is very important to ensure that the district's budget is used fairly and transparently," and added, "I ask for careful selection of resident participatory budget projects so that projects truly needed by residents can be promoted."

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