Hwaseong-si, Inspection of Preparations for Special Affairs to Launch as a Special City

Report Meeting Held "Ensure No Disruptions in the Transfer of 17 Special Jurisdiction Tasks"

On the 26th, Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that it held a 'Special City Affairs Preparation Status Report Meeting' in the city hall situation room to ensure the smooth launch of the special city scheduled for January 1st next year.

The report meeting was attended by Vice Mayor Son Im-seong, the Director of the Communication Administration Bureau, heads and team leaders of 20 related departments, who checked the preparation status for the transfer of 17 special city affairs following the launch of the special city and discussed response measures in preparation for the enactment of the Special Act supporting special cities.

At the meeting, key issues for the transfer of special city affairs, such as the enactment and revision of ordinances related to affairs, finance, and welfare, budget allocation, and organizational structure, were discussed in depth.

Upon becoming a special city, 17 special city affairs will be transferred, including the authority of Gyeonggi Province over ▲approval of buildings under 50 floors and less than 200,000㎡ ▲issuance of regional development bonds ▲designation of housing development districts ▲requests for designation and cancellation decisions of development-restricted areas ▲submission of farmland conversion permit applications ▲establishment of staffing levels by grade 5 and below per institution ▲development and operation of logistics complexes ▲mountain area conversion permits ▲affairs related to environmental improvement charges ▲formation and operation of local construction technology review committees ▲registration of non-profit private organizations ▲designation and evaluation of tourism special zones ▲consultation on designation of new technology startup cluster areas ▲requests to prohibit departure of local tax delinquents ▲raising review standards for financial investment projects ▲additional issuance of 10% of the basic limit amount for local bond issuance ▲application of metropolitan area standards for basic property deduction amounts when calculating income recognition for social security benefits.

The city plans to complete preparations to ensure the transfer of special city affairs proceeds flawlessly to establish the authority and status as a special city, and even after the launch of the special city, it will make every effort to discover special authorities to provide tangible benefits that citizens can feel.

Vice Mayor Son Im-seong urged, "I hope all departments thoroughly prepare to ensure the successful launch of Hwaseong Special City and the establishment of measures to provide tangible benefits to citizens."

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