Gapyeong-gun Honored as National 2nd Place in This Year's Resident Participation Budget Performance Evaluation

Selected as an Excellent Local Government by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety
"Fruits of Efforts to Expand Resident Participation"

Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province (Governor Seo Tae-won) announced on the 23rd that it won the honor of 2nd place nationwide in the county-level comprehensive award category in the "2024 Resident Participatory Budget Performance Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Gapyeong-gun was selected as an excellent local government in this performance evaluation, receiving an institutional commendation along with financial incentives.

A view of Gapyeong County Office. Provided by Gapyeong County.

The Resident Participatory Budget System Performance Evaluation is conducted annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety targeting 243 local governments nationwide to promote sound local financial management and enhance the democracy, accountability, and transparency of local finances.

To revitalize the resident participatory budget, Gapyeong-gun has implemented various policies including △ operating resident participatory budget schools visiting each eup and myeon and target groups △ resident voting on proposed projects △ introduction of the Resident e-Participation website △ diversification of types of proposed projects △ and revising ordinances to guarantee youth participation. These efforts greatly contributed to achieving 2nd place nationwide in the county-level comprehensive award category.

Governor Seo Tae-won stated, “In 2025, we will strive to promote various resident participatory budget policies so that more residents’ voices can be reflected in county administration,” and added, “We ask residents to actively participate in the resident participatory budget system so that projects truly needed by the community can be implemented.”

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