Kim Haenggeum, Cheonan City Council Chair: "Requesting Audit Over Council Secretariat Director's Defiance of Personnel Orders"

Chairperson Kim Haenggeum Claims Secretary General Kim Woong Defied Orders
Alleges Personnel Order Was Ignored to Promote Junior from Alma Mater

Chairman Kim Haenggeum of the Cheonan City Council in Chungnam holds an emergency press conference on the 16th to announce the fact of filing an audit request.

Kim Haenggeum, Chairperson of the Cheonan City Council in Chungnam, stated on the 16th, "Kim Woong, Secretary General of the Council, defied orders regarding personnel matters," and added, "I have requested an audit from the Board of Audit and Inspection for a prompt resolution of the issue."

On this day, Chairperson Kim held an emergency press conference at the city hall briefing room and announced that a request for an audit regarding corrupt practices involving Secretary General Kim was submitted on the 13th.

Chairperson Kim said, "Earlier this year, Secretary General Kim convened a personnel committee and approved a promotion without consulting me, the person with personnel authority," and added, "I did not sign the resolution due to violations of basic procedures and the leakage of the list of candidates."

She further claimed, "Secretary General Kim disobeyed my orders as the personnel authority in order to promote a junior from his alma mater to a grade 5 civil servant," and added, "At the general assembly held on the 9th, he even publicly threatened me by saying, 'You could be sued, so sign the promotion appointment.'"

She explained, "Since Secretary General Kim and the Secretariat deceived and defied me, I judged that our organization has lost its self-correcting ability and therefore requested an audit from the Board of Audit and Inspection."

Attempts were made to contact Secretary General Kim for his position on the matter, but he could not be reached.

Meanwhile, as of the 17th, Secretary General Kim will switch positions with Jeong Gyuwun, Director of the Clean Water Project Headquarters.

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