Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, "Apply Zero Tolerance Principle to Public Officials' Misconduct"

'More Integrity' Council Meeting Held for Senior Public Officials

On the 25th, Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that it held a 'More Integrity' council meeting in the central conference room of the city hall, chaired by Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun, to promote policies related to fostering a culture of integrity among public officials.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, is presiding over the 'The Cheongnyeom' council meeting composed of high-ranking public officials. Provided by Hwaseong City

The 'More Integrity' council was formed to have high-ranking public officials take the lead in creating an honest organizational culture and to secure momentum for implementing integrity policies. During the meeting, the results of the previous year's comprehensive integrity evaluation were shared, and measures to improve corruption-prone areas were discussed.

The council also finalized a comprehensive action plan to improve integrity this year. The plan includes ▲ regular operation of the council four times every two months ▲ implementation of mutual respect and integrity practice pledges ▲ operation of the 'Integrity Connection' challenge ▲ customized integrity education ▲ enactment of basic ordinances for improving integrity and preventing corruption.

Separately, the city plans to manage the performance of all departments and employees through the Saeol 'Public Official Self-Management System' based on this year's integrity activity evaluation, and to reflect the scores in the common indicators of the BSC performance evaluation to reward outstanding departments and public officials.

Mayor Jeong stated, "We will strictly punish misconduct and apply a zero-tolerance policy," adding, "In line with the launch of the special city status, we will do our best to eradicate misconduct within the public service and establish a culture of integrity to meet the expectations of our citizens."

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