Mayor Kim Byungsoo: "Engaging with Residents... Will Drive Municipal Innovation through Self-Governance"

Gimpo Holds Residents' Assemblies in 14 Towns and Districts
Mayor Kim Byungsoo Engages with Over 17,000 Citizens
"Leading Gimpo's Municipal Innovation Through Residents' Self-Governance"

Kim Byungsoo, the Mayor of Gimpo, fully attended residents' assemblies held in 14 towns and districts of Gimpo City from June 7 to July 24, continuing his efforts to engage in practical communication with local residents.

Kim Byungsu, mayor of Gimpo City, held the Pungmu-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee general meeting on July 24. Photo by Gimpo City

This assembly is regarded not merely as an official visit, but as an on-site initiative reflecting Mayor Kim's strong determination to directly listen to residents' voices and incorporate them into municipal administration.

The residents' assembly is a core procedure of local self-governance, in which local residents themselves identify village agendas and directly determine the priority of next year's projects.

A total of approximately 17,550 people participated in this assembly, and 55 self-governance agendas were identified, reflecting the voices and needs based on residents' daily lives.

Kim Byungsu, Mayor of Gimpo City, held the Janggi Bon-dong Residents' Autonomous Committee General Assembly on July 18. Photo by Gimpo City

Mayor Kim Byungsoo stated, "While administration operates within the framework of systems and regulations, if residents identify issues in areas that the administration may overlook and propose appropriate alternatives as self-governance projects, our city will actively support them."

This means that the residents' self-governance council will not be limited to a simple consultative or advisory body, but will be continuously strengthened as a system for public-private cooperation, with residents serving as both proposers and implementers of practical local policies.

Concluding the schedule of this residents' assembly, Mayor Kim Byungsoo said, "The administration is striving to change and make efforts in every corner to meet the expectations of citizens in order to make Gimpo City a place where the changes and dreams envisioned by citizens come true," and added, "Furthermore, our city will do its utmost to promote the revitalization of residents' self-governance."

Kim Byungsu, mayor of Gimpo City, held the Guradong Residents' Autonomy Committee Residents' General Assembly on July 18. Photo by Gimpo City

Meanwhile, Gimpo City is preparing to hold a public contest for the '2026 Residents' Self-Governance Revitalization Project' targeting the self-governance projects selected at the residents' assembly, and plans to actively reflect the final projects, which will be confirmed through document review and deliberation, in next year's municipal plans and budget allocation.

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