Sujin Kim of Goyang City Council Wins Basic Legislative Award at Korea Social Contribution Awards

Efforts to Ensure Safety of Personal Mobility Devices

On August 7, Sujin Kim, a member of the Goyang City Council, announced that she had been selected as the recipient of the Basic Legislative Award at the 2025 Korea Social Contribution Awards.

Sujin Kim, Goyang City Council member, is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Basic Legislative Award at the 2025 Korea Social Contribution Awards. Provided by Goyang City Council

Since the launch of the 9th Goyang Special City Council, Council member Kim has focused on legislative and administrative oversight activities to enhance citizen safety and improve daily convenience.

In 2024, she raised the issue of the rapidly increasing number of personal mobility device accidents. During a city administration inquiry in September, she cited the 124% year-on-year increase in PM accidents (a total of 83 cases) and called for institutional reforms, including lowering the speed limit standard (from 25 km/h to 20 km/h), making license verification mandatory for users, and establishing a dedicated department.

In December of the same year, she led the proposal of a partial amendment to the "Goyang City Ordinance on the Promotion of Personal Mobility Device Safety," which clarified the towing and storage procedures for abandoned electric scooters.

Additionally, through the "Goyang City Ordinance on Uniforms for Parking Enforcement Officers," she made it mandatory for enforcement officers to wear uniforms, thereby reducing unnecessary conflicts with citizens and enhancing administrative credibility.

In 2025, through a five-minute free speech session, she presented policy alternatives to address the issue of aging transformers in the first-phase new towns and to resolve parking shortages in neighborhood commercial districts.

Council member Kim proposed the active introduction of Korea Electric Power Corporation's "Aging Transformer Replacement Support Project" in Goyang City and emphasized the need to open public institution parking lots and introduce a parking sharing system.

In June, she questioned the city administration regarding the retroactive imposition of three years' worth of sewerage fees (a total of 2.76 billion won), pointing out issues in the decision-making process and urging the city to devise measures to remedy the damages suffered by citizens.

As a deputy floor leader of the People Power Party, Council member Kim also actively participated in promoting key initiatives for Goyang City's development as a self-sustaining city, including the designation of an economic free zone, the completion of Ilsan Technovalley, and the redevelopment of aging planned cities.

Council member Kim stated, "I have focused on resolving issues directly related to citizens' lives, from personal mobility device safety measures to problems with aging transformers and sewerage fees," adding, "I will continue to pursue field-oriented administration and effective policies to bring about changes that citizens can truly feel."

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