Yangju City Appoints Citizen Evaluation Committee for Ninth Popular Election Term Pledge Implementation

Yangju City (Mayor Jeong Deok-young) is launching a citizen-centered evaluation system to transparently and smoothly advance pledge projects that represent its promises to citizens.

On the 2nd, the city held an inauguration ceremony for the 'Citizen Evaluation Committee for Pledge Implementation' at the City Hall situation room and held the first meeting to review and gather opinions on the ninth popular election term's pledge project implementation plans.

The citizen evaluation committee appointed this time consists of 30 citizens selected through open recruitment. The committee operates divided into six sub-committees: ▲General Administration ▲Transportation·Urban Development ▲Education ▲Industry·Economy·Job Creation ▲Culture·Tourism·Sports ▲Health·Welfare.

At the meeting that day, following the delivery of appointment certificates and education on the role of the citizen evaluation committee, an overall report was made on the implementation plans for the ninth popular election term's pledge projects. Committee members raised questions regarding the direction of pledge project promotion and presented opinions.

Yangju City's ninth popular election term pledge projects are composed of six major sectors totaling 128 projects: ▲Sustainable Safe City ▲Advanced Industry Economic City ▲Well-Connected Transportation City ▲Citizen Participation Cultural City ▲Quality Future Education City ▲Lifetime Secure Welfare City.

The citizen evaluation committee thoroughly reviewed the validity and effectiveness of the established implementation plans and presented diverse opinions and suggestions from the perspective of citizens.

Yangju City will operate the citizen evaluation committee in accordance with the "Yangju City Mayor's Pledge Management Regulations" and plans to reflect the committee's opinions in monitoring pledge implementation status, deliberating on pledge changes according to changing circumstances, and evaluating pledge implementation in the future.

Mayor Jeong Deok-young said at the meeting, "Since pledges are promises to citizens, it is important to carefully examine the implementation process together with citizens," and added, "I will listen to diverse opinions from the citizen evaluation committee and create tangible pledge implementation and results that citizens can feel."

Yangju City plans to comprehensively review the opinions presented by the citizen evaluation committee at this meeting, finalize the pledge project implementation plans, and fully disclose them to citizens through the city website.