Dongjak District Implements Major Organizational Restructuring Including Establishment of "Rapid Development Bureau" for Redevelopment and Reconstruction

New Dedicated Teams for AI, Care Services, and Commercial District Revitalization Created

Dongjak District in Seoul (Mayor Ryu Samyoung) will conduct an organizational restructuring on September 3, 2026, aiming to strengthen the driving force behind major initiatives of the 9th popularly elected administration and enhance administrative efficiency.

According to Dongjak District on September 2, 2026, the restructuring will focus on transferring, adjusting, or abolishing overlapping work within the existing organization and establishing new functions in response to government policies and changes in the administrative environment. In particular, the organization has been reorganized with a practical structure to concentrate administrative capacity on addressing the district residents’ long-standing issues.

Sambyeong Ryu, Mayor of Dongjak District. Provided by Dongjak District Office.

The number of divisions, excluding community centers, will remain at 47. However, one task force and two teams will be eliminated, and three new task forces will be established.

The most notable change is the reorganization of the Bureau of Urban Transportation into the “Rapid Development Bureau” under the “Redevelopment and Reconstruction Project Promotion Plan,” which was the first approval item signed by Mayor Ryu Samyoung. Within the Rapid Development Bureau, the “Expedited Maintenance Project Task Force” and the “Space Development Project Team” will be established to integrate the management of maintenance projects and strengthen dedicated functions for complex development projects. The Rapid Development Bureau will be positioned as the most senior bureau within the organization’s structure.

The Bureau of Safety and Environment will be renamed the “Bureau of Safety and Transportation.” It will include the Divisions of Transportation Administration, Parking Management, and Road Management, aiming to strengthen the connection between disaster safety and transportation and to handle related work more efficiently. The Planning and Coordination Division of the Bureau of Planning and Finance will be reorganized into the “Planning and Budget Division,” unifying planning and budgeting work. With the completion of the new government office relocation, the Office Management Division will be abolished and its functions transferred to the Operations Support Division.

The Bureau of Administration and Autonomy will be restructured as the “Bureau of Administrative Support,” with a new “AI Administration Task Force” created. This is intended to establish a foundation for integrating AI into administrative work, thereby improving work efficiency and the quality of administrative services.

The Bureau of Welfare will be expanded and reorganized as the “Bureau of Care and Welfare.” A new “Integrated Care Division” will be set up to enhance care services for seniors, people with disabilities, single-person households, and households in crisis. Family-related functions, previously scattered, will be integrated and managed by the newly established “Family Support Division.”

The Bureau of Future Education will merge the Divisions of Culture Policy and Environment to strengthen the links between culture and education and bolster the district’s response to climate change. In the Bureau of Living Economy, a new “Commercial District Revitalization Division” will be created to take exclusive charge of revitalizing traditional markets and neighborhood commercial areas. The Economic Policy Division will be expanded into the “Regional Economy Division,” integrating the functions of business support and job creation.

The Public Health Center will establish a new “Mental Health Division.” This team will provide specialized support, from prevention to counseling and management, addressing issues such as dementia, suicide, and addiction.

Mayor Ryu Samyoung commented, “This restructuring clearly shows where Dongjak District intends to focus its administrative resources. We will ensure that development becomes faster, administration becomes smarter, and care becomes more thorough so that residents can truly feel the change in their everyday lives.”

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