Mayor Lee Sangil of Yongin: "I Will Reduce Staff Difficulties and Properly Recognize Proactive Administration"

Communication Meeting with Over 100 Giheung District Employees
Listening to Feedback on Malicious Complaints, Personnel, and Welfare
Immediate Review of Expanding Health Checkup Support
Continued Meetings in Suji District on the 8th and Che

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin Special City, held a communication meeting with around 100 employees of the Giheung-gu district office and administrative welfare centers on October 6. He stated, "I will work to reduce the difficulties and inconveniences faced by our staff," and urged, "I also hope all of you strive to provide better administrative services from the citizens' perspective."

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin Special City, is holding a communication meeting with employees of Giheung District on the 6th. Provided by Yongin City.

On this day, Mayor Lee explained the current status of the district division initiative, organizational restructuring, and the direction of personnel management, while also listening to the challenges and suggestions from front-line employees. He plans to continue holding staff meetings in Suji-gu on October 8 and Cheoin-gu on October 12.

This meeting was organized by reflecting on suggestions raised at the communication meeting with the Yongin Special City Government Employees Labor Union held on August 12. Having met with school officials, parents, township and neighborhood residents, and apartment residents to gather feedback, Mayor Lee is now engaging in dialogue with frontline public servants.

Mayor Lee said, "We are striving to create a better working environment and boost morale for our staff, but there may be inconveniences and difficulties that we are not yet aware of," and encouraged employees to freely express any areas in need of improvement.

He continued, "During my 25 years as a journalist, there were things I wished for from my seniors and the organization," adding, "I want to help resolve as many of the staff's difficulties as possible."

At the meeting, Mayor Lee personally explained his vision for running the city's organization, including the major issue of district division, organizational restructuring, personnel management direction, and employee welfare systems. In particular, the city facilitated substantial and open discussions by combining pre-submitted written questions, on-site Post-it notes, and live Q&A sessions.

At the meeting, numerous suggestions closely related to the actual work environment were raised, such as responding to malicious civil complaints, work overload, burdening colleagues due to parental leave hours, expanding support for health checkups, and rewards for proactive public service.

In response to a question about how to handle malicious civil complaints and work overload, Mayor Lee said, "It is important to listen carefully and provide sufficient explanations to complainants, but when profanity is used or unreasonable demands are made, staff also need to respond firmly." He also emphasized the importance of ensuring employees are not unfairly burdened by unreasonable civil complaints.

Regarding the demand to expand support for health checkups, he immediately instructed the relevant departments to review measures to increase subsidies and expand the range of medical institutions available for exams.

Lee Sangil, Mayor of Yongin Special City, is taking a commemorative photo after holding a communication meeting with the employees of Giheung District on the 6th. Provided by Yongin City

There were also opinions that substantive rewards are needed for employees who practice proactive administration. Mayor Lee said, "We will make sure that those who demonstrate proactive administrative work are properly evaluated in personnel matters, and that we will continue to explore ways to reward them beyond evaluations." He also stressed that employees who present good ideas and make new attempts should be recognized within the organization and properly evaluated.

Mayor Lee concluded the meeting by saying, "I am well aware of the various difficulties and inconveniences our staff experience in their work, and the city will continue to strive to alleviate them," and urged, "Even if you sometimes have to endure inconvenience or hardship as public officials, I ask that you always think from the citizens' point of view and provide better administrative services."

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