Seoul Metropolitan Council's People Power Party Caucus Launches 'Citizen Tips Center'... Pursues Audits, Ordinance Revisions

100 Days Since Council Opening... Tackling Everyday Inconveniences
Focus on Livelihood Issues, Including Regulations, Safety and Budgets
"Time to Deliver Tangible Changes and Results for Residents"

The People Power Party caucus of the Seoul Metropolitan Council announced on Oct. 14 that it will fully launch a “Citizen Tips Center for Administrative Audits” to mark the 100th day since the opening of the 12th council and help tangibly improve residents’ quality of life.

A plenary session of the Seoul Metropolitan Council. Yonhap News.

The party plans to focus its efforts on “solution-oriented audits” that identify everyday problems residents experience firsthand, such as unsafe alleyways, unreasonable administrative regulations and passive administration, and propose practical alternatives. Moving beyond the vague framework of public-interest tips used in the past, the party has introduced three priority tip categories to make it easier for residents to understand how to participate and to encourage them to do so.

First, under “Finding Hidden Regulations and Administrative Inaction,” the party will focus on hearing from residents and small business owners who have been harmed by officials’ habitual inaction, unnecessary delays in permits and approvals, or outdated ordinances that run counter to the times. It will also operate “Neighborhood Risks and Inconveniences 119” to proactively inspect safety hazards in the field, including damaged pedestrian-path fences, inadequate safety measures at construction sites and potholes. Through “Ideas for Budget Savings & Civic Policy Innovation,” the party will go beyond simple criticism and invite creative, constructive proposals from residents, such as “This budget could be cut by making this change,” which it plans to actively incorporate into audit questions this year.

Kim Gilyoung, the People Power Party’s floor leader on the Seoul Metropolitan Council, said, “As the 12th Seoul Metropolitan Council marks its 100th day, this is the time to show tangible changes and results that residents can feel, rather than grand political slogans. We will set an example of an ‘administrative audit that gets things done’ by not overlooking even the smallest concerns raised by residents and taking responsibility from on-site inspections through improvements to city administration.”

He added, “Tips received will be carefully reviewed and swiftly followed up with questions during the main audit, requests for corrective action, and the enactment or revision of relevant ordinances. Active tips and interest from residents are a powerful force for putting Seoul’s administration on the right track.”

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