Osan City Appoints 30 Members to Residents' Participatory Budgeting Committee... Discusses Incorporating Public Proposals into Budget

Review 12 of 96 Resident Proposals as Eligible for Funding... Results to Be Released in Late December
Mayor Jo Yongho: "Residents Are the Leaders of Municipal Affairs... We Will Reflect Their Valuable Opinions"

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province said on October 20 that it presented letters of appointment to 30 members of its Residents' Participatory Budgeting Committee at the Mulhyanggi Room in City Hall on October 19 and held the committee's first meeting of the year.

Osan City Mayor Jo Yongho poses for a commemorative photo after presenting letters of appointment to 30 members of the Resident Participatory Budgeting Committee at Mulhyanggi Room in City Hall on the 19th. Photo provided by Osan City.

Expanding the Residents' Participatory Budgeting Committee is one of Mayor Jo Yongho's pledges for his ninth popularly elected term. The initiative aims to increase public participation in budget planning, improve transparency in fiscal management, and realize grassroots democracy.

At the meeting, chaired by Deputy Mayor Yoon Youngmi, participants reviewed the results of this year's call for resident-proposed projects and the opinions of the relevant departments. A total of 96 proposals were submitted, and following reviews by the departments in charge, 12 were deemed eligible for budget funding.

The committee members considered the projects' necessity and urgency, the benefits to residents, and the efficiency of budget spending. They also discussed ways to ensure that residents' proposals lead to actual budget allocations.

Mayor Jo Yongho said, "The Residents' Participatory Budgeting System is an important mechanism through which residents, as the leaders of municipal affairs, can work together to consider and develop projects their communities need. We will work to ensure that residents' valuable opinions are reflected in municipal policies."

The results of budget allocations for resident-proposed projects are scheduled to be released on the Osan City website in late December, after deliberations on the 2027 main budget conclude.

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