On the 2nd, Naju City in Jeollanam-do announced that it held the appointment ceremony and meeting for the "5th Integrity Citizen Auditors" presided over by Deputy Mayor Kang Young-gu at the city hall's Ihwa Room.
The Integrity Citizen Auditors system is designed to strengthen the monitoring function of city administration from the citizens' perspective and to protect citizens' rights from illegal or unfair administrative actions.
Naju City held the inauguration ceremony and meeting for the 5th Term Integrity Citizen Auditors on the 2nd at the Ihwa Room of the City Hall, presided over by Deputy Mayor Kang Young-gu. [Photo by Naju City]
The appointees, selected through a public recruitment process last November, include a total of nine members: five specialists in fields such as civil engineering, architecture, urban planning, environment, accounting, and taxation, and four general members who propose improvements for citizen inconveniences.
The Citizen Auditors perform roles such as participating in comprehensive or partial audits and consultations, addressing daily citizen inconveniences, enhancing public officials' integrity, proposing corrections for illegal or unfair administrative matters, and identifying corruption-inducing systems and practices.
Additionally, they act as an external body that proposes and cooperates on necessary matters for city development, including mobile inspections to prevent disaster safety accidents and poor construction, thereby protecting citizens' valuable lives and property.
Deputy Mayor Kang Young-gu, during the meeting following the appointment ceremony, mentioned the results of this year's Integrity Evaluation by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and requested active participation from the Citizen Auditors to improve integrity.
Deputy Mayor Kang said, "I expect the Integrity Citizen Auditors to faithfully fulfill their roles as representatives protecting citizens' rights, contributing to the development of city audit administration and the restoration of integrity," and added, "We will actively cooperate as private partners to realize a corruption-free and transparent Naju."
Naju = Kim Yuk-bong, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr
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