Kim Tae-woo, Gangseo-gu Mayor, Communicates with MZ Generation Public Officials through Picnic Lunch

Kim Tae-woo, District Mayor’s Communication Project Part 2! ‘Picnic Lunch Haha Hoho’ Strengthens Communication with MZ Generation Public Officials

Gangseo-gu Launches Small-scale Personnel Empathy Project ‘Picnic Lunch Haha Hoho’ at Seoul Botanic Park on the 26th

Comprehensive Communication on Organizational Culture, Personnel Management, Personal Interests, and More

On the 26th, Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, held a small-scale personnel empathy project called ‘Picnic Lunch Haha Hoho’ at Seoul Botanic Park to share ideas for improving organizational culture and district administration changes with MZ generation public officials.

The picnic lunch is an opportunity to break away from the usual rigid office environment and freely discuss overall district administration and share difficulties while eating lunch boxes with employees at Seoul Botanic Park.

The first session was held with 15 members of the Gangseo Innovation Junior Board club, mainly composed of MZ generation public officials, to discover practical tasks for organizational culture innovation.

On this day, Mayor Kim Tae-woo and the employees sat around indoors at Seoul Botanic Park, eating hamburgers and discussing various topics such as organizational adaptation, personnel management, and personal interests.

Mayor Kim Tae-woo actively empathized with the opinion of young public officials that “motivation is needed for employees who work quietly and diligently,” saying, “In addition to systems that encourage work motivation such as special promotions and the Gangseo Star Award, we are striving to prepare various measures to ensure benefits reach employees who work silently.”

He also emphasized the importance of work-family balance, work-life balance, and physical fitness management, sharing life wisdom as a senior public official who has experienced public service first-hand.

The picnic lunch will continue with employees from heavy workload departments, those involved in pledge projects, and staff responsible for civil complaints and grievance handling, starting with meetings with MZ generation public officials.

Mayor Kim Tae-woo said, “It was a time to have candid conversations with young employees in charge of practical work and hear diverse voices,” adding, “I will do my best to incorporate employees’ various opinions into ideas for district development and utilize them to discover policies for residents.”

Since the beginning of this year, Mayor Kim Tae-woo has been actively communicating for district changes, starting with the operation of the ‘Communication Train Meeting Residents Every Day’ and meetings with employees.

Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Takes Part in ‘Earth Love Tree Planting’

On the morning of the 26th, Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, participated in tree planting at Mullae Neighborhood Park to commemorate the 53rd Earth Day, with both public and private sectors joining together.

This event was made possible by NH-Amundi Asset Management (CEO Lim Dong-soon) donating 1,000 trees including white hornbeam, yellow hornbeam, butterfly bush, and evergreen shrubs.

About 60 people including NH-Amundi Asset Management employees, daycare centers, and residents participated in planting trees in the urban area to expand green spaces and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction.

Mayor Choi Ho-kwon said, “Tree planting that colors the gray city green is the first step to saving our one and only Earth,” adding, “We will continue to lead in forming a consensus on environmental protection between the public and private sectors and in realizing a sustainable green city.”

Oh Seung-rok, Nowon District Mayor, Visits Gwangwoon University Station Area Youth Housing Site

On the afternoon of the 25th at 1:30 PM, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, Seoul, visited the construction site of the Gwangwoon University Station area youth housing.

This visit was part of the 2023 intensive safety inspections, conducting on-site inspections by agency heads at facilities where disasters or accidents are a concern to ensure thorough safety checks.

On this day, inspections were conducted at three sites: the Gwangwoon University Station area youth housing construction site, Sangye District Sports Center construction site, and Junggye-dong Tree Park green connection construction site, by 5 departments, 6 teams, and private experts (Seoul City Safety Advisory Group).

During the visit to the Gwangwoon University Station area youth housing construction site, Mayor Oh Seung-rok received a briefing from the project department and related personnel, observed safety inspections using scientific and technological equipment (drones, 3D models), and had a communication session with the relevant department.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “In this time when social safety is more important than ever after the Sewol ferry disaster, your sense of duty is immense,” adding, “I hope you pay special attention to facility safety so that the youth housing project in the station area is successfully completed.”