Report on the Regular Audit Results of Seongnam-si
The Board of Audit and Inspection announced on the 22nd that it confirmed Seongnam City sold high-priced city-owned land through a private contract despite not meeting the requirements due to not obtaining approval for designation as a software promotion facility, and requested severe disciplinary action against those involved.
According to the 'Seongnam City Regular Audit' report released by the Board of Audit and Inspection on the same day, Seongnam City signed an agreement in December 2020 with Consortium A, which intended to install a software promotion facility on city-owned land, and in April 2021, concluded a private sale contract worth 837.7 billion KRW.
According to the Software Promotion Act and related laws, private sale of city-owned land is only possible if the building to be constructed on the city-owned land is designated as a software facility by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
However, Seongnam City did not even inquire with the Ministry of Science and ICT in December 2020, arbitrarily deleted the mandatory clause for software facility designation from the agreement, and even after concluding the sale contract in April 2021, it was revealed that there was no separate consultation regarding plans for software installation and designation application.
The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out, "As a result, in March of last year, ownership was transferred to a business operator who was not designated as a software facility, granting preferential treatment by privately selling high-priced city-owned land."
Regarding this private contract, the Board of Audit and Inspection requested suspension without pay for two persons involved in the inadequate review, and disciplinary action of at least a minor penalty for another person. For one retired individual, they notified measures to record the case so that it would disadvantage reemployment.
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