Changwon Facilities Corporation to Radically 'Improve' Sports Facility Operations Starting Next Year

Implementation of the '6-Month Registration Cap'
Expanding Usage Opportunities for New Members

Changwon Facilities Corporation in Gyeongnam has decided to drastically improve the sports facility operation system, including implementing a ‘6-month registration limit system’ from next year to lower the entry barriers for new members.

Discussion on the Revamp of the Sports Facility Management System.

In particular, they plan to adjust the fees for swimming pools and gyms, which have been frozen for 10 years, as well as the fees for community sports lessons to reflect current realities.

The corporation launched the ‘Sports Facility Innovation Renewal Task Force’ last May to explore customer-centered facility management and operational efficiency measures, and recently prepared a system reform plan consisting of 12 action tasks across 3 areas.

The core of the reform plan is to eliminate entry barriers for new members, adjust sports facility usage fees considering inflation rates, and strengthen facility safety.

Accordingly, the corporation will introduce the ‘6-month registration limit system’ to resolve difficulties new members face when registering due to no vacancies in lesson classes prioritized for existing members.

Under the 6-month registration limit system, once selected, a member’s existing member status is maintained for up to 6 months, after which new and existing members must apply for classes on an equal footing.

Sports facility usage fees, which have not increased for 10 years since the ordinance revision in 2014, will also be adjusted starting next year.

In consultation with the city and city council, the corporation decided to raise swimming and community sports lesson fees by 5,000 KRW per month and gym usage fees by 4,000 KRW per month, considering inflation rates.

The partial amendment ordinance on the management and operation of Changwon city sports facilities, which includes these fee increases, was announced on the 15th and will take effect from January 1 of next year.

Before implementing this operational reform plan, the corporation held opinion-gathering sessions and forums earlier this month with the citizen monitoring group and representatives of users from each sports facility, and also held a briefing session for city council members and Changwon city officials.

Director Kim Jong-hae said, “Through the newly prepared operation system improvement plan, we will do our best to enhance services so that all citizens can use sports facilities fairly and equitably.”

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