Yangju City, National Happiness Civil Service Office Plaque Ceremony..."Creating a Citizen-Centered Civil Service Environment"

Mayor Kang Su-hyun "Doing Our Best to Create a Civil Service Office Convenient and Safe for Both Visitors and Staff"

Gyeonggi Yangju City (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced that it held a re-certification plaque ceremony on the 26th at the City Hall National Happiness Civil Service Office to commemorate its selection as a re-certified institution for the 2024 National Happiness Civil Service Office, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Yangju City is holding a re-certification plaque ceremony on the 26th at the City Hall National Happiness Civil Service Office to commemorate its selection as a re-certified institution for the 2024 National Happiness Civil Service Office, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Photo by Yangju City

The event was attended by Kang Su-hyun, Mayor of Yangju City, Yoon Chang-chul, Chairman of the Yangju City Council, city council members, and related public officials.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s National Happiness Civil Service Office certification system evaluates excellent institutions by assessing 24 items across four areas: △internal and external environment of the civil service office △civil service processing status △civil service experience and satisfaction, targeting local governments, education offices, and special local administrative agencies nationwide. The certification period is three years. Through this certification, the city maintains its qualification until 2027.

Yangju City succeeded in its first re-certification this year by receiving high evaluations in the assessment following its initial certification in 2021.

To achieve re-certification, Yangju City provided customized civil service by △installing consultation spaces within the civil service office △strengthening protection for civil service officials △creating a pleasant civil service office environment △operating National Happiness Helpers △and implementing Gyeonggi Province’s first foreign language support unmanned civil service issuance machine service, making various efforts to enhance citizen convenience.

Mayor Kang Su-hyun of Yangju City said, “This is the result of all employees’ efforts to create a citizen-centered civil service environment,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to create a civil service office that is convenient and safe for both civil petitioners and employees.”