Issues Raised Over Reduction of Routine Audits and Omission of Outsourced Projects
Violations of Regulations in Solar Panel and Charging Facility Installations Also Mentioned
Byungcheol Gong, a member of the Gwangsan District Council in Gwangju (Democratic Party of Korea, representing Sinheung-dong, Usan-dong, Wolgok 1-dong, Wolgok 2-dong, and Unnam-dong), called for improvements during the district administration questioning session at the 3rd plenary session of the 297th regular meeting of the Gwangsan District Council held on June 20. He pointed out the reduction of routine audits, poor management of outsourced projects, and violations of public property regulations.
Byungcheol Gong, a member of the Gwangsan District Council in Gwangju, is asking questions about district administration at the 3rd plenary session of the 297th regular meeting of the Gwangsan District Council.
Gong criticized the recent revision of the “Routine Audit Regulations” by Gwangsan District, which reduced the number of audit items from 19 to 7. As a result, the number of routine audits conducted from January to April this year was found to have decreased to about half compared to the same period last year. Gong stated that, considering the preventive nature of routine audits, unnecessary items should be streamlined, but audit checkpoints must be supplemented.
Regarding the management of outsourced projects, Gong pointed out that since 2022, there have been 12 cases where prior review was not conducted, 11 cases where interim inspections were not performed, and 7 cases where reports were not submitted to the council. There were also 4 cases in which all procedures were omitted. He called for measures to ensure transparent disclosure of project results and compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
In terms of public property management, Gong stated that relevant regulations were not followed during the installation of solar panels and electric vehicle charging facilities. For solar panel facilities, 1 out of 9 sites failed to comply with the procedures for obtaining council consent and depositing dismantling costs. For electric vehicle charging facilities, 34 out of 39 sites did not complete these procedures.
Gong cited a lack of management by the responsible department and insufficient communication between departments as the causes, and emphasized the need for improvements to enhance work efficiency and strengthen interdepartmental cooperation systems.
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