Suwon City Pursues 'Administrative Organization Model for Cities with Population Over 1 Million'

Suwon City will hold a 'policy forum to establish an administrative organization model for large cities with populations over 1 million' today (24th) at a small conference room in the National Assembly Library, together with Rep. Lee Chan-yeol (Suwon Jangan District).

The 'administrative organization model for large cities with populations over 1 million' has been the subject of active discussion in major cities with populations around or exceeding 1 million since it was reflected in the 'Basic Plan on Local Administrative System Reform' (hereafter, Basic Plan), which was decided by the Local Administrative System Reform Promotion Committee (Chair Park Hyun-wuk) on June 8th and reported to the president and the National Assembly.

According to the Basic Plan, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is to prepare support measures, including adjustment of executive director-level positions at city halls, for major cities with populations of 1 million or more to conduct their operations smoothly, taking into account equity with self-governing bodies of similar scale, as well as population and workload.

Since the Local Administrative System Reform Promotion Committee decided on the 'Basic Plan,' Suwon City has independently commissioned research to develop an administrative organization model for major cities with populations over 1 million. The city plans to establish an optimal administrative organization model by the end of September, reflecting various opinions discussed at this forum.

Rep. Lee Chan-yeol (House Committee on Administration and Security) said, "Beyond Suwon City and Changwon City, which have already surpassed 1 million in population, Seongnam, Goyang, and Yongin cities are approaching the 1 million population mark," and added, "As a considerable number of megacity groups are expected to be formed through integration of self-governing bodies following local administrative system reform, now is the time to begin discussions on new directions for development of these giant cities with populations of 1 million or more."