Pyeongtaek City Selected as Outstanding Citizen Services Office by Ministry of the Interior and Safety

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City has been recognized as an Outstanding Citizens' Happiness Service Center for 2019.

On the 24th, Pyeongtaek City held a 'Citizens' Happiness Service Center Outstanding Agency certification ceremony' at the entrance of the comprehensive civil affairs office at City Hall, with attendance by approximately 30 people including Mayor Jeong Jang-seon.

The Citizens' Happiness Service Center is a system operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety that selects outstanding civil affairs offices annually through evaluations of cities in environmental areas such as interior and exterior spaces experienced by civil affairs applicants at each agency's civil affairs office, as well as civil affairs service areas.

Cities with a total evaluation score of 85 points or higher can receive recognition through rigorous evaluations including written examination, on-site verification, and secret evaluations. Pyeongtaek City will be recognized as a Citizens' Happiness Service Center for three years until December 2022. Additionally, among 563 target agencies nationwide, it was selected as one of 13 outstanding agencies along with the Citizens' Happiness Service Center designation and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

Pyeongtaek City has made efforts for selection as a Citizens' Happiness Service Center, including benchmarking excellent agencies and implementing environmental improvements to the civil affairs office such as lowering service counter heights.

Mayor Jeong Jang-seon said, "I find it meaningful to be selected as an Outstanding Citizens' Happiness Service Center following two consecutive years of selection as an outstanding agency in civil affairs administrative services," and added, "Since the civil affairs office is the face representing Pyeongtaek City Hall, I hope all employees will work together to continue maintaining the Citizens' Happiness Service Center certification with even more courteous service, rather than being satisfied with this selection."