Yongin Special City: When the Mayor's Term Ends, Heads of Affiliated Public Institutions Will Step Down Together

[Suwonilbo = Reporter Park No-hoon] Going forward, in Yongin Special City, the terms of the heads of the city's affiliated public institutions will automatically end before a new mayor's term begins.

This was proposed by Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il with the aim of preventing the wasteful controversy that recurs each time local elections are held every four years, such as issues over the status of the heads of local government-affiliated public institutions appointed by a former mayor when a new mayor takes office.

According to Yongin City on the 24th, the 'Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on the Operation of Yongin City's Invested and Contributed Institutions,' which contains provisions to align the terms of the heads of the city's affiliated public institutions with the mayor's term, passed the plenary session of the second regular meeting of the 268th Yongin City Council on the 23rd.

Under the implementation of the amended ordinance, the terms of institution heads, which had been set individually for each affiliated public institution, are all unified to two years, and reappointment has become possible.

However, when a new mayor is elected, the term of an institution head appointed by the former mayor automatically ends before the new mayor's term begins.

The ordinance applies to the heads of six institutions: the Yongin Volunteer Center, the Yongin Youth Future Foundation, the Yongin Scholarship Foundation, the Yongin Cultural Foundation, the Yongin Football Center, and the Yongin Industry Promotion Agency.

The president of Yongin Urban Corporation and the head of the Yongin Municipal Research Institute, whose terms are separately stipulated under related laws such as the Local Public Enterprises Act and the Local Research Institute Act, are excluded from application.

A city official said, "By aligning the terms of the heads of affiliated institutions with the term of the mayor, who holds appointment authority, we expect to prevent unnecessary personnel conflicts and, by sharing the philosophy and vision of the new mayor, to enhance the efficiency and stability of municipal administration."