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The CEN News reporter Lee Ju-sang | The Ministry of the Interior and Safety visited the Jeonnam Provincial Council and the Gwangju City Council in succession to assess preparations for launching the Jeonnam–Gwangju Integrated Special City. The ministry is moving quickly to finalize the integrated council’s operations and opening schedule.
On the 1st, both councils said officials from the ministry’s Local Administrative System Reform Support Team visited each council the previous day, held meetings and inspected facilities and operational readiness.
Officials said the visit was largely aimed at preempting potential disruptions to the launch amid ongoing disputes over the venue for the integrated council’s opening.
The ministry emphasized that for the Jeonnam–Gwangju Integrated Special City to launch smoothly at 9 a.m. on July 1, the integrated council must approve the required ordinances before that time.
Accordingly, officials proposed holding a special session at 7 a.m. that day to consider the ordinances related to administrative integration.
They urged that for key contentious measures—such as the office location—pre-meetings be held to provide thorough explanations and gather stakeholder input.
They also said procedures for transferring and promulgating ordinances after adoption must be arranged in advance.
The ministry asked the councils to finalize the venue for the integrated council’s first special session promptly and called for close consultations to resolve the dispute between the two sides over the opening location.
On organizational matters, they discussed adjusting senior secretariat ranks: consolidating two Grade-2 secretariat chief posts into a single Grade-1 chief and creating a new Grade-2 deputy director position.
They also raised the need for both councils’ secretariats to participate in the Jeonnam–Gwangju administrative integration policy council.
A council official said, “Given the nationwide attention on the merger, officials stressed that the council’s opening and ordinance votes must proceed without a hitch,” adding that the visit appeared aimed at reviewing and mediating recent conflicts.
(The CEN News) Honam Bureau reporter Lee Ju-sang eaglefood@naver.com
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