Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has announced that he will correct the mistakes in the large-scale support for civic groups during the tenure of former Mayor Park Won-soon.
Mayor Oh said today (13th) in a statement titled 'Correcting Seoul', saying, "I will correct the erroneous practices that have been rooted in the process of promoting private subsidies and private consignment projects in the civil society field over the past 10 years and normalize all abnormalities. "He said.
He said, "The total amount supported by private subsidies and private trust funds over the past 10 years has reached a whopping 1 trillion won," he said.
“I heard stories from employees who felt embarrassed while organizing and executing inappropriate budgets because they could not withstand the pressure of civic groups and civic groups who were protecting them, and I also saw sites where they were entrusted with unverified organizations and operated negligently.” pointed out.
He said, "The civil society private-consigned project created an 'intermediate support organization' for some civic groups. It was operated in the 'League of
Mayor Oh said, “Persons from civic groups were appointed as public officials in the city of Seoul, overseeing the overall project, and providing financial support to the civic groups in which he worked,” said Mayor Oh. .
He enumerates the projects that civic groups have intervened, such as village community projects, youth projects, social investment funds, NPO support centers, and social housing. raised.
Mayor Oh said, "If a private organization carries out its public affairs with the city budget, it must bear the same responsibilities as a public institution." said.
He said, "I don't know why this should be sold as 'Erase the traces of former Mayor Park Won-soon'," he said.
(Photo = provided by Seoul City, Yonhap News)