Yeosu City Plans Organizational Restructuring for Its 9th Popularly Elected Term: Swift Responses to Citizens’ Concerns, Strong Action on the Industrial Crisis
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- Strengthens citizen sovereignty and future strategy functions directly under the Mayor
- Establishes an Industry and Economy Bureau to focus on industrial crisis response, economic recovery, labor partnerships, and labor-management cooperation
- Establishes a Population, Youth and Education Bureau to address population decline; strengthens agriculture, forestry, and livestock policies
Yeosu City (Mayor Seo Young-hak) is pursuing an organizational restructuring to turn citizens’ voices into policy, respond to the industrial crisis, and secure future growth engines.
The plan brings related functions together and establishes dedicated units for citizens’ daily needs and future development. It supports the city’s vision for its 9th popularly elected term: “Closer to Our Citizens, Connected to the World, Yeosu Moving Forward Again.”
Three bureaus will be established—the Industry and Economy Bureau, the Population, Youth and Education Bureau, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Bureau—while the temporary Island Expo Support Unit will be abolished. Seven division-level units, including the Future Strategy Office, will be created and two abolished. The city will have 15 bureaus, centers, and units, 93 division-level units, and 395 teams, an increase of two, five, and 12, respectively.
Citizen sovereignty will be central to city administration, with more field-oriented complaint responses. The Citizen Communication Office, directly under the Mayor, will become the Citizen Sovereignty Office, and a new Citizen Sovereignty Team will expand public participation in policymaking. A Citizen Self-Governance Division will support residents’ direct involvement in resolving local issues. The Direct Citizen Complaints Team will become the Rapid Complaint Response Team, aiming to provide on-site responses within 48 hours.
Dedicated units will lead future strategy and AI transformation. The Future Strategy Office, directly under the Mayor, will plan and coordinate major policies and key projects and identify new growth engines. The new AI Innovation Division will apply artificial intelligence to city administration and local industries, turning future strategies into concrete projects.
Industrial crisis response and economic recovery functions will be consolidated under the Industry and Economy Bureau. Bringing industry, economy, energy, labor, and distribution functions together will link industrial transition with support for businesses and workers. A new Labor Partnership Division will support workers’ rights and welfare. The Agricultural Products Distribution Division will become the Distribution Industry Division to expand sales channels for agricultural and fisheries products and develop overseas markets.
Population decline measures will be linked with youth and education policies, while care services will be strengthened. The new Population, Youth and Education Bureau will coordinate population, youth, education, and library policies. The Library Policy Division will oversee specialized programs for individual libraries. The Social Welfare Bureau will establish an Integrated Care Division and a Disability Policy Team to better connect care services and strengthen support for people with disabilities.
Agriculture, forestry, and livestock policymaking will be separated from on-site agricultural technical support to improve specialization. The Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Bureau will coordinate agriculture, forestry, parks, and livestock policies, with the new Livestock Division overseeing livestock and animal welfare. The Agricultural Technology Center will focus on on-site technical support and technology dissemination.
The city will also strengthen the preservation and use of its historical, cultural, marine, and island resources. The National Heritage Utilization Team, Marine Ecology Team, and Island Expo Legacy Team will enhance their value and sustain the Expo’s achievements after its conclusion.
Safety, transportation, and road functions will be linked to support citizens’ daily lives. The Transportation and Roads Bureau will become the Safety, Transportation and Roads Bureau. A Public Transportation Team and an Essential Medical Services Team at the Public Health Center will improve mobility and healthcare infrastructure. A Finance Team within the Planning and Budget Division will systematically pursue national and Special Metropolitan City funding.
The plan increases authorized staffing by 50, from 1,936 to 1,986, reflecting national policy and local needs. Staffing will be adjusted to the city’s 2026 benchmark calculated and notified by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, while existing personnel will be reassigned to the reorganized functions.
Yeosu City aims to implement the restructuring in January 2027 after completing the necessary procedures, including ordinance and rule revisions and City Council deliberation.
A city official stated, “We will ensure that citizens’ voices lead to policy and that concerns on the ground receive swift responses.” The official added, “We will strengthen implementation so that this restructuring brings tangible changes to citizens’ daily lives and the local economy.”
- Establishes an Industry and Economy Bureau to focus on industrial crisis response, economic recovery, labor partnerships, and labor-management cooperation
- Establishes a Population, Youth and Education Bureau to address population decline; strengthens agriculture, forestry, and livestock policies
Yeosu City (Mayor Seo Young-hak) is pursuing an organizational restructuring to turn citizens’ voices into policy, respond to the industrial crisis, and secure future growth engines.
The plan brings related functions together and establishes dedicated units for citizens’ daily needs and future development. It supports the city’s vision for its 9th popularly elected term: “Closer to Our Citizens, Connected to the World, Yeosu Moving Forward Again.”
Three bureaus will be established—the Industry and Economy Bureau, the Population, Youth and Education Bureau, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Bureau—while the temporary Island Expo Support Unit will be abolished. Seven division-level units, including the Future Strategy Office, will be created and two abolished. The city will have 15 bureaus, centers, and units, 93 division-level units, and 395 teams, an increase of two, five, and 12, respectively.
Citizen sovereignty will be central to city administration, with more field-oriented complaint responses. The Citizen Communication Office, directly under the Mayor, will become the Citizen Sovereignty Office, and a new Citizen Sovereignty Team will expand public participation in policymaking. A Citizen Self-Governance Division will support residents’ direct involvement in resolving local issues. The Direct Citizen Complaints Team will become the Rapid Complaint Response Team, aiming to provide on-site responses within 48 hours.
Dedicated units will lead future strategy and AI transformation. The Future Strategy Office, directly under the Mayor, will plan and coordinate major policies and key projects and identify new growth engines. The new AI Innovation Division will apply artificial intelligence to city administration and local industries, turning future strategies into concrete projects.
Industrial crisis response and economic recovery functions will be consolidated under the Industry and Economy Bureau. Bringing industry, economy, energy, labor, and distribution functions together will link industrial transition with support for businesses and workers. A new Labor Partnership Division will support workers’ rights and welfare. The Agricultural Products Distribution Division will become the Distribution Industry Division to expand sales channels for agricultural and fisheries products and develop overseas markets.
Population decline measures will be linked with youth and education policies, while care services will be strengthened. The new Population, Youth and Education Bureau will coordinate population, youth, education, and library policies. The Library Policy Division will oversee specialized programs for individual libraries. The Social Welfare Bureau will establish an Integrated Care Division and a Disability Policy Team to better connect care services and strengthen support for people with disabilities.
Agriculture, forestry, and livestock policymaking will be separated from on-site agricultural technical support to improve specialization. The Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Bureau will coordinate agriculture, forestry, parks, and livestock policies, with the new Livestock Division overseeing livestock and animal welfare. The Agricultural Technology Center will focus on on-site technical support and technology dissemination.
The city will also strengthen the preservation and use of its historical, cultural, marine, and island resources. The National Heritage Utilization Team, Marine Ecology Team, and Island Expo Legacy Team will enhance their value and sustain the Expo’s achievements after its conclusion.
Safety, transportation, and road functions will be linked to support citizens’ daily lives. The Transportation and Roads Bureau will become the Safety, Transportation and Roads Bureau. A Public Transportation Team and an Essential Medical Services Team at the Public Health Center will improve mobility and healthcare infrastructure. A Finance Team within the Planning and Budget Division will systematically pursue national and Special Metropolitan City funding.
The plan increases authorized staffing by 50, from 1,936 to 1,986, reflecting national policy and local needs. Staffing will be adjusted to the city’s 2026 benchmark calculated and notified by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, while existing personnel will be reassigned to the reorganized functions.
Yeosu City aims to implement the restructuring in January 2027 after completing the necessary procedures, including ordinance and rule revisions and City Council deliberation.
A city official stated, “We will ensure that citizens’ voices lead to policy and that concerns on the ground receive swift responses.” The official added, “We will strengthen implementation so that this restructuring brings tangible changes to citizens’ daily lives and the local economy.”
