Gwangju has proposed an ordinance to expand its term synchronization system, aligning the terms of the mayor and executives of investment and public institutions in Jeonnam.
The draft ordinance, titled "Special Ordinance on the Terms of Executives of Gwangju Investment and Public Institutions," has been announced for public comment until September 2.
This ordinance extends the existing system, which previously applied only to Gwangju's investment and public institutions, to encompass all such institutions in Jeonnam.
Some specific provisions differ from the previous Gwangju ordinance.
While the existing ordinance set the term for executives at two years and simply stated that they could be reappointed, the revised proposal specifies "annual reappointment" decisions starting after the initial two-year term.
Additionally, the draft ordinance mandates labor directors for public institutions with over 50 employees, standardizing the number of labor directors to two for institutions with over 200 employees and one for those with fewer than 200.
The key aspect of the ordinance is its aim to expand the term synchronization system, which Gwangju introduced in 2023, to the entire Gwangju Jeonnam area.
Prior to the integration, Gwangju had aligned the terms of the mayor with 11 out of 19 public corporations and institutions, while 23 public corporations and institutions in Jeollanam-do did not synchronize their terms with the governor.
This discrepancy has led to controversy regarding the terms of heads of affiliated organizations in Gwangju and Jeonnam even before the administrative integration.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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