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Gwangju City News
MONTHLY NEWS
Reprinted with permission from Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall
Mayor Lee Requests Prompt Payment of Emergency Living Expenses and Intensive Budget Restructuring
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May 2020
• On the first day of the budget reduction program, progress was checked through a video conference with the five heads of Gwangju’s districts. • Throughout the region, 1,096 personnel have been assigned, and dedicated reception desks are ready. • The first floor of City Hall will also have ten exclusive counters that will be open until May 8. • The living expenses application forms for public servants, the unemployed, and those on unpaid leave are being accepted as of April 13 over the internet, and direct visits to City Hall started on April 20. • Requests are being made to stabilize citizens’ lives and concentrate on jobs through drastic restructuring of the local districts’ budgets. • Mayor Lee asks to “concentrate on applications for living expenses and prompt payment within two weeks.”
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wangju Mayor Lee Young Sup and the heads of Gwangju’s five districts held a video conference on April 6 to discuss the response to COVID-19, including the self-quarantine of those who have recently returned from overseas, as well as preparations for each district related to the application for emergency living expenses. Marking the first day of City Hall’s third measure to protect the local economy from COVID-19, the meeting was held as a video conference in accordance with the social distancing policy in place, and its aim was to check the readiness of facilities in reducing inconvenience to citizens when visiting the administrative welfare center.
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First of all, Gwangju City was concerned with the status and management system of foreign immigrants. Then starting with the agenda, the status of preparation for receiving emergency living expenses for public servants, the unemployed, and those furloughed was explained, and it was requested that the districts thoroughly prepare for this. In addition, the head of the city’s autonomous administrative department, in charge of coordinating with the safety departments of each district, established a special self-quarantine management group consisting of 289 people. Another 586 prospective employees were assigned to take care of the self-quarantine procedures due to the recent increase in the number of people
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