Before integration, 44% of Gwangju and Jeonnam provincial government committees did not hold meetings.

Among the various committees operated by Gwangju City and South Jeolla Province before administrative integration, 44% were found to have not held a single meeting in the past two years.

According to the results of analysis of data from the Department of Autonomy and Decentralization by City Councilor Lee Sook-hee (Buk-gu 1), a member of the Administrative Fire Protection Committee of the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City Council, on the 9th, 213 (44.2%) of the 482 committees (199 in Jeonnam Province and 283 in Gwangju City) established by cities and provinces prior to integration have not held meetings in the past two years starting from 2025.

There were 269 committees (55.8%) that held meetings, and out of 646 total meetings, 401 (62.1%) were face-to-face meetings and 245 (37.9%) were written meetings.

For this reason, as the administrative functions of Gwangju and Jeonnam were merged into one through administrative integration, it is pointed out that among the 482 committees operated by Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province respectively before integration, there is a need to overhaul duplicate committees and committees with poor operational performance.

Rep. Lee emphasized, “As stipulated in the ordinance at the time of integration, it is necessary to inspect and improve the status of various committees that are underperforming or poorly operated.”

Previously, the Jeonnam Gwangju Administrative Integration Working Group presented a plan in June to immediately integrate 72 of all committees, gradually integrate 198, and abolish 23.

The Unified City also established the basis for evaluating the operation status of committees and reviewing their integration in the 'Ordinance on Composition and Operation of Various Committees' enacted last July.

According to the ordinance, by the end of February every year, the current status of the committee's operations for the previous year can be evaluated, and if necessary, an improvement plan can be established and improvements can be recommended.

The committee, which has no operating performance for more than two years and does not need to be maintained, was asked to review related autonomous laws and regulations and whether to merge them.

The committee established in accordance with laws or central government guidelines must recommend revisions to related regulations to the government and report the operational status, including maintenance plans, to the city council every year.

Accordingly, it is expected that the first annual operational status evaluation, which will be held by the end of February next year, will be used as an opportunity to discuss in earnest the consolidation and adjustment of functions of committees after integration.