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After the launch of the 10th Busan City Council, the target of personnel hearings was expanded from the existing limit to representatives of all 22 Busan City-invested and funded organizations, and accordingly, the first personnel verification was conducted for heads of public institutions.
Shim Jae-woon, Busan Techno Park Director Candidate First Personnel Verification
(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Young-gyu = The Busan City Council held a plenary meeting of the Planning and Finance Committee on the 29th and held a personnel hearing for Shim Jae-un, a candidate for Busan Techno Park director, and began full-scale personnel verification for heads of public institutions under Busan City.
Today's personnel hearing is the first to be held since the 10th Busan City Council expanded the personnel hearing target to representatives of all 22 Busan City-funded and funded organizations.
The City Council's Strategy and Finance Committee plans to closely examine whether candidate Shim, a former head of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry's economic policy division, has the ability to lead a large organization in charge of attracting national research and development (R&D) projects and supporting local industry revitalization.
The city council will then hold personnel hearings on the 30th for Kim Hyun-joon, the president candidate for the Busan Credit Guarantee Foundation, and Hwang Seon-woong, the president candidate for the Busan Economic Promotion Agency, and on October 6th, for Kim Tae-ho, the president candidate for the Busan Transportation Corporation, and Kim Myeong-soo, the president candidate for the Busan Facilities Corporation.
The city council held the 340th extraordinary plenary session on this day and passed an ordinance amendment to change the department under the standing committee in accordance with the reorganization of Busan City and an ordinance amendment to increase the number of legislative advisory members from 50 to 60.
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