The Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province Audit Committee was selected as the ‘Best Institution’ in the 2024 Board of Audit and Inspection’s self-audit activity review. Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province ranked first among 17 metropolitan governments nationwide in the ‘2024 Self-Audit Activities Review’ hosted by the Board of Audit and Inspection and received the honor of being selected as the best organization.
The Board of Audit and Inspection’s review of self-audit activities is conducted annually for 677 organizations, including central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions, in accordance with the Public Audit Act. In this review, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province showed outstanding performance and was selected as the best institution in the metropolitan government category.
In this evaluation, the Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province Audit Committee received an excellent evaluation in terms of the independence of the self-auditing organization, infrastructure improvement, audit report quality, audit performance such as financial and institutional improvement, efforts to strengthen internal control, and active administration and prior consulting support.
In addition, it appears to have received high praise for its efforts to strengthen the independence of the audit function by launching the Audit Committee, a consensus audit body, starting in 2024.
Yang Choong-mo, Chairman of the Audit Committee of Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province, said, “This achievement is the fruition of the efforts of the provincial governor and secretariat staff who spared no effort in supporting the strengthening of audit capabilities,” and added, “We will continue to establish a culture of integrity in the public service and support the citizens of the province through field-oriented audits.” “We will realize an administration that is trusted by everyone,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province activated the first stage of emergency work at the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from 13:00 as a preliminary special advisory was announced (effective at 12:00) to 10 cities and counties (excluding Muju, Jinan, Jangsu, and Namwon) in the province at 9:00 on the 27th. revealed. This is a preemptive measure to minimize inconvenience and damage to residents due to snowfall.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, snow that began on the west coast and southern inland areas on the 27th is expected to spread throughout Jeollabuk-do in the afternoon. The expected snowfall amount is 5 to 15 cm (more than 20 cm in some parts of the west coast and southern inland), and there is a high possibility that more than 3 cm of wet and heavy snow will fall per hour, so special attention is required to prevent the collapse of weak structures such as livestock sheds and greenhouses and accidents on icy roads.
Accordingly, Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province is to quickly spray snow removal agents such as calcium chloride to prevent road icing accidents that may occur on major hills and on commuter roads. In addition, it is strengthening inspection and repair work on facilities vulnerable to snowfall such as livestock farms and greenhouses. A contact system is maintained at all times to prevent damage.
In particular, for the safety of residents, ▲recommend that vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, and patients with chronic diseases refrain from outdoor activities ▲continuous inspection of cold wave reduction facilities (heated chairs, windbreak facilities) ▲conduct a disaster helper to check the safety of disaster-vulnerable groups such as the elderly living alone did it We provide guidance on behavior guidelines through text messages and village broadcasts, and ask residents to follow safety rules.
Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province Citizen Safety Office Director Dong-wook Yoon said, “As snowfall is expected to be concentrated on the west coast of Jeollabuk-do and the southern inland area, we will do our best to ensure the safety of residents and protect facilities vulnerable to snowfall,” adding, “We will do our best to remove snow and prevent damage.” “We will make active efforts to ensure a safe winter,” he said.
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