Kim Mi-yeon, Incheon Seo-gu Council Member: "Certain Audit Gaps for Subsidy Agencies... Many Have Not Been Audited Even Once in Four Years"

Concerns have been raised that some external agencies receiving subsidies from Incheon Seo-gu have been in an audit gap for several years.

On the 3rd, during the 278th Temporary Session of the Planning and Administrative Committee, Incheon Seo-gu Council Member Kim Mi-yeon (People Power Party, Home 1-3, Shin Hyun Won Chang-dong) focused on questioning the effectiveness and equity of specific audits for subsidy-supported agencies.

Kim stated, "There are institutions that have not undergone a specific audit even once in four years despite receiving subsidies," and strongly criticized, "We need to create a list to systematically manage audits so that each institution is audited at least once every four years."

Currently, the Seo-gu Audit Office conducts specific audits approximately every three years, focusing on larger institutions, but due to personnel and physical limitations, not all institutions can be reviewed. In response, Kim emphasized, "There should be an awareness that audits can happen at any time to ensure operational transparency," and called for the elimination of audit gaps.

In particular, Kim mentioned long-standing unresolved issues related to the Nokcheongja Museum and urged the Audit Office to take proactive measures. Kim stated, "Despite issues being pointed out in past audits, there are still unresolved matters, and if problems persist, negative perceptions of the institution may become entrenched, so they must be corrected quickly."

When a district official responded, "The relevant department conducts regular checks every year," Kim directly refuted this. Kim added, "The self-checks by the overseeing department may be overlooked due to the closeness of the relationship," and emphasized, "Since specific audits conducted by an independent audit department are qualitatively different, any place receiving subsidies should be included in the audit list without exception."

The district official replied, "As the council member pointed out, we will reorganize the list of institutions subject to specific audits and manage it thoroughly to prevent audit gaps."