CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Rule is to provide for matters mandated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Disclosure of Administrative Information for Open City Administration and other matters necessary for enforcing said Ordinance.

Article 2 (Designation of Division Responsible for Overall Control) The administrative affairs related to the disclosure of administrative information shall be managed under the overall control of the division mainly responsible for the management of the administrative affairs related to each executive agency's documentation (referring to the "documentation division" defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 3 of the Regulations on Promotion of Administrative Efficiency and Cooperation; hereinafter referred to as the "managing division"): Provided, That a different division may be designated for such functions, if the head of an executive agency considers it necessary in view of the agency's situation. <Amended by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013; Rule No. 4198, Jan. 18, 2018>

Article 2-1 (Officer Responsible for Information Disclosure) The officer responsible for information disclosure under Article 11-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Official Information Disclosure Act shall be a director general-level public official in charge of managing division
[This Article Newly Inserted by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013]

Article 2-2 (Officer Responsible for Information Disclosure) The officer responsible for information disclosure under Article 11-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Official Information Disclosure Act shall be a director general-level public official in charge of managing division.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013]
[Moved from Article 2-1 <by Rule No. 4198, Jan. 18, 2018>]

Article 3 (Installation and Operation of Information and Reception Desks) (1) The head of each executive agency shall install and operate a separate information and reception desk in its public service center so that citizens can file a petition for the disclosure of administrative information easily: Provided, That an executive agency that has no public service center shall install and operate the information and reception desk at the division designated as the managing division pursuant to Article 2.
(2) The head of each executive agency shall keep the following documents at the information and reception desk or a place under paragraph (1) so that citizens can use or inspect such documents easily: <Amended by Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004; Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>
1. Petition forms for the disclosure of administrative information;
2. The information disclosure manual containing the method and procedures for filing a petition for the disclosure of administrative information, forms related to petitions for the disclosure of administrative information, fees, etc.;
3. The executive agency's list of information under Article 4 of the Ordinance;
4. The executive agency's list of information subject to publication under Article 5 of the Ordinance;
5. Computers and electronic on-line systems through which the published or disclosed administrative information or list of information can be found.

Article 4 (Preparation and Disclosure of List of Information) (1) The list of information under Article 4 (2) of the Ordinance shall be prepared in attached Form 1. <Amended by Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004; Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>
(2) The list of information under paragraph (1) shall be prepared each month and disclosed through an information and communications network, such as a website (hereinafter referred to as "information and communications network"). <Amended by Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004; Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>

CHAPTER II ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION PUBLICATION SYSTEM Article 5 (Cycle and Timing of Publication) (1) The administrative information specified in any subparagraph of Article 5 (1) and (2) of the Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "administrative information") shall be published on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly, monthly or on-demand basis according to the specified production cycle, and the cycle and timing of such publication shall be as prescribed in the attached Table. <Amended by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>
(2) Detailed affairs by administrative information subject to publication under paragraph (1) shall be separately determined and disclosed by the Mayor through an information and communications network. <Amended by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>

Article 6 (Forms of Publication) (1) The head of each executive agency shall publish administrative information through the Official Gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government or the website of the agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Internet") or publish such information in the form of printed materials, depending upon the form or quantity of the administrative information to be published; and the forms of publication shall be as specified in attached Table 1.
(2) When publishing administrative information through the Internet pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of each executive agency shall link the agency's website to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's website and take other measures so that citizens can access the administrative information easily.
(3) If any non-disclosable administrative information under Article 9 (1) of the Official Information Disclosure Act is commingled with disclosable administrative information, such non-disclosable administrative information shall be concealed before publishing. <Amended by Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>

Article 7 (Publishing Agencies or Divisions) (1) Administrative information shall be published by the head of each executive agency with regard to the affairs within the remit of the agency, and the affairs within the remit of each executive agency shall be as follows: Provided, That the head of an executive agency may, if deemed necessary, consolidate the administrative information of the subordinate agencies under his or her control and publish such information all together:
1. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and administrative agencies affiliated to the Seoul Metropolitan Government: Affairs within the remit of each of them under the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Establishment of Administrative Organizations and the Enforcement Rule of the aforesaid Ordinance;
2. City-invested or city-funded institutions: Affairs within the remit of each institution under the ordinance on the establishment of the institution.
(2) The publication of administrative information shall be carried out by the division responsible for the processing of administrative information according to the allocation of administrative affairs to each executive agency (referring to the "processing division" defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 3 of the Regulations on Promotion of Administrative Efficiency and Cooperation; hereinafter referred to as the "publishing division"): Provided, That if it is not clear which division is responsible for such processing or if there are several divisions involved in such processing, the head of the executive agency or the head of the managing division shall designate a division as the publishing division. <Amended by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013; Rule No. 4198, Jan. 18, 2018>
(3) If several divisions are involved in any specific administrative information, the head of the publishing division shall determine the forms necessary for the consolidation of materials for publishing, the deadline for submission, etc. and shall notify related divisions of such forms and deadline; and the head of each related division shall submit relevant materials to the publishing division by the deadline accordingly.
(4) The agencies and divisions that shall publish administrative information shall be as specified in attached Table 1.

Article 8 (Change of Publication Methods) (1) The head of each executive agency may, if he or she intends to change the publishing division or the cycle, timing, or forms of publication prescribed in attached Table 1 due to a change in the form of administrative information or a change in circumstances, change it through prior deliberation by the relevant information disclosure council.
(2) If it is intended to change the publication method pursuant to paragraph (1), the change shall be publicly announced through the Official Gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government or the Internet not later than the time set for publication in attached Table 1 comes due.

Article 9 (Management of Publishing Media) (1) The divisions responsible for the management of publishing media shall be as follows: <Amended by Rule No. 3808, Jul. 28, 2011>
1. The Official Gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government: The Public Communications Officer of the Seoul Metropolitan Government;
2. Internet: The division responsible for the management of the website of each executive agency;
3. Printed materials: The publishing division of each executive agency.
(2) The head of the publishing division shall consult with the division responsible for the management of publishing media under paragraph (1) before requesting it to publish administrative information through a publishing medium.

Article 10 (Others) Except as otherwise provided in this Rule, matters concerning the publication of administrative information shall be determined by the head of each executive agency or the head of the publishing division, which produces and possesses relevant administrative information.

CHAPTER III INFORMATION DISCLOSURE COUNCIL Article 11 (Organization and Operation) (1) The executive agency shall organize and operate at least one information disclosure council under Article 7 of the Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the "council"): Provided, That the head of an executive agency may, if deemed necessary, authorize the executive agency's council to vicariously perform the functions of its subordinate agencies' councils. <Amended by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>
(2) The executive agencies whose council may be authorized to perform the functions of subordinate agencies' councils vicariously pursuant to the proviso to paragraph (1) and the scope of such vicarious performance shall be as follows: <Amended by Rule No. 3943, Dec. 12, 2013>
1. Seoul Metropolitan Government: Functions of the council of an office under the direct control of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which is headed by a Grade-V or lower-ranking public official or a public official in a fixed term position equivalent to the aforesaid position;
2. An executive agency headed by a Grade-IV or higher-ranking public official or a public official in a fixed term position equivalent to the aforesaid position: Functions of the council of a subordinate agency affiliated to the agency;
3. An executive agency under subparagraph 3 or 4 of Article 2 of the Ordinance: Functions of the council of a subordinate agency affiliated to the agency.
(3) The chairperson and the vice chairperson of the council of each executive agency shall be elected from among and by council members.
[Moved from Article 15 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 11 deleted <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

Article 12 (Introduction of Agenda Items) (1) The head of a division or agency who intends to introduce an agenda item to the council shall submit a written request for the introduction of the agenda item in attached Form 2 to the head of the managing division not later than five days before the date of meeting of the council.
(2) The secretary shall distribute agenda items to each council members not later than two days before the date of meeting of the council.
[Moved from Article 16 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 12 deleted <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

Article 13 (Executive Secretaries, etc.) (1) Each council shall have an executive secretary and an assistant secretary in order to assign them to carry out administrative affairs of the council, and the executive secretary and the assistant secretary shall be appointed by the head of the managing division.
(2) The executive secretary shall prepare a written resolution on the deliberation by the information disclosure council in attached Form 3 and minutes of meetings in attached Form 4.
[Moved from Article 17 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 13 deleted <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

Article 14 (Allowances, etc.) Council members who attend a meeting of the council and persons who attend a meeting when the council chairperson considers it necessary to have them attend the meeting may be reimbursed or paid for travel expenses, allowances, and other actual expenses within the budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to public officials who attend a meeting of the council in direct connection of the agenda item brought for deliberation and persons who attend a meeting of the council in connection with a petition or an objection filed by them with regard to the disclosure of administrative information.
[Moved from Article 18 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 14 deleted <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

Article 15 (Operating Rules) Other detailed matters necessary for the operation of each council shall be determined by the council chairperson through the council's resolution.
[Moved from Article 19 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 15 moved to Article 11 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

CHAPTER IV OTHER OPERATION DETAILS Article 16 (Evaluation, Reports, etc.) (1) The head of each executive agency shall inspect and evaluate the actual operation status, etc. of information disclosure under Article 12 of the Ordinance for the first and second halves of the year respectively, and for such purpose, shall establish and implement detailed action plan for the evaluation items, implementation method, etc.
(2) The head of each executive agency shall submit the actual operation status of information disclosure of the previous year to the Mayor by not later than March each year.
(3) The Mayor shall prepare and disclose a comprehensive evaluation report on actual operation status of information disclosure each year by combining the reports received under paragraph (2).
[This Article Newly Inserted by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013]

Article 17 (Exemption of Fees) If a case falls under any subparagraph of Article 17 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Official Information Disclosure Act, the fee for such a case shall be reduced by 50/100 of the prescribed fee.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Rule No. 3445, Jan. 5, 2006]
[Moved to Article 20 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]
[Previous Article 17 moved to Article 13 <by Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>]

Article 18 (Allowances, etc.) Any Council member who attends a meeting of the Council and any person who attends a meeting of the Council as the chairperson deems it necessary may be reimbursed for travel expenses, allowances, and other actual expenses within budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to public officials who attend a meeting of the Council in direct connection of the agenda item submitted for deliberation and persons who attend a meeting of the Council in connection with a petition or an objection filed by them with regard to the disclosure of administrative information.

Article 19 (Detailed Operating Rule) Other detailed matters necessary for the operation of each Council shall be determined by the Council chairperson through its resolution.

CHAPTER Ⅴ EXEMPTION OF FEES Article 20 (Exemption of Fees) In cases under any subparagraph of Article 17 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Official Information Disclosure Act, the relevant fee shall be reduced by 50 percent.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Enforcement Rule No. 3445, Jan. 5, 2006]

ADDENDA
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Repeal of Other Rule)
The Seoul Metropolitan Government Rule on the Organization and Operation of the Council for the Deliberation on Information Disclosure shall be hereby repealed.
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Council)
The council organized before this Rule enters into force shall be deemed to have been organized pursuant to this Rule: Provided, That an executive agency shall, if its council's composition of members does not conform to Article 11 (2) of this Rule, supplement it within two months from the enforcement date of this Rule.
Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Timing of Publication)
The administrative information that shall be published in January pursuant to attached Table 1 shall be published in February only for 2001.
ADDENDUM <Rule No. 3299, Mar. 15, 2003>
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3445, Jun. 23, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3445, Jan. 5, 2006>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
(2) (Applicability to Exemption from Fees) The amended provisions of Article 20 shall be applicable to the disclosure of information for which a petition is filed on or after the enforcement date of this Rule.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3808, Jul. 28, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3831, Dec. 29, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on January 1, 2012. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3915, Jun. 20, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Rule No. 3937, Nov. 14, 2013>
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 3943, Dec. 12, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on December 12, 2013.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 4048, Aug. 27, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on August 31, 2015.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Rule No. 4117, Oct. 13, 2016>
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Rule No. 4169, Jul. 13, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Rule No. 4198, Jan. 18, 2018>
This Rule shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.