"My hometown is in another place, I never thought that the inspection team would call my parents to make an investigation." On the 17th, Li Hong (a pseudonym) who had just passed the assessment said, "They asked my parents how often I call home and how often I go home, whether I call on my parents' birthdays, and what their opinions are about promoting me?" Li Hong said that his parents also felt surprised, isn't it up to the organization to decide about their children's work? How come the parents also have a say?
"The Evaluation Method for Assessing the Morality of Section-level Leaders" stipulates that specialized investigations will be conducted on officials who are to be promoted, and annual evaluations will be conducted on those already promoted. The evaluation content includes political morality (30 points), professional ethics (28 points), social morality (28 points), and family virtues (14 points). A comprehensive evaluation of over 90 points is considered excellent, 80-89 points is good, 60-79 points is average, and below 60 points is poor; Officials scoring below 80 points will not be considered as candidates for promotion; Officials already promoted who score below 80 points in the annual evaluation will have their year-end bonuses deducted, receive a warning talk, and may be transferred from their position if necessary.
Ning Wu said that this was an attempt by Pengshan to address the issue of vague and hollow assessments of the morality of leading cadres, making the evaluation methods more operational and the results more intuitive.
Not doing housework gets you two points deducted
A score below 80 disqualifies you from promotion
"Does he park disorderly in the neighborhood? Has he ever quarreled with neighbors? Does he litter? Are property management fees, water, electricity, and gas fees paid on time? What do you think if he becomes a leader?" Mr. Liu, a property management staff member at Li Hong's residential area said that he thought the "disciplinary committee people" were investigating Li Hong, "I could only answer honestly." Mr. Liu recalled that the questioning lasted about ten minutes.
Some people questioned whether there were specific standards in terms of morality, and whether this evaluation system was effective or appropriate? In response, relevant responsible persons from the Discipline Inspection Commission and Organization Department of Pengshan County said they were still continuously expanding the scope of opinion solicitation, and some indicators still needed further improvement.
In addition, the inspection team also went to the residential area where Li Hong lived to conduct an investigation on Li Hong's situation at the property management office.
In the "Method", aspects such as lifestyle, interests, friendships, whether one respects their parents, treats their spouse and children well, and whether family and neighbor relations are harmonious are all included in the evaluation. "The family virtues section, which includes respecting parents and having harmonious family and neighbor relations, accounts for 14 points," said Ning Wu, Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of Pengshan County Committee, "Not respecting parents will result in a veto, and whether cadres can be promoted depends on whether their families, neighbors, and even property management agree."
According to information, all five evaluated individuals have passed, but all five were penalized in the family virtues aspect, among them, one cadre was docked two points for not doing housework, resulting in the lowest total score. "When we understood the situation from his family, his wife said that he rarely does housework at home and is relatively lazy," said a member of the inspection team, "After confirming with other family members, we deducted two points and recorded it."
According to Chengdu Business Daily
Recently, the Pengshan County Committee of Meishan City, Sichuan Province issued the "Trial Evaluation Method for Assessing the Morality of Section-level Leading Cadres", stipulating that the opinions of parents, neighbors, and even residential area property management must be sought before promoting cadres. By the 17th, five cadres in Pengshan County had passed this evaluation, among them, one cadre was docked two points for not doing housework.
Promoting cadres requires asking the parents
Speaking of being penalized, this cadre repeatedly expressed shame, saying he would definitely pay more attention to taking care of the family in the future. His wife said that she knew the inspection team was evaluating her husband, but she didn't know that not doing housework would result in a deduction.
According to data from the Organization Department of the Pengshan County Committee, five cadres in Pengshan have undergone this evaluation.