The Association of Provincial Council Steering Committee Chairs Holds 1st Regular Meeting in Jeonnam

The Council of Chairpersons of the Operation Committees of Provincial and Metropolitan Councils held the 1st regular meeting of the second half of the 9th term at the Mokpo Shinan Beach Hotel. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Council of Chairpersons of the Operating Committees of City and Provincial Councils nationwide announced on the 28th that it held the 1st regular meeting of the 2nd half of the 9th term at the Mokpo Shinan Beach Hotel.

This regular meeting was hosted by the Jeonnam Provincial Council and attended by the chairpersons of the operating committees of 15 city and provincial councils, Kim Han-jong, Chairman of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, Jang Seok-woong, Superintendent of Jeonnam Education, and Kim Jong-sik, Mayor of Mokpo.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, all attendees underwent PCR testing, wore masks, had their temperatures checked, symptoms confirmed, and prior disinfection was conducted, strictly adhering to quarantine guidelines.

Agenda items included the appointment of executives for the 2nd half of the 9th term and discussions on local autonomy issues, including the “Complete Amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Local Autonomy Act.”

The council appointed the following executives: ▲ Senior Vice Chairman Lee Si-bok (Daegu) ▲ Capital Region Vice Chairman Jeong Seung-hyun (Gyeonggi) ▲ Chungcheong Region Vice Chairman Yoon Jong-myeong (Daejeon) ▲ Honam and Jeju Region Vice Chairman Jeong Mu-chang (Gwangju) ▲ Policy Chairman Kim Won-sik (Sejong), and is expected to begin full-scale activities.

Chairman Jeon Gyeong-seon said, “Our local autonomy, which has shared the joys and sorrows of residents in the field of livelihood, is establishing an institutional foundation to strengthen autonomy and decentralization and is reborn as ‘Autonomy and Decentralization 2.0.’ With the implementation of the new ‘Local Autonomy Act’ just over five months away, we will unite our efforts to ensure that the voices of local governments are reflected in the amendment of enforcement decrees and other matters.”

He added, “We will carefully examine, at the level of the Council of Chairpersons of Operating Committees, whether there are any institutional inconsistencies in areas needing improvement in the implementation of the Local Autonomy Act and in the second phase of fiscal decentralization. Let us all do our best to complete true autonomy and decentralization that makes residents happy by having the chairpersons of city and provincial councils respond more actively to the development of local autonomy and common issues of metropolitan councils.”

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