Chungcheong Region City and Provincial Councils Begin In-Depth Discussions on Forming a 'Super Metropolitan Council'

The city and provincial councils of the Chungcheong region have begun full-scale discussions on forming a super-regional council for the launch of the ‘Chungcheong Special Local Government.’

The four city and provincial councils of the Chungcheong region announced on the 17th that they held the ‘2nd Chungcheong Region Council Consultative Meeting’ at the Chungbuk Health and Environment Research Institute.

(From left) Yoo In-ho, Chair of the Sejong City Council Steering Committee; Kim Ho-gyeong, Chair of the Chungbuk Provincial Council Steering Committee; Song Hwal-seop, Chair of the Daejeon City Council Steering Committee; and Bang Han-il, Chair of the Chungnam Provincial Council Steering Committee are posing for a commemorative photo after the "2nd Chungcheong Region Council Cooperative Meeting." Provided by Sejong City

The consultative body is composed of eight members, including the chairpersons of the operation committees and secretaries-general of the four city and provincial councils. The meeting was organized to discuss the formation of the super-regional council.

During the meeting, the consultative body put their heads together to reach a consensus on key issues in the draft regulations for the super-regional council of the ‘Chungcheong Special Local Government,’ such as the number of council members, the method of member allocation, and the term of office.

The consultative body will play a role in preparing the agreed-upon regulations based on the discussions of the executive agencies’ draft regulations and the deliberations of the city and provincial councils.

Previously, the four cities and provinces of Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk in the Chungcheong region set a goal to launch the ‘Chungcheong Local Government’ and commence operations in the second half of next year.

For the launch of the ‘Chungcheong Special Local Government,’ it is necessary to reach an agreement on the draft regulations through consultations among the four cities and provinces (local governments), obtain approval from the four city and provincial councils, and receive approval from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Meanwhile, the ‘Chungcheong Special Local Government’ is expected by the Chungcheong local governments to become a leading model of the local era that promotes mutual development in the Chungcheong region by establishing a legally recognized federation beyond the existing cooperative consultative body among local governments, thereby building binding governance among the four cities and provinces.

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