Four Special City Mayors Including Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon Request "Support to Secure Special Authority"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon and mayors of four special cities requested to the Chair of the Committee for Local Era, "Please actively support special cities in securing special authority," on the 23rd.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon, Goyang Mayor Lee Dong-hwan, Yongin Mayor Lee Sang-il, and Changwon Mayor Hong Nam-pyo met with Chair Woo Dong-ki at the Committee for Local Era's conference hall in Sejong City on the 23rd, requesting "Strengthen administrative and financial support for the transfer of special city authority," and "Please promote the third round of comprehensive local transfer to support legislation of the transfer of special city affairs."

The four special cities submitted review agendas for special city affairs consisting of 57 functional tasks (198 unit tasks) in October to the Committee for Local Era, including △management of greenbelts, △export support for small and medium enterprises, △fostering and support of local industries, and △fostering of local small and medium enterprises.

The four special city mayors stated, "Please activate discussions on administrative and financial support measures for the transfer of special authority," and "We hope the Planning Task Force for the Local Era will manage whether laws are amended and verify implementation."

The target of the 'third round of comprehensive local transfer' for which the mayors of the four special cities requested legislation is 25 tasks including 'affairs related to metropolitan transportation management for large cities' and 'designation of tourism zones and establishment of development plans.'

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon said, "With the launch of the Committee for Local Era, interest in the 'local era' is growing," and "I hope special cities will actively support leading decentralization of local authority."