Gyeonggi Province Council Operations Committee Chair Jang Han-byeol Takes First Step in National Provincial Council Cooperation

Jang Han-byeol, Operations Committee Chair of Gyeonggi Province Council (Democratic Party, Suwon District 4), attended the 12th Term First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Provincial Council Operations Committee Chairs held in Sejong Special Self-Governing City on the 24th.

This regular meeting was the first official conference since the launch of the 12th Term First Half conference, where operations committee chairs from all 16 provincial and municipal councils gathered in one place to elect a chairperson to lead the conference.

Chair Jang participated in conference activities for the first time since taking office as operations committee chair of Gyeonggi Province Council, sharing current issues in local council operations and jointly discussing ways to strengthen cooperation among provincial and municipal councils nationwide.

Operations Committee Chair Jang Han-byeol congratulated newly appointed Chair Shin Min-ho of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City Operations Committee, stating, "While we have achieved external growth following the comprehensive revision of the 'Local Autonomy Act,' there are numerous shared tasks that must be accomplished together, including substantive strengthening of authority such as organizational and budgetary independence and audit rights." He added, "Gyeonggi Province Council will serve as a reliable collaborator and partner to Chair Shin Min-ho, and will lead the way in the development of local councils based on the sense of responsibility as the nation's largest local council."

The Conference of Provincial Council Operations Committee Chairs is a working consultation body under the Conference of Provincial Council Speakers of the Republic of Korea, working to advance local councils and strengthen local autonomy and decentralization by consulting on common issues related to the operations of provincial and municipal councils nationwide and discovering tasks for institutional improvement.