The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, and the presidents of the provincial councils of Alicante, Valencia and Castellón have signed the cooperation agreements between the Generalitat and the three provincial councils to promote citizen participation, transparency and good government at the local level through the granting of aid to local entities with less than 20,000 inhabitants.
Mazón has indicated that the signing of this agreement "is a priority" and has highlighted that "we continue working from a Generalitat that is committed to the municipalities and the provinces, like that great sum that is the Valencian Community."
The head of the Consell has highlighted that this alliance "is fundamental for small municipalities" because the Generalitat and the councils "we all work together" and opening "an important municipalist stage that is what has launched this government of change."
This agreement has been signed by the three presidents who have agreed on the essentiality of this agreement for the small towns of the Community.
The president of the Alicante Provincial Council, Toni Pérez, has highlighted the “firm commitment to opening the government of the Generalitat Valenciana through the provincial councils and thus reaching the municipalities.” For his part, the president of the Valencia Provincial Council, Vicent Mompó, has expressed his joy in betting on towns with less than 20,000 inhabitants, which "is where the provincial councils should be." The president of the Castellón Provincial Council, Marta Barrachina, has also stressed that thanks to this agreement "the smallest town councils in the province of Castellón will be able to promote transparency and citizen participation through their associations."
Cooperation agreements
This agreement allocates one million euros to these municipalities and will improve management, avoid duplication and increase the amount and impact of the projects.
The objective of this agreement is for the small municipalities of the Community to implement projects and equip themselves with the necessary tools to comply with the obligations of transparency, active advertising and promotion of participation.
For the distribution of the credit, within each type of actions, the number of inhabitants of the local entities requesting the subsidy will be taken into account and it will be guaranteed that those with a smaller population have a reserve percentage of the total funds.