Councillors say the deal - but without a directly elected mayor - will be finalised very soon.
Essex County Council said the deal would mean more money for local people, including in the county town Chelmsford Negotiations with the government over a new devolution deal for Essex will be finalised "over the coming weeks", the county council has said.
There would be an indirectly elected mayor and Essex County Council's leader previously said the deal would mean more money for infrastructure."[It} will serve to further strengthen the Essex economy and improve public services for the benefit of residents and businesses."English regions including the North East, York and North Yorkshire, East Midlands and Norfolk and Suffolk are in the process - or have already - put together devolution deals.
Opposition councillors in Essex have pointed out the extra money equates to roughly £17 per head in the county.Mr Bentley previously proposed a directly elected mayor - voted for by the public - but the new proposals suggest a mayor instead chosen by the combined authority members.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Perth and Kinross councillors vote to protect anonymity of Warm Spaces attendeesA councillor tabled a proposal to collect postcodes from those attending as a means of checking council funds 'were going to the right people who need it'
Lire la suite »
Blackpool flights to Dublin and Belfast must return, say councillorsFlights from Blackpool Airport to Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man should make a return according to councillors
Lire la suite »
Arun: Councillors call on police to cover CCTV costsThere are concerns local authorities are being asked to cover the cost of new cameras.
Lire la suite »
Councillors call for return of Belfast flights to popular UK destinationBlackpool councillors have called for a return of flight routes to Belfast and Dublin
Lire la suite »
Remains of elderly Essex couple discovered as daughter charged with their murderVirginia McCullough, 35, is accused of murdering John and Lois McCullough between 21 August, 2018 and 15 September, 2023 in Chelmsford
Lire la suite »
Virginia McCullough: Woman accused of murdering her parents in Essex facing trial next yearWearing a grey prison-issue tracksuit, the 35-year-old only spoke to confirm her identity from a booth at HMP Peterborough. She was not asked to enter a plea to the two murder charges, and no application for bail was made.
Lire la suite »