 It was criticized by other government officials as heavily geared towards the alleviating of the problems of Baguio.It was officially established after a signing of a memorandum of agreement by the mayors of the component LGUs.The first set of council officials were elected on February 27, 2014, with Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan as Chairman, Sablan Mayor Arthur Baldo as Co-Chairman, La Trinidad Mayor Edna Tabanda as Treasurer, and Tublay Mayor Ruben Paoad as Secretary, all of whom would serve for a one-year term.