The Role of District Head in The Management of Local Government Employees (Study Politization of Management of Local Employees)

Abstract

Personnel management in Indonesia after the reform in 1988 changed dramatically along with the publication of the law number 43 of 1999 on the main points staffing. As the legislation that was born in the middle of the excitement of political reform, the fair once when the political atmosphere is very coloring of this law. As a legal product at the same time a political product, this law becomes a foothold in all levels of government in Indonesia in managing its personnel. Meanwhile, Head of Regional formerly elected by parliament, with the statutory number 22 of 1999 on Regional Government, to be elected by the people directly through the polls. The Regional Head candidates nominated by a political party or coalition of political parties and independent candidates. Empirically majority elected is nominated by a political party or coalition of political parties. Process a person becomes a candidate Regional Head, the process of forming a successful team up with the concerned elected as Regional Head is a long process that involves the investment of money and politics, funders, the bearer party and party supporters. Such a process is affecting the regional heads in formulating and implementing policies at the time he was performing his duties in the government.In the area of staffing, Regional Head also could not escape the effects of the bearer party, interest groups and local politicians in managing personnel, especially in the selection and placement of Employees in structural positions. Although in each region there is a body tasked with giving consideration commonly abbreviated Advisory Board position and rank, but the agency headed by the secretary of the area is helpless in the face of authority Regional Head. Finally all the selection process undertaken Advisory Board Position and Rank in filling vacancy of structural ends at the Regional Head of political power. The process of selection and placement of employees in the structural positions of this kind are less predictable bore official professional in his field.

Keywords: Management of staffing, selection, politics, placement, structural positions.