Model for Appointing Sub-district Heads in Gorontalo City

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out and describe: 1) The Gorontalo City Government Policy in the Sub-district Head Appointment Model in the Gorontalo City Regional Government Environment. 2) Factors that determine the success of the sub-district head appointment model in Gorontalo City. The approach used in this research is qualitative with descriptive qualitative methods. By involving informants who are in accordance with the capacity related to the focus and sub-focus of the research. The informants consist of authorized officials such as personnel development officials, regional secretaries, heads of regional personnel agencies, and sub-district heads. Data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed using the concept of Miles and Huberman which consists of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or checks. As a conclusion in this research is, 1. The Sub-district Head Appointment Model in Gorontalo City, has not fully complied with the provisions of Article 224 of Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, which is based on a). Educational Background, namely not all sub-district heads appointed to office are those who master the technical aspects of government as evidenced by a bachelor's degree/diploma in government science or a civil service certificate. b). The selection method, carried out in a closed manner in accordance with regulatory provisions, but it is best to do it with an open method because the sub-district head position is a public position that is in direct contact with the community. c). The availability of resources exceeds the number of seats or sub-district head positions available, but the appointed apparatus does not fully match the qualifications. The bureaucratic structure is through the Mayor's policy to transfer to the Personnel Agency or the performance assessment team (TPK). Furthermore, the TPK conducts a selection of ASN who meet the requirements to be recommended to the Mayor for appointment as sub-district heads.