The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
With Tuesday marking Governor Fauzi Bowo's 100th day in office at City Hall, he may decide to cut back the administration's organizational structure due to the poor performance of some working units over that term.
"I found that several units were ineffective. They must be warned," he said Monday.
Fauzi added that he was considering cutting back the organizational structure due to its poor performance.
"For example, there were units that closed down during a holiday, even though the public needed the services. We will straighten things up," he said.
He said the administration still had a lot of 'homework' to do.
"We also found several units had problems with internal coordination. To solve that, we've made an academic analysis of each unit. The analysis will be used to organize the administration over the next five years," he said.
Fauzi, who refused to give the names of the units or other details, said he expected the working units would perform better this year.
He said that to improve performance, he had made various attempts, including making working contracts between the administration and the units, adding that he would renew the contracts for this year.
"Those who fail to meet the target will receive a warning," he said.
Fauzi, elected on Oct.8, made a 100-day action plan. It comprises 19 areas ranging from the reduction of traffic congestion caused by busway lane construction, to the development of the Mass Rapid Transit (monorail) project, flood mitigation and providing better public facilities for disabled people.
"The administration's performance cannot be judged from its first 100-day action plan alone," he said.
Opinions were divided as urban experts and observers commented on the performance of the new administration.
Alwi Shahab, a historian and avid observer of Jakarta, said Fauzi's 100-day plan to improve Jakarta was commendable despite not being well delegated to lower-level officials.
An urban planning expert from Trisakti University, Yayat Supriatna, said it was difficult for the public to evaluate the governor's 100-day performance, as the plans' targets were unclear. Fauzi Bowo had shown improvement at an internal and horizontal level, but failed to tackle the city's crucial problems, he said.
A survey made by the Strategic Development and Policy Study Center last week said the administration needed to coordinate its working units and institutions in order to meet the public needs.
Husin Yazid, the center's director, said 36 percent of the respondents were sure that the governor could carry out the planned programs, which would improve the quality of life in Jakarta.
"Most respondents believed the governor could carry out plans in reducing traffic congestion, disaster management, disease control, health and education service programs and waste management," Husin said.
Previously, Fauzi said the plan was based on a mission to create 'good governance', good service, people empowerment as well as the development of Jakarta as a dynamic city.
"The plan must be professional, accountable, transparent, participation building, responsive to the needs of the people and based on laws and rights equivalence" he said.
He also said there would be a 'reward and punishment' mechanism for administration officials. (tif)
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