A healthy bureaucracy is one that can replace people without losing\nsight of its goals.<\/p>\n
Surabaya (ANTARA) - City Hall is more than a place where officials\noccupy offices and sign documents. It is where policy direction is\nturned into well-maintained roads, functioning schools, accessible\nhealth services, social assistance that reaches the right recipients,\nand resolved problems for residents.<\/p>\n
For this reason, the news that 13 heads of regional government\nagencies within the Surabaya City Government have been replaced in the\npast year deserves closer reading than simply a question of who occupies\nwhich chair.<\/p>\n
Mayor Eri Cahyadi explained on 7 October that the replacements were\nlinked to performance evaluations and the achievement of the output and\noutcome targets that the agency heads had promised.<\/p>\n
The figure of 13 also shows that Surabaya\u2019s bureaucracy is moving\nquite quickly. However, that number cannot automatically be interpreted\nas 13 officials who failed.<\/p>\n
The record of restructuring throughout 2026 shows rotations driven by\norganisational renewal, structural adjustments, filling vacant posts,\npreparing for retirements, and performance evaluations alike.<\/p>\n
On 2 January, for example, the city government inaugurated 69\nofficials. A number of leadership positions in regional agencies\nchanged, including the Regional Research and Innovation Agency, the\nWater Resources and Highways Agency, the Cooperatives, Micro, Small and\nMedium Enterprises and Trade Agency, and the Education Agency.<\/p>\n
Other changes included the Library and Archives Agency, the Public\nHousing and Settlement Areas and Land Agency, and the Investment and\nOne-Stop Integrated Services Agency. The reshuffle was also linked to\nstructural efficiency and bureaucratic renewal.<\/p>\n
Two months later, 78 officials were inaugurated again, including\nseven senior high-ranking officials at the primary level. A number of\nagency heads were moved again in line with organisational needs.<\/p>\n
The city government described these rotations as part of efforts to\naccelerate performance and ensure continuity of leadership, including\npreparing for officials approaching retirement.<\/p>\n
The real question, therefore, is not whether officials change often\nor rarely. It is whether each change makes the organisation better able\nto work for residents.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/report-card-behind-the-changing-chairs-1791435137", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }