City absorbs employees of defunct ministries

City absorbs employees of defunct ministries

JAKARTA (JP): The City Administration officially absorbed on
Tuesday 1,209 employees of the Jakarta offices of the defunct
ministry of social affairs and ministry of information into its
already sizable organization.

"We have to support the government's decision on the
liquidation of the ministries. Employees should not worry anymore
as they have now become the city administration's employees,"
Governor Sutiyoso told reporters after the ceremony at City Hall.

"The employees will be assigned to the city's agencies with
regard to their expertise and experience. But we can't
accommodate all the employees' wishes," he said, while suggesting
the employees continue their daily duties.

Records show that the city administration has about 70,000
employees.

Sutiyoso said the new city administration's structure would
accommodate as many as possible of the employees.

"Employees from the former ministry of information can
continue their daily duties while awaiting the new structure,
while those of the former ministry of Social Affairs are now
attached to the City's Social Agency," he said.

The Jakarta office of the ministry of information transferred
543 employees, while the Jakarta office of the ministry of social
affairs transferred its 666 employees. The shift of employees was
followed by the conversion of all assets owned by both offices.

The Jakarta office of the information ministry transferred a
four-story building at a 2-hectare plot on Jl. MT Haryono, South
Jakarta, and five other buildings at five mayoralties.

The Jakarta office of the social affairs ministry handed over
10 social institutions throughout the city, such as homes for the
elderly and rehabilitation centers for prostitutes and drug
addicts. The institutions take care of 945 people.

Later in the afternoon at City Hall, Sutiyoso announced a
reshuffle of the city administration, involving five new city
officials.

City administration spokesman Muhayat said one of the new
officials was Zainal Arifin, who will be the assistant to the
City Secretary for Administrative Affairs, replacing Tursandi
Alwi. Tursandi has been promoted as a director general at the
Ministry of Home Affairs.

Zainal, who is currently the assistant to the City Secretary
on Social Welfare Affairs, will be replaced by Ritola Tasmaya
from the Ministry of Health. Ritola was head of the Jakarta
office of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN).

Head of Jakarta office of the Directorate General of Tax
Moechamad Soebakir was promoted to director at the same
directorate general. He will be replaced by Abdul Asri Harahap.

Head of the Jakarta office of the State Auction and Debt Board
(BUPLN) Samsul Chorib was appointed as member of the board's
chairmanship. He will be replaced by Sutardjo.

Head of City Assets Office Dadang Ruskandar will provisionally
replace Syafril Zainuddin as head of City Park Agency. Syafril
will be a lecturer at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Muhayat said all the employees, except for Dadang, would be
inaugurated at a ceremony on Wednesday.

"Dadang will only act as a caretaker until he completes the
Intermediate Administration Course (Spamen), a requirement for
his new position. He will also hold both positions for a while,"
he told reporters. (nvn)