Fifty employees get punishment
Fifty employees get punishment
JAKARTA (JP): The local government has punished about 50 City
Development Supervision Agency officials over the last three
years due to bad conduct, including collusion and corruption.
Suharto, head of the agency, which is in charge of issuing
building permits, told reporters yesterday that the punishment
was meted out in various ways, ranging from demotions and
transfers to other positions, to warnings, depending on the
violation the officials made.
"Collusion and other negative behavior happens everywhere,
including my office. Please report to me if you find any
misconduct committed by my subordinates, to enable me to take
stern action against them," Suharto said.
He also said reports from the public should be accompanied by
clear explanations as to whether the corruption or collusion are
committed by officials of his agency without involving other
agencies.
Suharto said that his agency is only in charge of analyzing
the architectural drawing of proposals and of issuing building
permits.
Other parts, including block planning and other permits
concerning the city plan, are processed by the City Planning
Office, he said.
"Therefore, it is important to give details in regards to
which process any collusion is conducted," Suharto said.
Suharto made the remarks in response to complaints from the
City Council, which said that collusion is rampant in the
processing of building permits at the City Development
Supervision Agency.
He said that since his promotion as head of the office in
1992, much progress has been made, as can be seen from the many
applications for permits.
"Annually, my agency issues about 17,000 building permits, 70
percent higher than the annual figure before my promotion," he
said.
Total contributions from permit processing reached Rp 46
billion (US$20.9 million) last year, far exceeding a target, set
by the city administration, of Rp 35 billion, he said.
Suharto added that the contribution in the first four month of
the current 1995/1996 fiscal year has reached Rp 15 billion.
In the same period, he said that he sees a decrease in the
number of violations conducted by applicants.
Suharto also said that most of the violations dealt with
administrative processing, in which developers or building
owners, who are still in the process of applying for the permits,
had started the construction of their projects.
"The total amount of fines collected this fiscal year is
Rp 8.28 billion," he said, adding that the highest single fine
was set at Rp 800 million.
When asked about the numbering of houses in the city being
poor, Suharto said that his office does not have enough in the
budget to conduct proper numbering of houses, especially outside
real estate complexes.
"The budget for house numbering is too small and it is
difficult to implement it in every part of Jakarta," he said.
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