Old parking system to return, attendants' wages to increase
Old parking system to return, attendants' wages to increase
JAKARTA (JP): In conjunction with the implementation of new
parking fees on Thursday, the city administration has decided to
reimpose the old parking system and introduce new wages for
attendants, an official said on Wednesday.
"The City Parking Agency has decided to abandon its trial
system, which involved parking attendants and fee collectors in
the city's five mayoralties.
"We will no longer hire fee collectors, so the parking
attendants will also be responsible for collecting the fees as
they used to in the past," agency head Yani Mulyadi told
reporters.
He said the agency would, however, implement a new wage system
for the parking attendants.
"The new wage system will be slightly different from the
system introduced during the trial period," he said.
With the new system, parking attendants will receive Rp 10,000
(about US$1.50) a day if they sell a certain quota of tickets.
They will receive a bonus if their income for the day can surpass
the quota.
"They will receive a bonus, the amount of which is set at 30
percent of the surplus.
"On the contrary, if they fail to meet the quota, they will be
penalized with a deduction of Rp 50 per ticket from their daily
wage," Yani said.
During the trial period, parking attendants received Rp 50 per
ticket without any enforced quota.
Residents will have to pay more when they park their vehicles
starting on Thursday because of the enactment of new parking fees
by the city administration.
The city administration has targeted that the City Parking
Agency receive more than Rp 16 billion ($2.13 million) from
parking fees in the 2000 city budget. The administration has set
a target of Rp 9 billion for the 1999/2000 fiscal year, but only
Rp 6 billion has been obtained.
The parking fees will be increased from Rp 300 to Rp 1,000 on
busy streets and to Rp 500 on less busy streets.
The agency is known for its long-running deficit, although
many observers and city councillors have doubted the seriousness
of the situation. More than Rp 14 billion is needed to cover
operational costs, including Rp 8 billion for the salaries of
1,050 administration staff members and 2,129 parking attendants.
Only administration staff members receive monthly salaries,
while parking attendants receive a share of their daily parking
fees.
Governor Sutiyoso was displeased with the deficit and has
ordered Yani to restructure his agency.
"We don't need such a large administration staff. They do
practically nothing yet they receive a bigger share than the
parking attendants," he said. (nvn)