Tangerang's new regent sworn in

Tangerang's new regent sworn in

TANGERANG: Banten governor Djoko Munandar swore in Ismet
Iskandar as the new regent of Tangerang and Norodom Sukarno as
his deputy for the 2003-2008 term during a ceremony in the
regency capital of Tigaraksa last Saturday.

Ismet, the former Tangerang regency secretary, was nominated
by the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Nahdlatul Ummat
Party (PNU) and obtained 23 of the 43 votes in the election on
Feb. 27.

He said he would focus on restructuring the administration.

Under the leadership of outgoing regent Agus Djunara, the
administration consisted of 18 agencies and five bodies that
served the public according to their fields.

Ismet said he planned to eliminate four of the existing
agencies and form three new bodies in accordance with government
regulation No. 8/2003 on work implementation structures (SOTK).

He also said that a number of villages bordering Jakarta would
be reclassified as districts in order to improve services to the
public.

Ismet also promised to pay more attention to farmers and
fishermen in a bid to improve the industries, especially in the
northern part of the regency.

He added he would build this year a road that connected
several districts, such as Ciputat, Serpong, Curug, Legok,
Tigaraksa and Balaraja.--JP