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Take it slow: Council names commission chairpersons two months after inauguration
They are now challenged with the task of completing deliberations on the 2020 city budget by Nov. 30, a deadline set by the Home Ministry.
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The inauguration ceremony of Jakarta city councilors for the 2019-2024 period at the City Council building in Central Jakarta on Aug. 26. (kompas.com/Ryana Aryadita Umasugi)
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he Jakarta Council has finally announced the chairpersons of five commissions and supporting bodies, nearly two months after their inauguration.
They are now challenged with the task of completing deliberations on the 2020 city budget by Nov. 30, a deadline set by the Home Ministry.
Should they fail to meet the deadline, the Jakarta Council and city administration would be denied their financial rights for six months as an administrative sanction, as stipulated in a 2014 gubernatorial regulation.
The Jakarta Council's legislation and public relations head, Purwana Ansyori, announced the new leaders of five commissions and supporting bodies — including the legislative body, budgetary committee, consultative body and ethics council — in a plenary meeting held in Central Jakarta on Monday.
Five political parties with the most seats at the council, namely the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Gerindra Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Democratic Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN), chair one commission each.
However, the PDI-P and the Democratic Party secured a greater number of seats to chair the legislative body and ethics council, respectively.
The remaining four factions, namely the Golkar Party, Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), National Democratic Party (NasDem), National Awakening Party (PKB) and United Development Party (PPP), will have its respective members serving as deputy or secretary in the commissions.
