Not Willing Thousands Of Honorary 'Founded,' Manokwari Regency Government Set Aside PAD For Their Salaries

Deputy Regent of Manokwari Mugiyono. BETWEEN/Ali Nur Ichsan

MANOKWARI - The Manokwari Regency Government, West Papua, has ensured that the salaries of 3,000 honorary workers will still be paid using the original regional revenue budget (PAD) after the central government no longer allocates funds for non-state civil servants (ASN) starting in 2025.

Deputy Regent of Manokwari Mugiyono emphasized that the local government is committed to maintaining honorary staff while waiting for the process of gradual appointment through a government employee scheme with a work agreement (PPPK) or civil servants (PNS).

"This year actually there is no money from the center for honorary purposes, but the Manokwari Regent does not have the heart if they are not financed. Therefore, he is looking for other sources of funding, including from PAD," said Mugiyono in Manokwari, Antara, Tuesday, August 19.

He said the decree (SK) of all honorary staff had been updated to ensure they were still working within the district government.

To cover the need for honorary salaries, the Manokwari Regency Government will optimize regional income through the Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda) and the retribution collection office.

This year's PAD target is IDR 100 billion, and currently the realization has reached IDR 50 billion. One of these PADs will be used to pay honorary salaries," said Mugiyono.

The Regent of Manokwari, he said, had emphasized that he would not cut off the employment relations of honorary workers even though the central government had stopped the budget.

"Our number of honorary fees is very large, we don't want to deactivate them, even if there are no funds from the center, we will find a way," he said.

Mugiyono added that the appointment of honorariums to become ASN would be carried out in stages according to national quotas and regulations.