The Search For Candidates For The Board Of Directors Of PDAM Kudus Is Deserted And Even Forced To Close

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JAKARTA - The search for who will sit as director of the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) and PD Printing in Kudus Regency, Central Java had to be stopped. Even though the duration of registration has been extended, there are still few applicants so that in the end they do not meet the requirements.

"Based on article 46 paragraph (1) of the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 37/2018 concerning the Appointment and Dismissal of Members of the Supervisory Board or Members of Commissioners and Members of the Board of Directors of BUMD, the implementation of administrative selection and fit and proper test (UKK) shall be at least three or at most five people. candidates for the board of directors," said Head of the Economic Section of the Regional Secretariat of Kudus Regency, Dwi Agung Hartono, in Kudus, Monday, March 28.

However, after the registration was extended until March 21, 2022 from previously opened from February 18 to March 7, 2022, it turns out that only one applicant has passed the administrative selection.

He admitted that during the extension period the number of applicants for directors of the Tirta Muria Kudus Regional Public Company or PDAM Kudus was recorded as four applicants, but only one applicant was declared to have passed the administrative selection.

Meanwhile, there were two applicants for the directors of Perusda Printing Kudus, but only one applicant was declared to have passed the administrative selection.

"Thus, according to Permendagri number 37/2018, the selection process does not meet the requirements to proceed to the next stage," he said as quoted by Antara.

Based on the https://kuduskab.go.id/ page, there is an announcement of the results of the administrative selection of candidates for directors of Perusda Tirta Muria Kudus and Director of Perusda Printing Kudus. The candidate for the board of directors of Perusda Tirta Muria Kudus who passed the administrative selection was Hermansyah Bakri, while the candidate for the Director of Perusda Printing Kudus who passed the administrative selection was Harun Rosyid.

Perusda Tirta Muria was shocked by the bribery case of accepting new employees in the Kudus Regency PDAM environment which involved the PDAM Director in 2020. Finally, there was a vacancy in the leadership position of the regional company.

Meanwhile, the vacancy for the Director of Printing Perusda has occurred since 2021, following the company's performance which was considered to have dropped drastically, so that the official was dismissed and this year was filled again.