Peran Camat di Era Otonomi Daerah

The Government of Indonesia has enacted Law No. 32 of 2004. It has affirmed that the head of a sub-district is a local apparatus of district/town, who acquires some of the government authorities from the district head/mayor. Such guarantee of partial authority is significant. With the authority in his hand, the subdistrict head is able to set in motion and put in orders for the developments in his territory to be more dynamic, democratic, and legally-carried out. Nevertheless, the roles of the sub-district head—supposedly to mediate and overcome problems in society, as stated in the Law No. 5 of 1974—are no longer entirely accommodated in the Government Regulation No. 19 of 2008 issued by the central government to regulate sub-districts.