Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - People's Representative Assembly (DPRD) of Kotabaru, South Kalimantan Province, declared their commitment of anti-corruption during a coordination meeting with Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
The assembly's speaker Suwanti stated that she and the members were committed to avoid, prevent and reject all forms of giving gifts, gratuities and other form of acts of corruption related to their duties.
"This commitment is part of to prevent crimical acts of corruption," she said in Kotabaru, Wednesday.
Suwanti expounded that the joint commitment with KPK, DPRD and the regional government containing seven items as a reference framework for preparing stages and planning the use of local budget or APBD.
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First, DPRD chairman and members in carrying out their duties and functions avoiding, preventing and rejecting any gift or gratification that is considered bribery, extortion, and other form of criminal acts of corruption.
Second, together with regional government carry out stages and schedule of planning and budgeting process in timely manner in accordance with law and regulations.
Third, proposal in planning process coming from community through development planning meetings (musrenbang), from regional officials and main ideas from DPRD chairman or members resulting from recess, to be submitted before the regional government work plan (RKPD) which determination refers to the regional mid-term development plan (RPJMD).
Fourth, APBD preparation to prioritizes mandatory affairs, optional affairs, and mandatory spending and does not force the budget on the main idea on achieving regional development goals and preventing budget deficits.
Fifth, supporting every process and result of planning, budgeting, administration and accounting for APBD reporting must be documented in the regional government information system (SIPD).
Sixth, conducting supervisory function effectively and not to intervene in the process of procuring goods and services (PBJ) or the process of grants/social assistance (bansos) resulting from main ideas.
And seventh, supporting efforts to prevent corruption in regional government coordinated by KPK through Monitoring Center for Prevention (MCP).
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