Implementation of Village Autonomy in Governance

The problem of decreasing the quality of democracy and the village autonomy system basically stems from the structure and function of village government institutions which are still problematic. It is not easy to determine the structure and function of the institution in accordance with the needs of the community or village government organization. Theoretically, there are no guidelines or standard measures that identify the structure and function of village government institutions that meet the needs of the community/organization. The village is a self-governing community that uses the principle of subsidiarity, where most of the authority originally existed in the community, not being given away. It is related to the mandate of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, where the formation of the Government of the State of Indonesia is intended to regulate and manage matters that cannot be carried out by the community itself. However, in the development of existing arrangements, before the Village Law was enacted, it had not been able to accommodate the implementation of village authority. In carrying out the implementation of Village Government, Village Development, Village Community Development, and Village Community Empowerment, the Village Government requires authority in its implementation, both the authority origin and attributive authority.