Implementasi Kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) dalam Menjalankan Fungsi Pengawasan Terhadap Pemerintah Desa (Studi di Kabupaten Kuningan)
Authors: Erga Yuhandra Tarsim Dan 
Published: February 2018

Abstrak : Reformasi dan otonomi daerah sebenarnya adalah harapan baru bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat desa untuk membangun desanya sesuai kebutuhan dan aspirasi masyarakat. Kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan kepada pemerintah desa. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui kewenangan BPD dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai Undang-undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa dan fakor-faktor yang menjadi kendala Badan Permusyawaratan Desa dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan kepada pemerintah desa di Desa Sukaharja, Kecamatan Cibingbin, Kabupaten Kuningan. Metode penelitian ini dengan pendekatan yuridis empiris, yaitu menggunakan data primer dan sekunder dan dianalisis dengan metode deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian ini adalah kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai dengan Undang-undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 yaitu BPD memiliki hak untuk mengawasi dan meminta informasi tentang administrasi desa kepada pemerintah desa; menyampaikan pendapat tentang pelaksanaan pemerintahan desa, pelaksanaan pembangunan desa, pengembangan masyarakat desa, dan pemberdayaan masyarakat pedesaan; serta mendapatkan biaya operasional untuk pelaksanaan tugas dan fungsi anggaran pendapatan dan belanja desa serta faktor-faktor yang menjadi kendala yaitu dalam menerapkan fungsi supervisi kepada pemerintah desa terbagi menjadi 2 (dua) : faktor internal termasuk: sarana yang tidak memadai, pola komunikasi tidak berjalan dengan baik, dan anggota BPD tidak mengerti fungsi sedangkan faktor eksternal meliputi: masyarakat tidak mengerti fungsi BPD, ada sosialisasi pemerintah desa terkait fungsi Badan Permusyawaratan Desa , dan faktor sumber daya manusia masyarakat desa. Kesimpulan adalah kewenangan BPD dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa yaitu BPD yang berhak mendapat pertanggungjawaban kepala desa dan meminta informasi kepada pemerintah desa.Kata kunci: Otoritas, BPD, Pengawasan, dan Pemerintahan Desa.�THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITY OF VILLAGE CONSULTATIVE AGENCY IN RUNNING CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON VILLAGE GOVERNMENT (STUDY IN KUNINGAN REGENCY)�Abstract : The writer conducted this research with background to know the authority of Village Consultative Agency (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa) in implementing supervision function to village government. The purposes of writing this research� are to know the authority of Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 about Village and what factors that become obstacles are faced by Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function to village government in Sukaharja Village, Cibingbin District, Kuningan Regency. This research used descriptive analysis research with juridical-normative approach. Stage of research is through literature research using primary and secondary data collected through documentation and analyzed descriptive qualitative method. The result of this research was the authority of Village Consultative Agency� in implementing supervisory function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 namely VCB has the right to supervise and request information about the administration of village administration to village government; to express opinions on the implementation of village governance, implementation of village development, village community development, and empowerment of rural communities; as well as obtaining operational costs for the execution of duties and functions of the village income and expenditure budget. The factors that into two: internal factor including: inadequate means, communication patterns were not working properly, and members of Village Consultative Agency do not understand the functions while external factors include: the community does not understand the functions of Village Consultative Agency, there was a socialization of the village government related to the function of Village Consultative Agency, and the human resource factor of the village community. The conclusion of paper was the authority of Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 about Village namely VCB was entitled to hold accountability of village head and ask for information to village government.Keywords: Authority, VCB, Supervision, and Village Government.