In this research, the problems raised are: 1. What causes the Headman to appoint Village Officials without any recommendation from the sub-district head? 2. What are the consequences of abuse of the Village Head’s authority in appointing and dismissing Village Officials in Nagan Raya Regency? 3. What are the solutions and sanctions for abuse of the Village Head’s authority in appointing and dismissing Village Officials in Nagan Raya Regency. The research method used is empirical normative legal research, with a sociological approach. This research uses primary and secondary data as the main research material, which was obtained through interviews, observations, and documents. The data obtained will be analyzed descriptively and qualitatively.
Research results: 1. The reason the Headman appointed Village Officials without any recommendation from the sub-district head in Nagan Raya Regency was as a thank you to the Headman to the people who had helped him during the election of the Headman as well as procedural errors made by the Headman because he did not understand the existing regulations regarding appointment and dismissal of Village Officials starting from the Law, Minister of Home Affairs regulations, Qanun up to Regent Regulations. 2. Consequences of abuse of the Village Head’s authority in the appointment and dismissal of Village Officials in Nagan Raya Regency, the Village Apparatus who is appointed and dismissed is considered invalid and has no legal force and is deemed to have violated the law so that it can be temporarily dismissed by the regent through the sub-district head and has an impact on the suboptimal government of the village. 3. The solution is to provide legal protection to Village Officials and carry out outreach regarding the rules and procedures for appointing and dismissing Village Apparatus to every Headman in the village in Nagan Raya Regency. Meanwhile, the sanction is a verbal or written warning to the Headman concerned and not providing a recommendation by the sub-district head regarding the appointment and dismissal of Village Apparatus so that the Village Apparatus who is appointed or dismissed is considered invalid because it does not comply with legal regulations.
The conclusion of this research is that the appointment and dismissal of Village Officials is not the absolute authority of the Headman, but there must be consultation and recommendations from the subdistrict head so that a Headman can understand his authority in a government through statutory regulations and regional government regulations so that it is not considered against the law.