Ery Silvana Siregar
This research discusses about the decentralization of public service delivery by local government through the delegation of authority from the regent to the head of sub district, which is based on Permendagri No. 4 Tahun 2010 tentang Pedoman Pelayanan Administrasi Terpadu Kecamatan (The Guidelines for Integrated Administrative Services by Sub District). The purpose of this research was to describe the implementation stages of PATEN and determine the factors that influence the implementation of Permendagri No. 4 of 2010 on guidelines for integrated administrative services by sub district in Padangsidimpuan. By using the qualitative methods, this research resulted several important findings such as the coordination between relevant agencies have not maximized, the quality and quantity of sub district officials have not adequately, and also the availability of facilities and infrastructure owned in Implementation Policies Permendagri No. 4 of 2010. Based on the content and context of policy, the most influential factors in the implementation of PATEN in Padangsidimpuan consist of the parties whose interests are affected, the position of the policy makers, the availability of resources, and also the compliance and responsiveness. Based on the result of research analysis, sub district plays an important role as a service center that closest to the community, especially in the large areas and hard to reach. Therefore, beside the broad authority according to its portion, sub district also needs to be supported by the funding, facilities and infrastructure, and the adequate of both quality and quantity of sub district officials.