Divisions
1. Office of the Secretary of DOPA is responsible for general services, public relations of DOPA and secretarial work for the director general.
2. Finance Division is responsible for finance, accounting, supply, pensions, fiscal regulations and other welfare of DOPA's personnel.
3. Technical Services and Planing Division is responsible for providing technical assistances to DOPA units in central and provincial administration, including local government, coordinating in administrative system, and supporting the planning process and budget planing of the department. It also helps them in long and short term policy formulation and acts as an information center for DOPA. It is in charge of the foreign relations and international co-operation for DOPA and the Municipal League of Thailand as well.
4. Personnel Division is in charge of carrying out personnel administration of DOPA both at the central and provincial levels. The functions include manpower planning, job analysis, position classification, personnel recruitment and selection, disciplinary promotion development of working capability as well as personnel advisory services to officials and employees of DOPA.
5. Election Division is working closely with National Election Commission and be responsible for coordinating and supporting a general election of representatives and senators, an election of members of local government councils, election analysis, reporting, and enhancement of a democratic form of government.
6. Investigation and Legal Affairs Division takes responsibilities for legal work and criminal cases under DOPA's authority, coordination crime suppression and managing investigation of district chief officer and also preventing against the destruction of natural resources and environment.
7. Civil Defense Division is responsible for disaster relief and civil defense affairs provided by laws including an administration and preparedness in a state of emergency or war. It also serves as the Secretariat office for National Commission on Civil Defense.
8. Communication Division is responsible for the administration of DOPA's nationwide telecommunication networks such as walkie-talkie and trunked radio, and the maintenance of all communication equipments.
Agencies with Division Status
1. Office of the General Inspectors' main functions include inspecting and advising DOPA officials and employees at provincial and local level on legal, welfare, discipline and policy matters. Furthermore, it facilitates the general inspectors of DOPA on analysis, coordination and evaluation of inspection.
2. Internal Audit Division's main functions are composed of accounting audit and legal advice.
3. Subdistrict Administration Division is responsible for the establishment and abolishment of Subdistrict Administration organization (SAO) and Subdistrict Council, and boundary change. In addition, its functions cover system development, personnel administration, financial administration and budgeting, and legal advice for SAO and Subdistrict Council.
B.DOPA in Provincial Administration
DOPA in Provincial Administration has its own structure as follows:
1. DOPA Provincial Administration Office
It falls under the responsibility of Deputy Governor ( PaladChangwat ). Its main functions include performing DOPA duties within the provincial jurisdiction, directing, controling, supporting plan and policy implementation of district and minor district, coordinating and overseeing local government units within the provincial jurisdiction.
Under Provincial Administration, DOPA Provincial Administration Office is a division of Provincial Office headed by a governor; it has the same status as other divisions of various ministries. However, until now most of governors used to be staffs of DOPA. This structure is appeared in Figure 4.
DOPA Provincial Administration Office consists of 4 branches as follows.
1.1 Administration Branch
- Direct and control the administration of the district ad ministration office
- Carry out personnel administration of DOPA officials, including Subdistrict and
Village Headman
- Supervise civil and general registration as well as identification card issuing
- Supervise local election and coordinate with provincial election committee for
national election
1.2 Local Government Branch
Its main functions include supporting the policy implementation of the local government unit, overseeing local personnel administration, coordinating in local development plan, and local regulation advice.
1.3 Finance and Accounting Branch
It is responsible for financial and accounting affairs including budgeting and supplying of Provincial Administration Office, overseeing the budgeting of District/ Minor District Administration Office, auditing both district/minor district's accounting, and auditing the local government's accounting within a province as well as special financial and accounting matters.
1.4 Security Affairs Branch
It is maintaining peace and order, administration of territorial defense volunteer unit, civil defense and intelligence activities. In addition, it considers and inspects the petition of people concerning with local affairs. Figure 5 illustrates the structure of DOPA Provincial Administration Office.
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