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The document discusses urban management problems faced by the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) local authority in Malaysia. It provides background on MPSJ, describing its jurisdiction, organization structure, vision, mission and roles. The document then outlines management issues for MPSJ related to appointing councils and committees, financial issues, enforcement, and human resources. Development issues for MPSJ discussed include physical, economic, social challenges and political intervention in development processes. Solutions are proposed for both the management and development issues faced by MPSJ.

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1.0 The Aim and Objectives

The document discusses urban management problems faced by the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) local authority in Malaysia. It provides background on MPSJ, describing its jurisdiction, organization structure, vision, mission and roles. The document then outlines management issues for MPSJ related to appointing councils and committees, financial issues, enforcement, and human resources. Development issues for MPSJ discussed include physical, economic, social challenges and political intervention in development processes. Solutions are proposed for both the management and development issues faced by MPSJ.

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1.

0 THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES

2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 Urban Management & Urban Development
Urban management incorporates the `whole complex of interventions of government
agencies and private commercial and non-commercial institutions by which human and financial
resources are mobilized to change the urban physical and socioeconomic environments
according to felt needs’ (van Naerssen T. et al. 1996). The concept of urban management as
such covers aspects of organizational structure, relationships between agencies within and
external to the organization, and processes of decision-making, planning and implementation of
urban programmes.
The issue of governance has become an essential and a critical issue for the public
sector especially in Malaysia. The Prime Minister of Malaysia has stressed and given more
focused on the issues of governance which required public sector to operate within a system of
check and balance. Further, the Right Honorable urged to emulate a value system that
emphasis more on the issue of ethics, openness, accountability, transparency, and integrity in
the public sector. This issue need to be addressed accordingly as it gives bearing on the
performance of an organization.
Increased levels of capacity and populations have resulted in an increase of urban
problem demands within urban areas in the Klang valley, Malaysia. Local authorities need to
respond with the best management and development to overcome the problem. This paper will
be analyses and be discussing on the urban management problems encountered by the said
authority in particular those related to urban development. Thus, the local authority that will be
examined and analyses on this topic is the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ).

3.0 LOCAL AUTHORITY: MAJLIS PERBANDARAN KLANG


Formerly known as Majlis Daerah Petaling (MDP) (Petaling District Council) which was
administrates whole of Petaling district (except Subang Jaya north area, Petaling Jaya and
Shah Alam) such as Sungai Buloh, Bandar Sri Damansara, Bukit Lanjan, Bandar Utama,
Subang, Batu Tiga, UEP Subang Jaya, Puchong, Kinrara, Serdang and Seri Kembangan. In
1997, Subang Jaya was granted the status of a municipality. Local authority was transferred
from the Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MPPJ) (Petaling Jaya Municipal Council) which
administrates Subang Jaya north area to the newly gazetted Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
(MPSJ) (Subang Jaya Municipal Council). The MPSJ holds local government authority not only
in Subang Jaya, but USJ, Bandar Sunway, Puchong, Kinrara, Seri Kembangan, and the
southern parts of Petaling district.

3.1 Background
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya or Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) is a local
authority which administrates Subang Jaya town and the southern parts of Petaling district. This
agency is under Selangor state government. MPSJ are responsible for public health and
sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and
building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban
infrastructure. The MPSJ main headquarters is located at USJ 5, UEP Subang Jaya.
Subang Jaya Municipality was created by merging some areas formerly under the
jurisdiction of MPPJ (i.e. the Subang Jaya township comprising of Sections 15 - 19) and areas
formerly under the Petaling District Council. Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) was
gazette by the Selangor State Government on 2 January 1997 and officially launched on 25
April 1998. The MPSJ Municipality has a population of 423338 people living in an area of about
161.8 sq. km. The Subang Jaya Municipality is divided into three major planning zones, i.e.
Damansara Zone (comprising Subang Jaya and Bukit Lanchong), Puchong Zone and Seri
Kembangan Zone (comprising Serdang, Seri Kembangan, University Putra Malaysia campus
and part of Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve). Eighty percent of the area under the Subang Jaya
Municipal Council is within the Multi Media Super Corridor. The proximity of the Municipality to
the New Federal Administrative Capital of Putrajaya and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA) is expected to bring intense development to the area. Accessibility is also very high as a
number of urban highways criss-crossed the area such as the North-South Highway, Shah Alam
Expressway, Damansara-Puchong highway and the Elite Highway. In terms of the hierarchy of
the urban centres in MPSJ, Subang Jaya has been designated as the sub-regional centre and
USJ 10 as the district centre. Pusat Bandar Puchong, The Mines and Bandar Sunway are all
major service centres.
MPSJ is headed by its Council President as in the case of MPPJ. 24 Municipal
councilors have been appointed to assist the President in making policy decisions and other
related matters. The Municipal Council Secretary looks after the daily administration matters. In
carrying out its local government management function, MPSJ is organised around ten
departments. The ten departments are Administration, Legal, Treasury, Town Planning,
Engineering, Urban Services, Building, Valuation & Property Management, Landscape and
Health & Licensing.
3.2 Organization Structure
3.3 Vision and Mission
Vision

“Being an international leading LA- based smart municipal, commercial and residential
dream city”

Mission
“To manage the municipal services of international standards to make the council a
prosperous town, smart and dynamic by 2020”.

3.4 Committees and Councils Roles

1. Processing applications for planning permission under planning control methods, Town

and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172).

2. To enforce the provisions of Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) for the

activities of misuse and abuse of building land.

3. Implement the bleaching plant without permission.

4. Preparing the Development Plan Structure Plan and Local Plan in accordance with the

provisions of Town and Country Planning Act 1976, (Act 172).

5. Provide and coordinate program Local Agenda 21 (LA 21), Safe Cities and Sustainable

Urban Indicators Report by MurniNet.

6. Updating and coordinating the GIS database and information development council.

7. To co-ordinate public transport services

8. Monitoring and public complaints


4.0 The Management Issues & Problems
4.1 Appointment of Councils & Committee Members
4.2 Financial
4.3 Enforcement
4.4 Human Resources
4.5 Solution for Management Issues

5.0 The Development Management Issues & problems


5.1 Physical
5.2 Economic
5.3 Social
5.4 Political Intervention in the Development Process
5.5 Solution for Development Issues

6.0 CONCLUSION

7.0 REFERENCES

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