Munandi Saleh, Benyamin Harits, Iwan Satibi
This research focuses on strategies to increase the capacity of DPRD members in Sukabumi City so that it is hoped that in the future, the DPRD as a public institution has adequate quality in carrying out its main tasks and functions as regional regulation makers, who set the budget and supervise the operation of the Regional Government. This study aims to determine, analyze, describe and reveal the capacity of DPRD members and strategies that can be taken to increase the capacity of DPRD members. This study uses the capacity theory proposed by Grindel and the strategy theory proposed by Osborne and Plastrik. The researcher used the descriptive analysis method with a case study approach. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews, observations, literature studies and document studies, with the final result finding a strategy to strengthen the capacity of DPRD members in Sukabumi City. The results of this study: 1) that the capacity of DPRD members in Sukabumi City in carrying out the three functions is still weak, so there needs to be an effort to increase it by increasing capacity, 2) that to increase this capacity there needs to be a strategy that must be done, so that the capacity of DPRD members can remember in line with expectations.