The recess is an instrument that allows DPRD members to identify various problems in their constituency, including getting suggestions and input from their constituents on what they should strive for. The recess allows the relationship between DPRD members and their constituents to build and strengthen each other. As a medium for building relations between DPRD members and constituents, the implementation of the recess has always been criticized by the public and is even considered a useless activity because it is nothing more than a formality and elitist activity. Based on this, this study aims to describe and analyze the implementation of the Recess of the Members of the Regional Legislative Council II of East Kutai Regency for the period 2019-2024 based on Government Regulation Number 12 of 2018; and to describe and analyze the factors that support and hinder the implementation of the DPRD Member Recess activities. This research using a descriptive-qualitative. This Research approach concludes: first, the implementation of the recess of the members of the DPRD Electoral District II of East Kutai Regency for the period 2019-2024 based on Government Regulation Number 12 of 2018 has not been optimal. Second, the supporting factors in the implementation of the recess are the support and moral and political commitment from DPRD members to constituents and the establishment of public forums; and the inhibiting factor is the lack of trust from constituents in the credibility of DPRD members because they are considered less serious in responding to the aspirations of the lower classes.

Keywords: DPRD Member Recess, Public Policy Implementation