District DPRD Secretariat is a Regional Government Organization established to support the implementation of duties and functions of Regency DPRDs. The performance of the Regency DPRD in carrying out these three functions is also determined by how well the echelon officials in the Regency DPRD Secretariat perform their functions to provide administrative services and provide support to the Regency DPRD. However, the facts show that the performance of the East Kutai Regency DPRD is generally not optimal. This is partly because the administrative service function and provision of support by the East Kutai Regency DPRD Secretariat has not run optimally as it should be, both in the administration of secretarial administration, financial administration, and in providing and coordinating the experts needed by the DPRD, as mandated by the Regent Regulation East Kutai Regency Number 25 of 2016. Based on this problem, this study aims to describe and analyze the role of echelon DPRD Secretariat officials in serving and supporting the implementation of the duties and functions of the East Kutai Regency DPRD based on the Regent Regulation Number 25 of 2016. Through a qualitative approach, this research concludes that the role of echelon DPRD Secretariat officials in serving and supporting the implementation of the duties and functions of the East Kutai Regency DPRD based on Regent Regulation Number 25 of 2016 has not been maximized. The DPRD Secretariat echelon officials play a dominant role as a “facilitator” of DPRD activities. Meanwhile, the role of "coordinator" of DPRD activity programs with local governments; and the role of "administrator" in the formulation of draft regional policies and reporting on the results of the implementation of the duties of the DPRD Secretariat has not been carried out properly. This interdependence of roles is more due to the low quality of human resources of the East Kutai Regency DPRD Secretariat.

Keywords: Echelon officials; Role; Secretariat of regency DPRD; Tupoksi of regency DPRD