FORMER Klang district officer Shahman Jalaludin was sworn in as Selayang Municipal Council's ninth president on Wednesday.
His appointment replaced former president Mohd Yazid Sairi who was promoted to Selangor Deputy Secretary (Management) on March 1.
Shahman’s swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by the council’s deputy president Adi Faizal Ahmad Tarmizi, Orang Besar Daerah Gombak Datuk Paduka Raja Tan Sri Wan Mahmood Pa'wan Teh and the council’s assistant secretary Az’har Samsuri.
Shahman, 45, is an administrative and diplomatic officer who holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a Master’s degree in social sciences (strategy and safety analysis) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and has been in public service since 2003.
Before he was the Klang district officer, he served as the Selangor Islamic Religious Department deputy managing director.
In his speech, Shahman said he aims to emphasise that the digitisation focus in the council’s service delivery is on the right track.
“This is manifested by offering online services implemented through the MyMPS portal, e-licence application, as well as digital assessment tax bill in addition to existing online services.
“The usage of the MyMPS portal which is the service gateway for revenue collection is also encouraging. As of May 31 this year, the portal recorded a total of 151,713 users with total transactions of RM132mil,” he said at the council’s headquarters.
In addition, he said the council had also issued a notice to revise the new valuation list in accordance with Section 141, of the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) to all owners under the council’s administrative area on April 1.
“I was told we received 43,000 objections at the end of the objection period on May 31. We will have a hearing session in September and relay the information to the Selangor government,” Shahman added.
When asked what his plan was for his 100th day as council president, he said: “I want to see (improvement) in our service delivery and how far the council can be improved. We have to solve and implement short-term plans first, but we must stick to our objectives. 100 days will go by quickly.”
