人事權的地方分權與實踐： 以民國九十六年地方制度法第五十六條 及第六十二條修正為楔子
楊戊龍、熊忠勇
《摘要》
民國九十六年七月地方制度法（以下簡稱地制法）的修正，牽 動：(1)縣（市）政府單位及所屬機關的精簡及(2)縣（市）政府一級 單位主管∕機關首長職務屬性及列等的調整兩個後續議題，後者直 接影響公務人員利益、關乎選票，才是民意代表關注的問題。事實 上，從地方自治合憲化、法制化以來，縣（市）首長、民意代表、 地方公務人員所關心者也在於此。本文分析地方政府一級機關首長 ∕單位主管職務屬性之改變與列等提昇的學理基礎及其操作模式， 並指出透過立法院主導修正地制法，成為地方政府公務人員職等列 等及其他資源提昇的捷徑後，中央人事主管機關對地方政府重要職 位的職務列等已失調控權，未來地方政府將會利用此一途徑爭取更 多的人事權。
[關鍵字]：地方制度法、職務屬性、職務列等、一級單位主管／機關 首長
Decentralization of Personnel Authority to Local Governments: A Discussion of 2007 Amendment of Local Government Act Articles 56 and 62
Wu-Lung Yang, Chung-Yung Hsiung
Abstract
The July 2007 amendment of the Local Government Act (hereinafter referred as the Act) touches upon: (1) the streamlining of county (city) government units and related subordinate agencies; and (2) the attributes of level-1 unit heads (subordinate agency heads) and adjustment of pay grades by job function. Of these, the latter has a direct bearing on the interests of civil servants and voter support, making it a primary concern for elected representatives. Since the institutionalization of local autonomy, i.e. ruled by the constitution and the law, this has become a chief area of concern among county (and city) governments, elected representatives, and local civil servants. This paper offers an analysis of the academic basis for modification of the attributes of major local government positions and elevated pay grade rankings and related modes of operation. Further, it notes that using the Legislative Yuan-led revision of the Local Government Act as a shortcut for the advancement of pay grades and other resources, central government personnel authorities have lost regulatory authority over major local government pay grades, so that in the future counties (and cities) and even towns and villages will exploit this avenue to gain greater authority over personnel matters.
Keywords: Local Government Act, professional position attributes, pay grade, level-1 unit heads/subordinate agency heads