For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Agency" means any office, department, division, board, commission, or other agency of the District government, including both subordinate agency and independent agency, required by law or by the Mayor or Council to administer any law or any rule adopted under the authority of a law. The term "agency" does not include the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(2) "Performance measures" means the methods of gauging the outcomes and outputs of publicly funded activities through procedures and devices, including, but not limited to, existing agency records, citizen surveys, and trained observer ratings.
(3) "Performance plan" means the strategic description of how an agency's mission and goals will be accomplished and shall consist of functions, activities, operations, and projects and both qualitative and quantitative measures required for effective implementation. The performance plan shall also include the following:
(A) Mission statement: A statement of central purpose of the organizational entity;
(B) Objectives: Broad statements of the desired benefits from the performance of the central purpose; and
(C) Goals: Target levels of performance expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which actual achievement can be compared, including a goal expressed as a quantitative standard, value, or rate.
(4) "Performance report" means the annual device by which District agencies report to the Council on the progress of management employees and other personnel toward achieving the objectives and goals in the performance plan.
(5) "Management employee" means any person whose functions include responsibility for project management and supervision of staff and the achievement of the project's overall goals and objectives.
(6) "Nonmanagement personnel" means any person whose functions do not include responsibility for project management or supervision of staff, and are subject to the control and supervision by management employees.
(7) "Significant activities" means activities that are central to the functions, goals, and services of the agency, program, or project.
(8) "Publicly funded" or "public funds" means support by any governmental source.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1411, as added May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 11-16, § 2(b), 42 DCR 1394; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 106, 47 DCR 520.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-615.11.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-91, in subd. (3)(C), substituted "measurable" for "measureable".
Legislative History of Laws
Law 11-16, the "Government Managers Accountability Amendment Act of 1995," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 11-18, which was retained by counciL. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on January 17, 1995, and February 7, 1995, respectively. Approved without the signature of the Mayor on March 10, 1995, it was assigned Act No. 11-28 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 11-16 became effective on May 16, 1995.
For Law 13-91, see notes following § 1-602.3.
(a) Not later than January 1, 1996, and coincident with annual budget submissions to the Council in succeeding years, each agency of the District of Columbia shall develop and submit to the Council a performance plan that covers all publicly funded activities of the agency.
(b) The performance plan shall state measurable, objective performance goals and objectives for all significant activities of the government of the District of Columbia, including activities supported in whole or in part by public funds, but performed in whole or in part by some other public or private entity.
(c) Control center and responsibility center budgetary information shall be organized along specific program lines with corresponding statements of goals and objectives included in the performance plan.
(d) For each agency and major program covered by the performance plan, there shall be one or more measures of performance, that addresses both quantity and quality. The performance measures may include program outputs and activity levels, but should also include measures of program outcomes and results.
(e) The performance plan shall state the name and position of the management employees most directly responsible for the achievement of each performance measure, and the immediate supervisor or superior of the management employees.
(f) Any change in resources or reprogramming within the agency shall require appropriate revision to the performance plan by the agency.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1412, as added May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 11-16, § 2(b), 42 DCR 1394; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 1802, 47 DCR 6308; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 1802(a), 47 DCR 6308.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-615.12.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-172 rewrote subsec. (e), which previously read:
"For each measure of performance there shall be at least 2 stated objectives, one designated as an acceptable level of performance and the other designated as a superior level of performance. The performance plan shall also state the position, and immediate supervisor or superior of the District of Columbia management employee, and the identity of nonmanagement personnel who are most directly responsible for the achievement of each performance measure."
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 1802(a) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(a) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13- 438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-16, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-614.11.
Law 13-172, the "Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 13-679, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 18, 2000, and June 6, 2000, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 26, 2000, it was assigned Act No. 13-375 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 13-172 became effective on October 19, 2000.
Miscellaneous Notes
Government Managers Accountability Act of 1995--FY 96 Performance Report and FY 98 Performance Plan: See Mayor's Order 97-8, January 14, 1997 (44 DCR 490).
(a) Not later than January 1, 1997, and on January 15th in subsequent years, each agency of the District of Columbia government shall develop and submit to the Council of the District of Columbia a performance report covering all major programs of the agency.
(b) The performance report shall indicate, for each performance measure stated in the previous fiscal year's performance plan, the actual level of performance as compared to the stated goal or objective for performance. The performance report shall also state the name and position of the management employee or employees most directly responsible for the achievement of each performance measure, and the immediate supervisor or superior of the management employee or employees.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1413, as added May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 11-16, § 2(b), 42 DCR 1394; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 1802(b), 47 DCR 6308.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-615.13.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-172, in subsec. (a), substituted "on January 15th in subsequent years" for "coincident with annual agency budget submissions in subsequent years"; and rewrote subsec. (b), which previously read:
"The performance report shall, for each performance measure stated in the previous fiscal year's performance plan, indicate the actual level of performance achieved as compared to the stated goal or objective for an acceptable level of performance and the goal or objective for a superior level of performance. The performance report shall also state the position and the immediate supervisor or superior of the District of Columbia management employee most directly responsible for the achievement of each performance measure, as well as the names of the nonmanagement personnel responsible for the accomplishment of the performance measure under management's supervision."
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 1802(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1802(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13- 438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-16, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-614.11.
For Law 13-172, see notes following § 1-614.12.
(a) Agencies of the District of Columbia shall develop the performance plans and performance reports that are submitted by January 1, 1996, January 1, 1997, and succeeding years in consultation with the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.
(b) The Mayor shall order that the District of Columbia Office of Personnel amend its management and personnel laws and regulations to be in conformance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor shall conduct an audit of selected performance measures presented in performance reports of certain agencies each fiscal year.
(d) The District may invite outside review of the process and the indicators upon the submission of the first performance plan and performance report to obtain recommendations concerning the process and the indicators, and after the initial review, on a biannual basis.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1414, as added May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 11-16, § 2(b), 42 DCR 1394; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 2402(b), 47 DCR 6308.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-615.14.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-172 rewrote subsec. (c), which previously read:
"The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor shall conduct an audit of the performance reports of the District of Columbia that are submitted in 1997 and 1998."
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 2402(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2402(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13- 438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-16, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-614.11.
For Law 13-172, see notes following § 1-614.11.
