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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) The Office shall be headed by an Executive Director (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the "Director"), who shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Director shall devote his full time to the duties of his Office, and shall appoint qualified staff including a "Business Ombudsman" charged primarily with the implementation of the functions provided in § 2-1201.03. The annual compensation of the Director shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 51 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to the classification of government employees and related matters), but shall be no less than a GS-16, step 1 or equivalent compensation pursuant to the provisions of subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of Title 1.
(b) In order to best carry out his duties and responsibilities and to serve the people of the District in the promotion of business economic development, the Director may engage in programs and projects jointly with a private person, firm, corporation, or association, and may enter into contracts under terms to be mutually agreed upon to carry out such programs and projects not including acquisition of land or buildings. Such contracts may be negotiated and shall not be subject to the provisions of § 2-225.05, insofar as such provisions relate to competitive bidding.
(Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-97, § 5, 23 DCR 9532b; Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(x), 25 DCR 5740.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-2204.
1973 Ed., § 1-1354.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-97, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1201.01.
Law 2-139 was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-10, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on October 17, 1978 and October 31, 1978, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on November 22, 1978, it was assigned Act No. 2-300 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
References in Text
"GS-16, step 1", referred to in subsection (a), is contained in the General Schedule which is set out under § 5332 of Title 5, United States Code.
Section 2-225.05, referred to in subsection (b), was repealed by D.C. Law 11- 259, § 405, 44 DCR 1423, effective April 12, 1997.
Editor's Notes
Because of the codification of D.C. Law 5-89 as subchapter II of Chapter 22 of Title 1 [subchapter IV of Chapter 12 of Title 2, 2001 Ed.], and the designation of the preexisting text as subchapter I, "subchapter" has been substituted for "chapter" near the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (a).
Transfer of Functions
See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1201.02.
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority pursuant to D.C. Law 7-173, the "Supermarket Tax Incentive Amendment Act of 1988", see Mayor's Order 89-84, April 24, 1989.
Miscellaneous Notes
Office of Business and Economic Development abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1201.02.
