§ 2-1312. Appointment of Executive Director; compensation; staff.

Current through October 23, 2012

The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Mayor from a list of 3 or more names submitted to him or her by the Commission. The Director shall devote his or her full time to the duties of the Office. The salary of the Director shall be fixed in accordance with subchapter X-A of Chapter 6 of Title 1. He or she shall have such staff as is approved in the District of Columbia budget and federal or private grants, plus any temporary staff approved by the Office of Budget and Resource Development.

                
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(Sept. 29, 1976, D.C. Law 1-86, title III, § 302, 23 DCR 2543; Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(u), 25 DCR 5740; Apr. 5, 2005, D.C. Law 15- 274, § 2, 52 DCR 827.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 1-2312.

1973 Ed., § 6-1912.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-274, in the first sentence, substituted "a director" for "an Executive Director"; and rewrote the third sentence which had read as follows: "His or her annual compensation shall be fixed in accordance with Chapter 51 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to the classification of government employees and related matters), but shall be not lower than a GS 15, step 1 or equivalent compensation pursuant to the provisions of subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of Title 1."

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-86, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1301.

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.

Law 15-274, the "Director of the Office of Latino Affairs Salary Amendment Act of 2004", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 15-275, which was referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Latino Affairs and Property. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 9, 2004, and December 7, 2004, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 29, 2004, it was assigned Act No. 15-665 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 15-274 became effective on April 5, 2005.

References in Text

"GS 15, step 1," referred to in the third sentence of this section, is contained in the General Schedule set out under § 5332 of Title 5, United States Code.