Evening star., 1939-02-05
Single Administrator
Would Garry Out
Policies Of Council
Many Existing Agencies
Would Be Merged
Under Proposals

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part on q contractual basis-a plan
recommended in the Jacobs fiscal
relations report of several years ago.
At that time it was found the net
amount reimbursable to the District
on the basis of an interchange OF
services would amount to nearly
$20OO,000 year.
The II new administrative de-
partments that would be set up
under the reorganization plan would
be: Finance, personnel, revenue,
law, education, libraries, police, fire,
public utilities, insurance, occupa-
tional standards, unemployment
compensation, health, public well
fare, public works, parks and recre-
alton and title records,
Each Have Manager.
Each department would be headed
by single managing officer. To
some of them boards or commissions
appointed by the administrator
would be attached to exercise ap-
peal, policy determining, rule ap-
proving or other special functions
but not to exercise executive direc-
ton. Others would be aided by
officials on problems and policies
affecting the particular depart
ments. These boards and commit
tees also would be appointed by the
administrator.
Details of the bureaus and agen-
cies that would be consolidated or
shifted under the new plan into the
II new departments will not be
revealed for several days until two
schedules are completed by the Grit
fenhagen firm.
The advance draft of the report
however, which outlines the func-
tions and organizations of the II
departments provides a brief gen.
eral picture of the proposed changes
Like the director of schools the
director of libraries also would have
an advisory committee ''if desired
The Public Utilities Commission
would remain as now constituted tc
issue orders, rules and regulations
but it would be headed by a di-
rector to supervise its activities.
The proposed department of oc-
cupational standards would examine
and license all applicants to prac-
tice professions and vocations and
administer the minimum wage law
Into the proposed Department OF
Public Works would be placed the
present highway, water, sewer
building inspection, street cleaning
and refuse departments and various
other agencies under the present
engineering department.
All parks and recreational activi-
ties as we'll as public Fairgrounds
would be placed under the Depart
ment of Parks and Recreation
which would be charged specifically
with the acquisition, development
and maintenance of parks and park
areas and the administration as
well of a comprehensive program
of recreation.
The Department of Public We'll
fare would function similar to the
present Board of Public Welfare.
The Department of Public Health
also would continue to function in
Its present manner.
The report also recommends that
the National Park and Planning
Commission be given authority to
regulate park and planning prof.
ects In the District and to enforce
compliance in proposed develop
ments. In connection with the ac-
QUESTION and development of areas
that are distinctly for the benefit of
local residents as evidenced by
willingness of the District Govern
ment to pay for them, the report
declared such projects should be
handled by the District Govern
ment.
A change in the composition of
the commission as we'll as shortening
OF Its name to National Capital
Planning Commission" also was
suggested.
Another recommendation calls for
unif1cation of all municipal courts.
Separation of Functions.
The principal objective of the new
plan for the top organization" of
the District government, according
10 the report, Is to provide a sepa-
ration of legislative functions from
executive and administrative func-
tlons by means of a division of the
single governing authority into two
parts-a legislative authority and an
administrative authority.
The legislative authority, by
whatever name it may be called
Commonly referred to in this re-
port as the governing body), would
be OF multiple membership, and ex-
press its will, within the scope of its
delegated powers, by means of ordi-
nances or similar enactments," the
report declared. at should have no
executive powers or duties.
The administrative authority, bv
whatever name called Commonly
referred to in this report as the
administrative off1cer), would be
responsible to the governing body
Tor the carrying out and enforce
ment OF the provisions of the Or
ganic Act and the ordinances adopt
ed hereunder through the ad-
ministrative organization provided.
1t Is this authority to which the
department heads would look for di-
rection.
THE Board of Commissioners,
with substantially increased ordi-
nance-making powers and prefer
ably with an enlarged membership,
might be continued as the legislative
authority or governing body so
visualiZed. Or the commission might
be renamed council or assembly or
constituted in such a way as might
be decided upon as a matter of
policy.
Might Expand Membership.
"The composition of this body
and the method of selection of its
MEMBERSHIPS little or no bearing on
the plan of administrative organiza-
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