Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-04-02
Plan Of Reorganization
OF D. {. Government
Calls for Is Units
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Continued From First page.)
Personnel Board would be abol
ished. #
Library Trustees Retained.
6. Retention of the Board o
Library Trustees as an admins
trative board functioning .gener
ally either as it does now. or q
an advisory body. Administra
lively. the second is preferred. 6
Z. Wherever possible. when pres
emit agencies are involved in I
transfer to a proposed department
or agency, all their authorit.
should be lodged in the head O.
the proposed department o.
agency.
8. Some District agencies, be-
cause of the nature of their func.
tons, should continue to operate
as independent organizations. Blu
these should be brought under
control of the Commissioners anc
the executive officer for admin
istrative housekeeping and budget
purposes.
Fiscal Study Indicated.
8. The Board of Education ano
the National Guard should keer
their present status. But expends
tture controls of the board should
be studied to see how its fiscal
activities might be more closely
integrated with the Districts en-
tire fiscal process.
10. The Municipal Court, Mu-
nicipal Court of Appeals and Jul
venile Court should continue
their present relationships with
the Board of Commissioners. 5
II. The Joint Board of Traffic
should be abolished and its func-
tons transferred to the Board Of
Commissioners.
IL. Present legal arrangement
between the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, Office
of the National Capital Parks, Dis
trict Government should be con-
tinued. But feasibility of further
Indignation Of the activities oil
these Federal agencies into either
the local or national government
should receive special study. d
10. A special and continuous
study should be made of the re-
1ationship with other Federal
agencies participating directly OF
indirectly in the administrative ac-
tivities Of the District. Subjects
should include the links with
President Truman, Congress, the
Treasury Department, General Ac-
counting, Bureau of the Budget,
Fine Arts Commission, Civil Serv-
ice Commission and the National
Capital Housing Authority.
IA. All boards, commissions, de-
partments. Offices or agencies not
specifically dealt with in the plan
would continue in existence.
Proposed Department Lineup.
This is the proposed lineup of
the departments:
Finance-Its director would SUI
pervise the Assessors Office, AL
ditor's Office, Collector of Taxes
Office. Purchasing Division, Print
ing and Publications Division, and
Board of Tax Appeals. The Auto
mobile Board would be abolished
and it's functions transferred to
the Purchasing Division. Adjudi-
catory actions OF the Board of Tax
Appeals would be carried on as
at present.
Corporation Counsel's Office
In addition to its present duties
and powers, it would exercise those
now vested in the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds.
Personnel Ofhce-It would have
responsibility and authority for
developing a comprehensive per-
sonnet program for the municipal
government. It would take over
the powers of the Wage Scale
Board, which would become an
advisory body to the director of
personnel.
Civil Defense Ofhce-This office
would be reportable directly to the
executive officer, and would con-
tinue to exercise its present powers
and duties.
Corrections-It would continue
as at present. and include the
Board of Parole for purposes of
administrative housekeeping.
Metropolitan Police-It would
continue as separate entity, and
take on the powers and duties of
the District Pound and pound
master.
Fret would continue as at
present.
Health-In addition to exercis-
ing it's present powers and duties,
it would take on those of the Cor
oner's Office, Board of Police and
Fire Surgeons and the Anatomical
Board.
Recreation Board Powers.
Parks and observation-disclosures
and duties of the Recreation
Board would be transferred to the
director of this department. and
the present Recreation Board es-
tablished as an advisory board.
Public Works-It would include
functions of the Chief Clerk for
Public Works Except Wage Scale
Board, Office of the Surveyor
Department of Highways Except
Automobile Board). Department
of Inspection Except Motion Pic
ture Operators Examining Board,
Electrical Examining Board, Board
of Examiners of Steam and Other
Operating Engineers, Plumbing
Board and the Board of Registra-
ton for Professional Engineers
Department of Sanitary Engineer
ing, Department of Construction
Department of Vehicles and Traf-
fic and the Redevelopment Land
Agency. The Office of the Peoples
Counsel would be abolished and
for purposes Of administrative