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D.C. Law Library - Subchapter X-A. Executive Service.
Subchapter X. Executive Service.
§ 1–610.53. Executive Service pay plan.
§ 1–610.54. Incumbents.
§ 1–610.55. Reasonable pre-employment travel and relocation expenses and temporary housing allowance.
§ 1–610.56. Additional income allowance. [Repealed]
§ 1–610.57. Performance incentives.
§ 1–610.63. Life insurance benefits.
§ 1–610.64. Employment contracts with subordinate agency heads.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1051; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; May 13, 2008, D.C. Law 17-154, § 2, 55 DCR 3678.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.51.
This section is referenced in § 1-523.01, § 2-1383, § 2-1431.03, § 5-105.01, § 5-402, § 5-1402, § 5-1501.03, § 7-761.06, and § 34-801.
D.C. Law 17-154, in the section name line, inserted “; policy”; and added subsec. (d).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Salary Approval Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-122, June 17, 2016, 63 DCR 6864).
Applicability of § 101(m) of D.C. Law 12-124: Section 401(c) of D.C. Law 12-124, as amended by § 60 of D.C. Law 12-264, provided that § 101(h), (l), (m), (n), (o)(2) through (5), (q), (r), (t), (u), (w), and (y) of the act shall apply as of October 21, 1998.
Section 301 of D.C. Law 12-124 provided that nothing in the act shall be construed as superseding the provisions of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, approved August 5, 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 712), except that § 47-395.4(b)(3) is expressly superseded. Further, nothing in the act shall be construed as superseding the provisions of § 47-391.1 et seq. or of § 164 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998, approved November 19, 1997 (Public Law 105-100; 111 Stat. 2160).
(A)(i) Lewis Ferebee shall be compensated $280,000 annually, effective January 21, 2019, while serving in the capacity of the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chancellor may be paid a performance bonus of up to 10% of his annual base salary for goal achievements in each school year.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1052; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-83, § 2(a), 58 DCR 11024; June 19, 2013, D.C. Law 19-320, § 501, 60 DCR 3390; Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 1072(b), 60 DCR 12472; Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 4042, 62 DCR 10905; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 3022(a), 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 1002, 64 DCR 7652; Apr. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 22-290, § 501, 66 DCR 1668; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 4052, 66 DCR 8621.)
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4052 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4052 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
(a) The Executive Service Public Safety Schedule (“DX Public Safety Schedule”) shall be divided into 4 pay levels and shall be the basic pay schedule for subordinate agency heads within the public safety cluster .
(b)(1) The Mayor shall designate the appropriate pay level for each subordinate agency head within the public safety cluster based on market analyses considering the qualifications and work experience of each individual appointee, and other relevant criteria; provided, that each subordinate agency head within the public safety cluster shall be subject to compensation within the limits of the DX Public Safety Schedule unless otherwise authorized by an act of the Council.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council approves a compensation level of $253,817 for Cathy Lanier, as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
(3) The existing level of compensation for the position in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be used as the basis for determining the salary of an officeholder in the position of Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, who takes office after February 24, 2012. The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be subject to compensation within the limits of the DX Public Safety Schedule, except as provided by this chapter.
(4)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council approves a compensation level of:
(i) $215,035 for Chris T. Geldart, as Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, retroactive to May 4, 2015; and
(ii) $203,425 for Gregory M. Dean, as Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, retroactive to May 4, 2015.
(B) The level of compensation for the positions as approved in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be used as the basis for determining the salary of an officeholder in the position of Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency or the position of Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
(c) A person paid from the DX Public Safety Schedule shall not be entitled to premium pay.
(d) Each level within the schedule shall have a minimum and maximum salary range established by the Mayor, subject to Council review and approval by resolution. Initial salary ranges shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 60-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 60-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(e) Any changes to the salary ranges established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 15-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 15-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(f) Initial salary ranges and any changes to the salary ranges shall become effective upon approval and shall be published in the District of Columbia Register no later than 45 days after their approval.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term “public safety cluster” means the following District agencies or any successor agencies:
(1) Department of Forensic Sciences;
(3) Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services;
(4) Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
(7) Office of Unified Communications; and
(8) Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1052a; as added May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-267, § 2(c), 62 DCR 1543; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 3022(b), 63 DCR 10775.)
Section 3 of D.C. Law 20-267 provided that, pursuant to this section, the Council approved proposed initial salary ranges established by the Mayor as the DX Public Safety Schedule for fiscal years 2015 through 2017, and provided the ranges in a table.
(a) A person appointed to a position in the Executive Service shall be appointed at the level on the DX Schedule or DX Public Safety Schedule designated for the subordinate agency to which he or she is appointed, and shall receive a salary set at any amount within the salary range for that level that the Mayor determines to be appropriate.
(c) The salary of an employee in the Executive Service who is temporarily assigned to a position at a higher or lower level on the DX Schedule or DX Public Safety Schedule shall be set, at the discretion of the Mayor, at any rate within the salary range of the level to which the employee is temporarily assigned or the salary range of the level of the position from which officially appointed.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1053; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-267, § 2(d), 62 DCR 1543.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.53.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-267 added “or DX Public Safety Schedule” in (a) and (c).
A person holding an appointment to a position in the Executive Service on October 21, 1998 shall continue to be paid at his or her existing rate of pay until the Mayor effects a personnel action establishing a new salary within the designated range for the level of the position to which the person is appointed.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1054; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.54.
Pursuant to regulations the Mayor may prescribe, the following expenses may be paid in connection with Executive Service employment:
(1) Reasonable pre-employment travel expenses for an individual being interviewed for a subordinate agency head position;
(2) Reasonable relocation expenses for an Executive Service selectee or appointee and his or her immediate family if they are relocating to the District of Columbia from outside the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area; and
(3) A reasonable temporary housing allowance, for a period not to exceed 60 days, for an Executive Service selectee or appointee and his or her immediate family.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1055; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.55.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools Salary and Benefits Authorization Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-637, Jan. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 923).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools Salary and Benefits Authorization Temporary Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Law 21-246, Apr. 7, 2017, 64 DCR 1620).
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1056; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-267, § 2(e), 62 DCR 1543.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.56.
The Mayor may authorize performance incentives for exceptional service for subordinate agency heads not to exceed 10% of the rate of basic pay in any year. Exceptional service incentives may be paid only if:
(1) The agency head is bound by a performance contract, available to the public upon request, that clearly identifies measurable goals and outcomes; and
(2) The agency head has exceeded contractual expectations in the year for which the incentive is paid.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1057; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 2802, 49 DCR 6968.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.57.
D.C. Law 14-190 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “The Mayor may authorize performance incentives for exceptional service for subordinate agency heads not to exceed 10% of the rate of basic pay in any year. Exceptional service incentives may be paid only when the agency head is bound by a performance contract that clearly identifies measurable goals and outcomes and the agency head has exceeded contractual expectations in the year for which the incentive is paid.”
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2702 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-453, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8026).
Short title of title XXVIII of Law 14-190: Section 2801 of D.C. Law 14-190 provided that title XXVIII of the act may be cited as the Executive Compensation and Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Act of 2002.
(a) A subordinate agency head may be paid separation pay of up to 12 weeks of his or her basic pay upon separation from the government at the discretion of the Mayor; provided that, the agency head has been a District government employee for at least one year prior to the separation; otherwise the separation pay shall not exceed 4 weeks of the agency head’s basic pay.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police, shall be paid separation pay in a lump sum equivalent to 4 months of her basic pay upon involuntary separation from the District government if the separation is without “material failure,” or for a “good reason,” as those terms are described in an employment agreement between the District of Columbia and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police, dated May 8, 2012.
(2) If Chief Lanier is involuntarily separated without material failure or for a good reason, Chief Lanier and her eligible dependents shall be entitled to continue to participate in the District of Columbia’s health and welfare insurance plans, in which Chief Lanier participated immediately before the date of termination and at the same contribution rates as active employees:
(A) For the 6-month period following the date of termination, or the balance of her term if less than 6 months remain; or
(B) Until she obtains employment with comparable benefits, whichever occurs first.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1058; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464; Mar. 7, 2000, D.C. Law 13-52, § 3, 46 DCR 9911; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-199, § 2, 53 DCR 8832; Dec. 21, 2012, D.C. Law 19-205, § 3, 59 DCR 12472.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.58.
D.C. Law 13-52 added “provided that, the agency head has been a District government employee for at least one year prior to the separation; otherwise the separation pay shall not exceed 4 weeks of the agency head’s basic pay”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-205 added (c).
No person holding a position in the Executive Service may be appointed to a position in the Career, Educational, or Management Supervisory Service for at least one year immediately following his or her separation from the Executive Service, except that, upon termination, a person with Career, Educational, or Management Supervisory Service status may retreat, at the discretion of the Mayor, within 3 months to a vacant position in the service for which he or she is qualified.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1060; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.60.
Executive Service employees shall be covered under subchapter XXVI of this chapter, except that employees first hired after September 30, 1987, may elect to participate in the District’s defined contribution plan or may elect to have the funds that would otherwise be contributed by the District under the defined contribution plan directed to another 401(a) retirement plan.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1062; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.62.
Executive Service employees shall be covered by the provisions of subchapter XXII of this chapter, except that any Executive Service employee, whether covered by federal life insurance benefits (pursuant to § 1-622.01) or District life insurance benefits (pursuant to § 1-622.03), may receive additional coverage for himself or herself, not to exceed twice the rate of that employee’s basic pay. The cost of that coverage shall be borne solely by the District government.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1063; as added June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(m), 45 DCR 2464.)
1981 Ed., § 1-611.63.
This section is referenced in § 7-761.06.
(a) The Mayor shall not enter into an employment contract with a subordinate agency head that contains terms and conditions of employment that are inconsistent with existing law.
(b) If the Mayor executes an employment contract with a subordinate agency head in the Executive Service, the contract shall be posted to the website of the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources within 30 days of signing. The requirement to post the contract shall be subject to relevant exemptions pursuant to § 2-534 and required disclosures pursuant to § 2-536.
(c) An employment contract, if any, with a subordinate agency head shall be transmitted to the Council simultaneously with the transmittal of the nomination of the subordinate agency head.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1064; as added Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-83, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11024.)