1. (a) The Department shall be headed by a Director ("Director"), who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, from a list of not more than 3 names submitted to the Mayor by the Commission.
2. (b) The Director shall be devoted full time to the duties of the office.
3. (c) The Director shall be in the Executive Service.
4. (d) The Director shall have such staff as is approved in the current District government budget and federal grants, plus any temporary staff .

History

Oct. 29, 1975, D.C. Law 1-24, title III, § 302, 22 DCR 2457

Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(t), 25 DCR 5740

Mar. 29, 2019, D.C. Law 22-276, § 2(d)

Delegation of Authority

Delegation of authority under D.C. Law 7-218, the “District of Columbia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Act of 1988”, see Mayor’s Order 89-86, April 28, 1989.

References in Text

“GS-15, Step 1,” referred to in the second sentence, is contained in the General Schedule, which is set out following § 5332 of Title 5, United States Code.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 6-1712.

1981 Ed., § 6-2212.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 1-636.02 and § 7-701.01.

Cross References

Effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02.