The Department shall:
(1) Have a Chief Financial Officer separate from any financial cluster, who shall:
(A) Be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia after consultation with the Director;
(B) Be qualified by experience and training to carry out accounting, budgeting, and financial management functions;
(C) Report directly to, be ultimately responsible to, and be under the supervisory direction of the District CFO, through the Director;
(D) Engage in the accounting, budgeting, and financial management functions as authorized by the District CFO;
(E) Serve as a member of the Department management team;
(F) Advocate for and advance the policy objectives of the Director, to the extent consistent with the ultimate responsibility of the Department CFO to, and supervisory control by, the District CFO; and
(G) Be subject to evaluation, discipline, and transfer by the District CFO, in consultation with the Director;
(2) Have a general counsel or the equivalent, who shall:
(A) Be appointed by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia as an employee of the Office of the Attorney General, after consultation with the Director;
(B) Be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the District of Columbia;
(C) Be qualified by experience and training to advise the Department with respect to legal issues related to its powers and duties;
(D) Be in the Senior Executive Attorney Service as an at-will employee under the direction and control of the Attorney General;
(E) Be subject to all applicable provisions of subchapter VIII-B of Chapter 6 of Title 1 [§ 1-608.51 et seq.];
(F) Have an attorney-client relationship with the Department;
(G) Advocate vigorously for the positions of the Department on legal issues, and if that advocacy poses a conflict with a legal position of the Attorney General, seek exemption from the supervision of the Attorney General as to that position, in accordance with § 1-608.55(b); and
(H) Be subject to evaluation, discipline, and transfer by the Attorney General, after consultation with the Director; and
(3) Have sufficient staff, supervisory personnel, and resources, and be organized to carry out the functions and duties set forth in this chapter.
(Feb. 27, 2008, D.C. Law 17-109, § 7, 55 DCR 216.)
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