Section 28-1102. OFFICERS: DUTIES

 

1102.1The officers of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group shall be a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson.

 

1102.2The duties and responsibilities of the Chairperson shall include the following:

 

(a)To ensure that the activities of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) mandated by Mayor's Order 79-40 are fulfilled in an expeditious and business-like manner, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of chapter 10 of this title (the rules of the Criminal Justice Supervisory Board), and any other appropriate administrative or legislative mandate which may govern the JJAG;

 

(b)To open the meeting at the appointed time by taking the chair and calling the meeting to order, having ascertained that a quorum is present;

 

(c)To announce in proper sequence the business that comes before the JJAG or becomes in order in accordance with the prescribed order of business, agenda, or program and with existing orders of the day;

 

(d)To state and to put to vote all questions that legitimately come before the JJAG as motions or that otherwise arise in the course of proceedings, and to announce the result of each vote;

 

(e)To expedite business in every way compatible with the rights of members and the parliamentary authority;

 

(f)To authenticate by his or her signature, when necessary, all acts, orders, and proceedings of the assembly;

 

(g)To declare the meeting adjourned when the assembly so votes or, where applicable, at the time prescribed in the program, or at any time in the event of a sudden emergency affecting the safety of those present;

 

(h)To serve as an ex officio member of all Committees of the JJAG and represent the JJAG on the Criminal Justice Supervisory Board;

 

(i)To appoint members of the JJAG to standing and special committees;

 

(j)To serve as the official representative of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group; and

 

(k)To perform any other relevant duties prescribed by this chapter, the parliamentary authority, and the JJAG.

 

1102.3The duties and responsibilities of the Vice Chairperson shall include the following:

 

(a)To fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the Chairperson in his or her absence;

 

(b)To serve as Acting Chairperson if the Chairperson is not able to continue to chair the JJAG until a new Chairperson is appointed by the Mayor; and

 

(c)To perform any other relevant duties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter, the chairperson, or the JJAG.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1121, 1123-24 (March 14, 1980).