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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 7. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
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Chapter 7-18. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS |
Section 7-1800. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION POLICY
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1800.1Authority to establish a new classification and compensation system for staff appointed by the District of Columbia Retirement Board ("Retirement Board") is set forth in Title IX, section 902(d) of the Service Improvement and Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Support Act of 1999, D.C. Law 13-38 (the "Retirement Board Amendment Act of 1999"), and the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, as amended (the "Reform Act"), effective November 17, 1979 (Pub. L. 96-122, 93 Stat. 866). D.C. Code § 1-711(e)
1800.2Authority to convert Retirement Board staff attorneys who meet the qualifications for entry into the Legal Service and the Senior Executive Attorney Service, to implement a separate competitive salary structure, and to establish a performance management system for attorneys in the Legal Service and the Senior Executive Attorney Service employed by the Retirement Board is set forth in the Legal Service Establishment Act ("Legal Service Act") of 1999, (D.C. Code § 1-609.51 et. seq.).
1800.3The Retirement Board's principal mission, as derived from the findings and purpose section of the Reform Act (D.C. Code' 1-701), is to manage the assets of the D.C. Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement Fund, and the D.C. Teachers' Retirement Fund, (collectively the "Funds") on an actuarially sound basis in order to provide proper financing for the benefits to which the District's retired police officers, fire fighters and teachers are entitled.
1800.4Pursuant to authority cited in sections 1800.1 and 1800.2 above, the Retirement Board hereby establishes policy and program regulations for a classification and compensation system for staff appointed by the Retirement Board, a separate competitive salary structure, and a performance management system for attorneys eligible for entry in the Legal Service and Senior Executive Attorney Service employed by the Retirement Board, as required by the Legal Service Act.
1800.5The Retirement Board reserves the right to amend any part of this classification and compensation policy and program regulation based upon, without limitation, changes in fiscal condition, changes in operating requirements, and changes in applicable law.