5805370 University of the District of Columbia - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Eliminate the One-Year Limit on Executive Appointments  

  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     

    NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

     

    The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act) effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.0l(a); 38-1202.06)(3),(13) (2001 & 2011 Supp.) hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapter 2 (Administration and Management) of Title 8 (Higher Education), Subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

     

    The purpose of the rule is to eliminate the one year limit on acting appointments and to provide continuation of Academic services until such time that a permanent replacement is hired.

     

    The substance of the rules adopted herein was published as a Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register on August 7, 2015 at 62 DCR 10750, for a period of public comment of not less than thirty (30) days, in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Supp.). No public comment was received by the Board within the public comment period. The rules were adopted as final on December 18, 2015, and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Chapter 2, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, of Title 8-B DCMR, UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, is amended as follows:

     

    Section 210, EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS, Subsection 210.4 is amended as follows:

     

     

    210.4               The President may appoint a current employee to serve in an "acting" status in a position designated to be filled by executive appointment without requiring that employee to resign from his or her current position. Compensation of appointees with "acting" status shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of § 210.6 and other applicable subsections of this chapter. Service in an "acting" status in a position designated to be filled by executive appointment shall be limited to one (1) year.  The President shall seek Board approval for an extension forty five (45) days prior to the year ending if he/she determines and can demonstrate that additional time is needed. Should an extension be approved by the Board, the President shall provide the Board immediately with a plan and time line for making the permanent appointment within ninety days (90) of the end of the one (1) year period should the appointment be necessary.  The Board may annually approve an extension of an acting appointment for no more than one year at a time, due to extenuating circumstances as determined by the Board. 

                           

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Rules:
8-B210