6249727 Resolution 21-611, Criminal Code Reform Commission Executive Director Salary Approval Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016
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A RESOLUTION
21-611
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 11, 2016
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to confirm the salary of the Executive Director of the Criminal Code Reform Commission.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Criminal Code Reform Commission Executive Director Salary Approval Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. (a) The Criminal Code Reform Commission (“Commission”) was established by section 3122 of the Criminal Code Reform Commission Establishment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; 63 DCR 10775)(“Act”), as an independent agency tasked with submitting to the Mayor and the Council comprehensive criminal code reform recommendations that revise the language of the District’s criminal statutes.
(b) The Commission consists of the Executive Director, Richard Schmechel, and 4 additional full-time employees.
(c) As Executive Director, Richard Schmechel is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Commission, supervising Commission staff, and developing and instituting internal policies, procedures, and processes to ensure efficient operations.
(d) Pursuant to section 3122(c)(1) of the Act, the Executive Director of the Commission shall be paid at a rate of compensation as may be established from time to time by the Council.
(e) As the Commission officially began its work on October 1, 2016, there is an immediate need to confirm the salary of Richard Schmechel.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Criminal Code Reform Commission Executive Director Salary Approval Emergency Act of 2016 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
