§ 304. Temporary appointments.

(a)

Chief Administrative Officer. During the temporary absence of the Chief Administrative Officer, or if the office of Chief Administrative Officer shall become vacant, the Executive shall appoint an Acting Chief Administrative Officer pending, in the case of a vacancy, the appointment of a successor. In his or her capacity as Acting Chief Administrative Officer, the appointee need not possess, but the successor shall possess, all those qualifications hereinabove in this Article specified for an original appointee.

(b)

Other officers. The Executive, in the case of a vacancy or temporary absence, may designate any person to serve as acting head of any office or department in the executive branch until the appointment of a successor. Unless at the time of such appointment the temporary appointee is a subordinate officer in the office or department to which he or she is designated as acting head, he or she shall possess all the qualifications for the office specified in Article IV of this Charter for an original appointee.

(c)

Limitation on term of temporary appointees. No person shall serve as Acting Chief Administrative Officer or acting head of any office or department for a period longer than sixty days, provided, however, such limit may be extended an additional four months by resolution of the Council.

Editor's note

An amendment to subsections (a) and (c) proposed by Res. No. 125, 1996 was approved at an election held Nov. 5, 1996, and became effective Dec. 5, 1996. An amendment to subsections (a) and (b) proposed by Res. No. 126, 1996 was approved at an election held Nov. 5, 1996, and became effective Dec. 5, 1996.