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 PUBLIC LAW 109–356—OCT. 16, 2006

120 STAT. 2031

personnel (including personnel of executive branch independent agencies) that report to the Office pursuant to this Act. ‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent, by resolution, of the Council. Upon confirmation by the Council, the name of the Chief Financial Officer shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate for a 30-day period of review and comment before the appointment takes effect. ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTROL YEARS.—During a control year, the Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor as follows: ‘‘(i) Prior to the appointment, the Authority may submit recommendations for the appointment to the Mayor. ‘‘(ii) In consultation with the Authority and the Council, the Mayor shall nominate an individual for appointment and notify the Council of the nomination. ‘‘(iii) After the expiration of the 7-day period which begins on the date the Mayor notifies the Council of the nomination under clause (ii), the Mayor shall notify the Authority of the nomination. ‘‘(iv) The nomination shall be effective subject to approval by a majority vote of the Authority. ‘‘(2) TERM.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All appointments made after June 30, 2007, shall be for a term of 5 years, except for appointments made for the remainder of unexpired terms. The appointments shall have an anniversary date of July 1. ‘‘(B) TRANSITION.—For purposes of this section, the individual serving as Chief Financial Officer as of the date of enactment of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act shall be deemed to have been appointed under this subsection, except that such individual’s initial term of office shall begin upon such date and shall end on June 30, 2007. ‘‘(C) CONTINUANCE.—Any Chief Financial Officer may continue to serve beyond his term until a successor takes office. ‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Office of Chief Financial Officer shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment under paragraph (1). ‘‘(E) PAY.—The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at an annual rate equal to the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule. ‘‘(c) REMOVAL OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial Officer may only be removed for cause by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Council by a resolution approved by not fewer than 2⁄3 of the members of the Council. After approval of the resolution by the Council, notice of the removal shall be submitted

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