The Chairperson shall issue the Board's findings and recommendations to the agency head or Deputy Mayor involved.
Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Board, the agency or Deputy Mayor shall notify the Board in writing of the actions taken or to be taken.
Upon receipt of the agency's or Deputy Mayor's response, the Board shall issue a report, determined by an affirmative vote of at least three Members present, to the Council indicating the violation, the name, and the title of the employee or employees who were responsible for the violation, any justification, and a statement of the action taken or proposed to be taken.
Table of Appropriate Penalties
Violation | First Offense | Second Offense | Third Offense |
Reporting
Not submitting a required plan or projection in a timely manner | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand |
Knowingly reporting incorrectly on spending to date or on projected total annual spending | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
Budget Adherence
Failing to adhere to a spending plan | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand |
Allowing an expenditure or obligation to exceed apportioned amounts | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Officiall Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
Making or authorizing an expenditure exceeding an amount available in an appropriation or fund | |||
Program level | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
Agency level | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 2 e.g., Suspension | Tier 3 e.g., Demotion / Removal |
Obligating the District for the payment of money before an appropriation is made or before a certification of the availability of funding is made unless authorized by law | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
Accounting and Disbursement
Approving a disbursement without appropriate authorization | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
Deferring recording a transaction incurred in the current fiscal year to a future fiscal year | Tier 1 e.g., Letter of Warning | Tier 2 e.g., Official Reprimand | Tier 3 e.g., 10 Day Suspension |
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-1118