D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B210
In order to allow the President to appoint highly qualified and experienced executive talent to senior administrative positions, as well as to provide flexibility in making top administrative appointments, the President is authorized to make executive appointments to designated positions in the Educational Service, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 210 through 212 subject to the provisions of this title and applicable law.
Except as required under § 212, an executive appointment may be made on a noncompetitive basis. Each executive appointee shall be qualified based on job description submitted by the President and approved by the Board through the Operations Committee for the position to which he or she is appointed. The Operations Committee shall also review the qualifications of the appointee being considered prior to the submission to the Board.
Executive appointments are "at will" appointments and executive appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the President. A person serving under an executive appointment shall not have any job tenure or protection in that position. An executive appointment may be terminated at any time without appeal or right to compensation.
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.
The President shall not enter into any agreements with interim/acting executive appointees that grant tenure or right of employment in any faculty, administrative or other University position unless such person holds permanent or tenured faculty rank at the University or approved by the Executive Committee.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B210