Merit personnel system inapplicable.
Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall not apply to employees of the Authority; except, that: Subchapters V and XVII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall apply. Notwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2, each qualified District resident applicant shall receive an additional 10-point preference over a qualified non-District resident applicant for all positions within the Authority unless the applicant declines the preference. This 10-point preference shall be in addition to, and not instead of, qualifications established for the position. All persons hired after February 6, 2008, shall submit 8 proofs of residency upon employment in a manner determined by the Board of Directors. An applicant claiming the hiring preference under this section shall agree in writing to maintain bona fide District residency for a period of 7 consecutive years from the effective date of hire and shall provide proof of such residency annually to the director of personnel for the Authority for the first 7 years of employment. Failure to maintain District residency for the consecutive 7-year period shall result in forfeiture of employment. The Authority shall submit to the Mayor and Council annual reports detailing the names of all new employees and their pay schedules, titles, and place of residence.
Annotations
Sept. 28, 1994, D.C. Law 10-188, § 216, 41 DCR 5333 Sept. 23, 1997, D.C. Law 12-22, § 2, 44 DCR 4168 Feb. 6, 2008, D.C. Law 17-108, § 210(b), 54 DCR 10993 Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 223(e)(2), 56 DCR 1117 For temporary amendment of section, see § 2 of the Washington Convention Center Authority Collective Bargaining Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-78, June 4, 1997, 44 DCR 3351). D.C. Law 17-353, in the lead-in language, substituted “except” for “provided”. D.C. Law 17-108 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall not apply to employees of the Authority, except that subchapters V and XVII of Chapter 6 of Title 1, shall apply.” 1981 Ed., § 9-817.
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