PUBLIC LAWS--OH. 265-APR. 29, 1942 Filling of acancies. SEC. 3 . Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by the agency which made the original selection. Service without SEC. 4 . The members of the Board shall serve without compensa- compensation. tion for such service. Organization pro- SEC. 5. The Board shall select from among its citizen membership its Chairman and its secretary and is hereby authorized and empow- ered to adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. Meetings. SEC. 6. The Board shall hold stated meetings and such additional meetings as they may from time to time deem necessary. All meet- ings of the Board shall be open to the public. ARTICLE II-FUNCTIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD Determination of SECTION 1. The Board shall determine all questions of general policy. Expenditure of policy relating to public recreation in and for the District of Colum- P'nps,. 437. bia, and shall supervise and direct expenditure of all appropriations and/or other funds made available to the Board. Sureaorintendent of SEC. 2. The Board is hereby authorized to appoint a Superin- tendent of Recreation, which position is hereby authorized and cre- ated, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board but not a member thereof, and shall be charged with the general organization, administration, and supervision of the program of public recreation Qualifications, contemplated and provided for by this Act. The Superintendent shall be a person of such training, experience, and capacity as will especially qualify him to discharge the duties of the office. He shall possess those qualifications of education, training, and experience in recreation work as well as executive and administrative experience which will assure a thorough knowledge of current theory and prac- tice in public recreation and give promise of the administrative ability necessary to administer a program of public recreation in and for the Nation's Capital. Personnel. The Board, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, is empowered to appoint, promote, demote, and terminate the employ- ment of such personnel as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Superintendent may suspend for cause for a period not exceeding thirty days any employee of the Board. recreational person.l. All present personnel of the Community Center and Playgrounds I)Department whose services have heretofore been rated satisfactory shall be retained by the Board with the understanding that this provision does not contemplate the continued employment of indi- viduals whose service is inefficient, and such personnel shall continue to function under existing rules and regulations until such time as classification and Civil Service requirements have been effected. Employment status. The Superintendent and all other regular annual personnel of the Recreation Board shall be employees of the District of Columbia. Their salaries and positions shall be fixed in accordance with the 42 Stat. 1488. Classification Act of 1923, as amended, without regard to race, sex, or 674; Supp. I, ch. 13. creed, and the Civil Service requirements as agreed upon between the Posp. 733. Civil Service Commission and the District Commissioners or any existing agreement between them relative to the selection and change of status of District of Columbia employees. Part-time em- Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board is author- lo. ized to employ, on a part-time basis, at rates of pay to be fixed by the Board without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and without reference to Civil Service requirements, and without regard to the prohibition against double salaries provided by section 1763, Revised Statutes (U. S . C. Annotated, title 5, sec. 58), 262 [56 STAT.
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