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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970
"(b) To the maximum extent feasible, the Director shall coordinate with and utilize the services of appropriate public and private agencies within the District of Columbia, and shall coordinate and provide administrative services to volunteers utilized by the Superior Court or any divisions thereof. "(c) As directed by the Executive Officer, the Director shall conduct studies and make reports relating to the utilization of social services as an adjunct to the Superior Court. " (d) The Director shall make recommendations with respect to the consolidation or disposition of causes before the court relating to member's of the same family or household. "§ 11-1723. Fiscal Officer " (a)(1) There shall be a Fiscal Officer in the District of Columbia court system who shall be responsible for the budget of the court system and for the accounts of the courts, subject to the supervision of the Executive Officer. "(2) The Fiscal Officer shall receive, safeguard, and account for all fees, costs, payments, and deposits of money or other items, and shall be responsiole for depositing in the Treasury of the United States all fines, forfeitures, fees, unclaimed deposits, and other moneys. "(3) The Fiscal Officer shall be responsible for the approval of vouchers and the internal auditing of the accounts of the courts and shall arrange for an annual independent audit of the accounts of the courts by the District of Columbia government. "(b) The Fiscal Officer shall give bond with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Joint Committee, in an amount prescribed by the Joint Committee, faithfully to discharge the duties of his office. "§ 11-1724. Auditor-Master "There shall be an Auditor-Master of the Superior Court who shall (1) audit and state fiduciary accounts, (2) execute orders of reference referred by the Superior Court and perform duties in connection with the execution of such orders in accordance with Rule 53 of the Federal Eules of Civil Procedure or other applicable rule, and (3) perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Superior Court. The Auditor-Master shall give bond faithfully to discharge the duties of his office. The bond shall have two or more sureties, to bs approved by the chief judge of the Superior Court, and shall be in an amount prescribed by him. "§ 11-1725. Appointment of nonjudicial personnel " (a) Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the Executive Officer shall appoint, and may remove, the Fiscal Officer, and such other personnel whose principal function is to perform duties for both District of Columbia courts. " (b) The Executive Officer shall appoint, and may remove, the Director of Social Services, the clerks of the courts, the AuditorMasteT', and all other nonjudicial personnel for the courts (other than the Register of Wills and personal law clerks and secretaries of the judges) as may be necessary, subject to— "(1) regulations approved by the Joint Committee; and "(2) the approval of the chief judge of the court to which the personnel are or will be assigned. Appointments and removals of court personnel shall not be subject to the laws, rules, and limitations applicable to District of Columbia employees, except as otherwise specified in the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970. "§11-1726. Compensation "In the case of nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by this title, the
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