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Title 6 - PERSONNELSubtitle 6-B - GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
Chapter 6-B24 - REDUCTIONS IN FORCE
Rule 6-B2403 - AGENCY CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO PLANNING A REDUCTION IN FORCE

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2403

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024
Rule 6-B2403 - AGENCY CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO PLANNING A REDUCTION IN FORCE
2403.1

Planning the work program and organizing the work force to accomplish the work program within available resources shall be the responsibilities of the agency.

2403.2

An agency may, within its budget authorization, take appropriate action, prior to planning a reduction in force, to minimize the adverse impact on employees or the agency. Examples of such actions are the following:

(a) Job sharing and reduced working hours under section 2404 of this chapter;
(b) Reassigning employees to vacant positions which have been determined to be essential to the continued maintenance of the agency's operation;
(c) Filling vacancies with temporary employees to perform essential work, or contracting out such work, until the reduction in force takes place;
(d) Freezing vacancies when reductions in funds are anticipated; and
(e) Furloughing employees in accordance with the provisions of sections 2438 through 2446 of this chapter when reductions in expenditures are required.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B2403

: As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 2114 (March 26, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 3933 (July 11, 1997); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 2425 (April 7, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10573 (December 12, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12899, 12902 (December 26, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8400, 8402 (July 13, 2012)
Authority: The Director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources, with the concurrence of the City Administrator, pursuant to Mayor's Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and in accordance with sections 2401 through 2409 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-624.01, et seq. (2006 Repl. & 2011 Supp.))