establishment of the office of director

establishment of the office of director Sec. 301. (a) There is established within the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics the office of Director of Campaign Finance (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Director”). The Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Director, except that on and after January 2, 1975, any vacancy in the office of Director shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. Such appointments shall be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code, governing appoint-88 Stat. 455merits in the competitive service. The Director shall be entitled to receive compensation at the maximum rate as may be established from time to time for grade 16 of the General Schedule in section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code, and shall be responsible for the administrative operations of the Board pertaining to this Act and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated or assigned to him from time to time by regulations or orders of the Board. However, the Board shall not delegate to the Director the making of regulations regarding elections. (b) The Board may appoint a General Counsel without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The General Counsel shall be entitled to receive compensation at the same rate as the Director of the Board and shall be responsible solely to the Board. The General Counsel shall perform such duties as may be delegated or assigned to him from time to time by regulation or order of the Board. (c) In any appropriate case where the Board upon its own motion or upon recommendation of the Director makes a finding of an apparent violation of this Act, it shall refer such case to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for prosecution, and shall make public the fact of such referral and the basis for such finding. In addition, the Board, through its General Counsel, shall initiate, maintain, defend, or appeal any civil action (in the name of the Board) relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. The Board may, through its General Counsel, petition the courts of the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief concerning any action covered by the provisions of this Act.