§ 1A-203. Establishing other offices.

(a) Executive Branch. These are the offices of the Executive Branch that are not part of a department or principal office:

Office of Agriculture (section 2B-1A)

Office of Animal Services (section 2-58C)

Office of the Commission for Women (section 27-28 et seq.)

Office of Community Use of Public Facilities (2-64M)

Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (section 2-64O)

Office of Human Rights (section 27-4)

(b) Legislative Branch. These are the offices of the Legislative Branch:

Office of the County Council (Charter section 101 et seq.)

Office of the Inspector General

Office of Legislative Oversight (section 29A-5)

Office of the People's Counsel

Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings

(c) Internal offices. For purposes of organization, there may also be offices within departments and principal offices. This article does not apply to them. (1986 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 4; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 26, §1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 29, § 1; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2; , §§ 14, 15 and 16; , § 1; , § 1; , § 1; , §1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 18, §1.)

Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated which indicates that, for purposes of a reduction in force, the Regional Service Centers (RSC) are not the same office as the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). This means that only the employees in the RSCs are considered when a position is abolished through a RIF process and not the employees of the CAO’s Office. See County Attorney Opinion dated 1/24/99 explaining that a non-merit position in the Animal Control Division need not be filled.

2007 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2, states: Affect on incumbents. If on the effective date of this Act [May 28, 2007] a merit system employee occupies a position which this Act converts to a non-merit position:

(a) that employee retains all merit system rights; and

(b) the position does not become a non-merit position until that employee leaves the position through transfer, promotion, demotion, retirement, or other separation from service.