District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 5-1106. Duties of the Executive Director.

(a)(1) The Executive Director shall employ qualified persons or utilize the services of qualified volunteers, as necessary, to perform the work of the Office, including the investigation of complaints.

(2) The Executive Director may employ persons on a full-time or part-time basis, or retain the services of contractors for the purpose of resolving a particular case or cases, as may be determined by the Executive Director; except, that complaint investigators may not be persons currently or formerly employed by the:

(3) Chapter 6 of Title 1 shall apply to the Executive Director and other employees of the Office.

(c)(1) Subject to approval of the Board, the Executive Director shall establish a pool of qualified persons who shall be assigned by the Executive Director to carry out the mediation and complaint determination functions (“pool”) set forth in this act.

(2) In selecting a person to be a member of the pool, the Executive Director shall take into consideration each person's education, work experience, competence to perform the functions required of a dispute mediator or complaint hearing examiner and general reputation for competence, impartiality, and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities.

(3) No member of the pool shall be a current or former employee of the:

(4) For their services, the members of the pool shall be entitled to such compensation as the Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, shall determine; provided that the compensation shall be on a per-case basis, not a per-hour, basis.