Office of the Mayor FY 81 Agency Office of the Mayor Explanation Staffing and Maintenance (1.0 pos., 1.0 emp. $8.7): Position to assist the Mayor's Special Assistants for Boards, Committees, and Commissions. New Programs, Law School Clinical Program Funding Authorization (0 pos., 0 emp., $40.0): This program, for the purpose of training and sensitizing law school students to the problems of needy and indigent citizens, was enacted by the Council. The authority to disburse this money was vested in the Office of the Mayor. These monies are to be paid directly to existing clinical programs operated by accredited law schools within the District of Columbia. (Council Bill 2-343) Workload (1.0 pos., 1.0 emp., $36.5): In an attempt to make As a corollary of the expanding role of the Nation's Capital in national and internation affairs, additional Mayor's allotment and ceremonial funds are requested. ($1.0) Additional funds are requested for employee training and travel to upgrade the technical skills of the staff and for workshops and conferences directly related to the responsibilities of the Mayor's staff. ($1.0) An increase of $4.8 is requested to meet additional monthly In Control Center Name Office of the Mayor General Fund Explanation 11 OPERATING equipment and telephone lines must be added to the existing Centrex I equipment. ($4.8) One position and $25.0 is requested to provide the Mayor Printing increases in the Office of the Mayor (including There An increase is requested for reporting services. has been a sharp increase in the number of hearings held in connection with appeals from Police and Fire Retirement and Relief board decisions, appeals on grievances of civil employees, special councils studying the crime situation and juvenile delinquency in Washington, Complaint Review Board cases, public hearings on various public works construction items, and other hearings requiring special reporting services. Previously, it has been possible to absorb the cost of this service from funds allotted to other objects in the Mayor's office appropriation. is no longner a viable practice under the new Financial Management System, nor in view of the uncertainty that lapsed funds will always be available. ($1.5) This Duplicating, Audio-Visual and ADP Equipment (0 pos. J-90497 PAGE AA-9 BUDGET REQUEST Mr. DIXON. Next we have the Office of the Mayor. I understand that the Mayor is requesting $1,086,400 and 29 positions for fiscal year 1981 which is an increase of $115,000 and two positions over the current budget. I believe Mr. Dwight Cropp, the Executive Secretary, will explain this request. With that I would be pleased to hear any statement you have. I would like to tell you I would like for you to go through this in some detail. Mr. CROPP. If it pleases you, Mr. Chairman, we could forego the statement. Mr. DIXON. No, I would like to hear a statement. INTRODUCTION OF OFFICE STAFF Mr. CROPP. First of all, I would like to say good morning and introduce Mr. Robert Robinson and Mr. David Splitt of our staff who will be here assisting me. RESPONSIBILITIES OF MAYOR The Mayor, as chief executive officer of the District of Columbia government, has overall responsibility for the execution of the laws and the administration of the District government. As chief executive, the Mayor is responsible for the coordination of all planning activities of the municipal government and the development of programs for citizen participation, as well as the involvement of other governmental officials, in the planning process. Planning activities include the establishment of long-range goals and immediate operational plans for the agencies of the District government. The Mayor has ultimate supervisory responsibility over the activities and programs of the District's operating agencies, offices, boards and commissions. The Mayor is also responsible for the overall administration of personnel laws and regulations, especially insofar as they apply to the appointment of agency heads and members of boards and com missions. Among the many fiscal and managerial responsibilities of the Mayor are the development of budgetary policy, capital budget and development policy, oversight and review of the bureaucratic structure of the government, and the delegation of authority throughout the agencies of the District government. Since the District of Columbia has State, regional and county attributes, as well as traditional municipal responsibilities, the Mayor functions as the government of a State and a county executive in addition to having those duties normally associated with a city mayor. The Mayor and his staff must interact with the Congress, neighboring and distant States and county governments, and the entire Federal government establishment as part of the daily operation of District government administration. |