Separation Pay, Term of Office and Voluntary Retirement Modifications for Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey Amendment Act of 2003
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A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor, introduced the following bill which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Operations. 

To amend the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to modify the separation pay provisions applicable to the Executive Service in the case of involuntary separation from the District government of Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey, to amend An Act Relating to the Metropolitan police of the District of Columbia to provide that effective April 21, 2003, Chief Ramsey shall serve in the capacity of Chief of Police for a teen of 4 years and 9 months, except that the Mayor may terminate him earlier with or without cause, and to amend the District of Columbia Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act to increase the rate of annuity for voluntary retirement for Chief Ramsey to 3.43% effective April 21, 2003.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Separation Pay, Term of Office and Voluntary Retirement Modifications for Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey Amendment Act of 2003".

Sec. 2. Section 1058 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139), as added by §1-101(m) of the Omnibus Personnel Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective June 10, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-i24; D.C. Official Code §1-610.58), is amended as follows:

(a) By designating the existing text as subsection (a).

(b) By adding a new subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, shall be paid separation pay equivalent to up to one year of his basic pay upon involuntary separation from the District government by the Mayor, provided that the involuntary separation is without cause. However, if Chief Ramsey is involuntarily separated without cause at any time during the last 6 months of his term, as that term is set forth in section 3(b) of this act, he shall be entitled to separation pay equal to the actual number of days remaining in his term.".

Sec. 3. Section 1 of An Act Relating to the Metropolitan police of the District of Columbia, approved February 28, 1901 (31 Stat. 819, ch. 623; D.C. Official Code §5-10.01), is amended as follows:

(a) By designating the existing text as subsection (a).

(b) By adding a new subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Effective April 21, 2003, Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, shall serve in the capacity of Chief of Police for a teen of 4 years and 9 months, except that the Mayor may terminate Chief Ramsey before expiration of the term of 4 years and 9 months with or without cause.".

Sec. 4. Section 12(h) of the District of Columbia Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act, approved September 1, 1916 (39 Stat 718, ch. 433; D.C. Official Code § 5-712) is amended to add a new subsection (f) to read as follows:

"(f) Notwithstanding the first sentence of subsection (a) of this section, Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police, appointed to that position on April 21, 1998, may voluntarily retire from the service and, effective on the date of his appointment as Chief of Police, shall be entitled to an annuity computed at a rate of 3.43% of his pay times the number of years of his creditable service.".

Sec. 5. The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(3 ). ,

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.