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The council is hereby authorized to adopt and amend by law, whenever it shall deem the same necessary to promote the public safety and welfare, regulations concerning the obstructing or the placing upon the surface of public sidewalks, streets, curbs, gutters and other public rights-of-way, any objects for the purpose of display, advertisement, sale, rent or related purposes. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 16-10; 1970 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 4.)
Division 1. Generally.
The County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Council, must recommend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia one or more persons to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, or any successor or substitute body appointed by the Mayor, and one or more other persons to serve as alternate members of that Board. If any other body is created by federal, state, or District of Columbia law to perform any function related to the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant, any successor facility, or any other part of the metropolitan area water and sewer system in which the County participates, the Executive, subject to confirmation by the Council, must appoint all representatives or members to which the County is entitled. The persons recommended or appointed may, but need not, be officers or employees of the County. (1996 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1.)
(a) Generally. The planning implementation purposes of the Office of the County Executive are to:
(1) Implement the land use planning powers granted to the County Executive by State and County legislation;
(2) Coordinate and facilitate the development of executive branch planning policies, thereby ensuring consistency and responsiveness; and
(3) Promote an understanding of executive planning policies by County residents and other County public officials.
(b) Duties. The Office of the County Executive has the following planning implementation functions:
(1) Recommend planning policies to the County Executive;
(2) Develop and implement procedures for participation by the executive branch in the preparation of master plan amendments, and for reviewing, analyzing and commenting on draft master plan amendments before these amendments are transmitted to the County Council;
(3) (A) Review and make recommendations to the County Executive on amendments to the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations;
(B) Recommend approval or disapproval of subdivision regulation amendments after Council action;
(4) (A) Review the Planning Board's draft growth policy and recommend revisions to the Executive;
(B) Coordinate the use of information in this draft with the formulation of capital improvements program recommendations;
(C) Draft comments on the Planning Board's proposed growth policy for submission to the County Council;
(5) Recommend criteria for adequacy of public facilities, and coordinate Executive recommendations to the Planning Board on whether public facilities are adequate for each preliminary subdivision plan considered by the Board;
(6) Provide leadership and staff support to the planning policies committee;
(7) Facilitate interagency analysis of planning policy issues and documents, and ensure that the perspectives of all executive branch agencies are considered in the formulation of planning policies;
(8) Ensure that executive branch planning policies incorporate community views;
(9) Facilitate communication with the Planning Board, the Council, and the municipalities on planning policies; and
(10) Such other planning policy functions and responsibilities as the County Executive directs.
(c) Coordination of master-planned development. The Executive must designate an employee in the Office of the Executive or the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer as the development coordinator for each planning area for which a newly revised master or sector plan has authorized intensive new development or redevelopment. Among other duties, the Coordinator must:
(1) coordinate the financing and development of County infrastructure in that planning area;
(2) advise the Executive, the Council, the Chief administrative Officer, County Department heads, the Planning Board, and any other appropriate government agency, of any action needed to expedite the financing and development of County infrastructure in that planning area;
(3) serve as primary point of contact regarding the financing and development of County infrastructure and associated State and private infrastructure for residents and businesses located or potentially located in or near that planning area and the developer of any development located in that planning area;
(4) acquire and distribute mode share measurements (and related data and methodology) and results for monitoring of a master or sector plan, and make that information publicly available; and
(5) advise the Executive and Council about any other action needed to assure that all required infrastructure keeps pace with private development in that planning area. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 47, § 3; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 2004 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 2; 2010 L.M.C., ch. 46, § 1.)
Cross reference-Administrative procedures act, ch. 2A.
DIVISION 1A. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
The Office of Internal Audit is part of the Office of the County Executive. The Office of Internal Audit must conduct its work in accordance with professional standards relevant to internal audit.
(a) Duties. The Office must:
(1) must periodically conduct a risk analysis, to identify areas of risk in accountability systems;
(2) based on the risk analysis, conduct fiscal, contract, compliance, internal control, performance, and information system audits, and attestation engagements;
(3) undertake investigative audits and audits required by law;
(4) provide advice to County departments and offices on internal control issues;
(5) communicate actions necessary to enhance accountability; and
(6) conduct other investigations and audits as directed by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(b) Annual work plan. The Office must create an annual workplan subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer. The workplan must include the risk analyses and audits required under subsection (a). The Chief Administrative Officer must submit the annual work plan to the Council for review and comment on or before each June 1.
(c) Annual report. The Office must submit a report to the Inspector General on or before each September 15. The report must include the Executive’s implementation of each written recommendation:
(1) made by the Inspector General in the previous fiscal year;
(2) made by the Office in the previous fiscal year; and
(3) identified by the Office of Legislative Oversight for action by the Executive in the previous fiscal year. (2008 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 24, §1.)
Editor’s note—2008 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 3, states: Sec. 3. Any regulation in effect when this Act takes effect that implements a function transferred to another Department or Office under Section 1 of this Act continues in effect, but any reference in any regulation to the Department from which the function was transferred must be treated as referring to the Department to which the function is transferred. The transfer of a function under this Act does not affect any right of a party to any legal proceeding begun before this Act took effect.
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