# D.C. Code § 7-1131.06: Appointment and duties of Chief Financial Officer

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T7_C11B_S7-1131.06

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 7-1131.06
- **Heading:** Appointment and duties of Chief Financial Officer
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 7 / Chapter 11B / § 7-1131.06

## Text

The Department shall have a Chief Financial Officer (“Department CFO”), who shall be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia (“District’s CFO”) in collaboration with the Director. The Department CFO shall:
(1) Be qualified by experience and training to carry out accounting, budgeting, and financial management functions;
(2) Directly report to, be ultimately responsible to, and be under the supervisory direction of the District’s CFO, through the Director;
(3) Engage in the accounting, budgeting, and financial management functions authorized by the District’s CFO;
(4) Serve as a member of the Department’s management team;
(5) Advocate for and advance the policy objectives of the Director, to the extent consistent with the Department CFO’s ultimate responsibility to and supervisory control by the District’s CFO; and
(6) Be subject to evaluation, discipline, and transfer by the District’s CFO, in collaboration with the Director.

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