6.8.1.040 Establishment of the Department of Project Management

The Council hereby establishes the Department of Project Management ("Department"). There shall be one Director of the Department ("Director") who shall oversee and provide general supervision of the Department.

(a) The Governor shall be authorized to select and engage a consultant on an interim basis for no longer than one hundred-eighty (180) days to assist with the establishment and implementation of the Department of Project Management; provided, that the Governor may extend the term of the consultant so long as the Governor provides a written explanation of his decision to the Council. The Governor may temporarily delegate the authority of the Director, in whole or in part, to the consultant who may exercise the authority of the Director of the Department.

(b) The Governor shall take reasonable steps to select and employ a Director of the Department within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the effective date of this Act; provided, that, if a Director is not selected and employed within one-hundred-eighty (180) days, then the Governor shall provide a written explanation to the Council of the steps he has taken to recruit and employ a Director and the outcome of such steps.

(c) Any consultant or Director selected by the Governor shall possess professional qualifications including professional licenses, if any, and shall possess at least five years of substantial experience directing and managing complex civic and infrastructure projects.