The Executive Appointee rubric is a tool built by our Coalition members for DC’s incoming mayor to have a quantifiable way to assess potential appointees against a set of criteria meant to help identify quality and accountable appointed officials. 

Our hope is that our next mayor is able to use this rubric to assess their potential appointees against our seven areas of criteria to ensure that our future agency heads have the skill, experience, and willingness to stand up in defense of our local decision-making and DC’s autonomy itself.

While DC Council is responsible for enacting legislation and approving the annual budget,
their policy decisions must be upheld by those who are in charge of implementing our budget.

By: Charnal Chaney, Letter by DC Fiscal Policy Institute, Fair Budget Coalition, the Keep DC Healthy Coalition, TANF Is Still a Lifeline Coalition, Under 3 DC, United Planning Organization Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and The Way Home Campaign

By Shaila Huq, Sophia Bos-Shadi, and Niciah Mujahid of the Fair Budget Coalition in DC

By Seanniece Bamiro | Fair Budget Coalition | April 26, 2023

By Seanniece Bamiro | Fair Budget Coalition | April 18, 2023