{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.16","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-207.16","heading":"Vacancies resulting from abolishment of offices of Commissioner and Assistant to the Commissioner.","body":"Until the 1st day of July next after the first Mayor takes office under this chapter no vacancy occurring in any District agency by reason of § 1-207.11, abolishing the offices of Commissioner of the District of Columbia and Assistant to the Commissioner, shall affect the power of the remaining members of such agency to exercise its functions; but such agency may take action only if a majority of the members holding office vote in favor of it.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 2. District of Columbia Home Rule.","Subchapter VII. Referendum; Succession in Government; Temporary Provisions; Miscellaneous; Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Act; Rules of Construction; and Effective Dates.","Part B. Succession in Government."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-207.16","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b245323d108ac1b4685b8a28a32433e797aca2879c15ce177489b1a9ccc02193","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-207.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}