Electronic- District Personnel Manual (E-DPM) Mayoral Orders and Memoranda Notice(s) of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Notice(s) of Proposed Rulemaking Notice(s) of Final Rulemaking E-DPM Chapters 1 - 10 E-DPM Chapters 11 - 20 E-DPM Chapters 21 - 30 E-DPM Chapters 31 - 39 The chapters of the Electronic-District Personnel Manual (E-DPM) that are shown below provide the provisions contained in Title 6B of the DC Municipal Regulations.  As amendments to the chapters are adopted, the online E-DPM is updated accordingly.  Procedures for certain E-DPM chapters, identified as E-DPM II, and current E-DPM instructions and bulletins are also available. Chapter Title Summary Instructions/Bulletins 1 Introduction General information on the structure of the Electronic District Personnel Manual (E-DPM) Issuances 2 Retention of Personnel Rights and Benefits* Appointment, Retention of Personnel Rights and Benefits   3 Residency* Provisions on residency preference in Career Service and MSS and domicile requirement for the Excepted & Executive Services Issuances 3 E-DPM II Implementing Guidance and Procedures: Chapter 3* Procedures governing Chapter 3, Residency.   4 Organization for Personnel Management* Granting of variations by the Director, DCHR, Appointment Affidavit, Pre-Employment Checks and Criminal Checks for Safety-Sensitive Issuances 5 Public Employee Relations Board Unit determination & representation issues, elections procedures, unfair labor practice complaints & review of arbitration appeals (Note: Refer to the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) website to access PERB's rules at www.perb.dc.gov)   6 Office of Employee Appeals Administrative appellate authority for employee appeals of final agency decisions   7A Veterans Preference Preference in employment and reduction in force for veterans Issuances 7B Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative action policy in employment   8 Career Service* Policies & procedures on the merit system, including recruitment, examination, competitive & non-competitive selection, and prohibited personnel practices Issuances 8 E-DPM II Career Service* Implementing Guidance and Procedures governing Chapter 8 E-DPM II (Transmittal No. 198) 9 Excepted Service* Conditions of employment for persons appointed to in the Excepted Service Issuances 9 E-DPM II Excepted Service* Implementing Guidance and Procedures governing Chapter 9 Part II (Transmittal No. 158) 10 Executive Service Conditions of employment for subordinate agency heads Issuances