Every appointment by the Executive of a chief officer of an executive department pursuant to Section 3.30 of the Charter shall be in the form of a resolution and shall be reviewed by the appropriate Council Standing Committee.

The Standing Committee shall require each appointee referred to it for consideration to complete a standard questionnaire, the same or substantially the same as that attached as Appendix A to this Chapter, to be used to ascertain the appointee's general background and qualifications. The Committee may also require the appointee to complete a supplemental questionnaire related specifically to the qualifications for the position to which he or she has been appointed.

Any hearing on such Executive appointment shall be in a meeting open to the public. The appointee may be required to appear before the Committee on request. When appearing, the appointee may be required to testify under oath or affirmation. (See Section 2.25 of the Charter.)