3887486 Public Hearing Notice (Revised) on B19-716, "Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Empowerment Amendment Act of 2012" and B19-886, "Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Allotment Efficiency Amendment Act of 2012"

Council of the District of Columbia                    

Committee on Aging and Community Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                      Revised

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                     

 

COUNCILMEMBER MARION BARRY, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON AGING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

 

on

 

B19-0716 the “Advisory Neighborhood Commission Empowerment Amendment Act of 2012”

 

and

 

B19 – 0886 the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Allotment Efficiency Amendment Act of 2012”

 

on

 

 

Thursday, November 8, 2012

 11:00 a.m., Hearing Room 500, John A. Wilson Building

 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 Washington, D.C.  20004

 

 

Councilmember Marion Barry, Chairperson of the Committee on Aging and Community Affairs, announces a public hearing on B19-0716 and B19-0886.  The public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2012 in Hearing Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. This hearing notice has been revised to reflect a rescheduled hearing date of B19-0716 from May 12 2012, to November 8, 2012.

 

The stated purpose of B19-0716 is to amend the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975 to eliminate the prohibition on Commissions initiating actions in the courts and to eliminate the prohibition on Commissions using their allocated funds for legal expenses associated with Commission business. The purpose of B19-0886 is to encourage expedient generation of quarterly financial reports and reduce the number of forfeited quarterly fund allotments.

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Mr. Garret King, Committee Director, at [phone], or by fax at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 10 copies of written testimony.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to three minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. 

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted either to Mr. King, or to Ms. Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, Room 5 of the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close ten days following the conclusion of the roundtable.