1793450 DCRB proposes amendment to its quorum rule to incorporate participation by technological means.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Retirement Board (the Board), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 121(i) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979, effective November 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96-122, 93 Stat. 866 (D.C. Official Code § 1-711(e) (2011 Repl.) (the Reform Act), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt the following amendment to the District of Columbia Retirement Board Rules under chapter 15 (District of Columbia Retirement Board) of title 7 (Employee Benefits) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
The Board was established by the Reform Act as an independent agency of government of the District of Columbia. The Board is responsible for managing and controlling the Police Officers and Fire Fighters’ Retirement Fund and the Teachers’ Retirement Fund, as well as implementing and administering the retirement and post-employment benefit programs for members and officers of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and the teachers in the public day schools of the District of Columbia. See D.C. Official Code §§ 1-711(a), 1-901.02(13), (13A), (16)(A), (C), (22) (2011 Repl.); the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, effective August 5, 1997, Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 725, § 11042(a) (D.C. Official Code § 1-809.02(a) (2011 Repl.)).
The proposed rule will amend the Board’s governing standards for establishing a quorum to incorporate modern technological means for meeting participation.
Section 1511, QUORUM, of chapter 15, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD, of title 7, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is amended as follows:
Subsection 1511.1 is amended to read as follows:
1511.1 The applicable statutory requirements shall determine the number of members constituting a quorum for the transaction of Board business. Board business cannot be transacted until a quorum is present. For this purpose, “present” means (a) physically attending the meeting or (b) participating in the meeting via teleconference, via videoconference, or via other electronic means as the Board determines.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the General Counsel of the D.C. Retirement Board, 900 7th Street, N.W., 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained at the Board.
