5732038 Public Roundtable (Reconvened) on PR 21-237, Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia George Tyrone Simpson Confirmation Resolution of 2015

CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

on

PR 21-237, Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia George Tyrone Simpson Confirmation Resolution of 2015

 

on

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

10:30 a.m., Hearing Room 412, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

              Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public roundtable before the Committee of the Whole on PR 21-237, the “Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia George Tyrone Simpson Confirmation Resolution of 2015.”  The roundtable will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Hearing Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

 

              The roundtable was initially convened, pursuant to public notice, on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.  That proceeding was recessed until November 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., to hear testimony regarding PR 21-237.  The stated purpose of PR 21-237 is to confirm the appointment of George Simpson to the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Board of Trustees.  The stated purpose of this roundtable is to receive testimony from public witnesses as to the fitness of this nominee for UDC’s Board of Trustees.  If confirmed, Mr. Simpson would replace the seat vacated by George Vradenberg for the remainder of an unexpired term that will end on May 15, 2018.

 

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at
[phone], or to email Christina Setlow, Deputy Committee Director, at [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Friday, November 6, 2015.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on Friday, November 6, 2015, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the roundtable.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.  A copy of PR 21-237 can be obtained on http://lims.dccouncil.us, or through the Legislative Services Division (Room 10) of the Secretary of the Council’s office.

 

If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on November 16, 2015.