4765336 Public Oversight Hearing Notice (Abbreviated) on "Office of Unified Communications, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and the Metropolitan Police Department: Effective Coordination of Public Safety Response and Related ...
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
NOTICE OF PUBLIC oversight HEARING
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
ABBREVIATED
COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT Hearing
on
The Office of Unified Communications, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and the Metropolitan Police Department:
Effective Coordination of Public Safety Response and Related Protocols
Monday, February 24, 2014
2pm
Room 120, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, will convene a public oversight hearing to review policies and procedures related to the coordination of emergency responses by the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS), and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). This notice is abbreviated pursuant to Council Rule 421(c)(3).
The oversight hearing will be held on Monday, February 24, 2014, beginning at 2pm in room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of the hearing is to review and discuss the recent events involving Medric Cecil Mills, Jr. and Jose Santos Ruiz Perez. The Committee, along with the leadership of OUC, FEMS, MPD, and the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, will discuss whether the agencies have protocols and procedures in place that enable an effective and timely coordinated response to any emergency anywhere in the District.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Those who wish to testify should contact Tawanna Shuford at 724-7808 or tshuford@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Those unable to testify at the public hearing are encouraged to submit written statements for the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2014 to Ms. Shuford, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at tshuford@dccouncil.us.
