4330679 Public Roundtable Notice on PR20-157, PR20-158 and PR20-187  

  • Council of the District of Columbia

    Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety

    Notice of Public Roundtable  

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004


     

    COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON

    COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

     

    ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE ON

     

    PR 20-157, THE “COMMISSION ON RE-ENTRY AND RETURNING CITIZENS AFFAIRS LOUIS B. SAWYER, JR. CONFIRMATION RESOLUTION OF 2013”

     

    PR 20-158, THE “COMMISSION ON RE-ENTRY AND RETURNING CITIZENS AFFAIRS PETRINA L. WILLIAMS CONFIRMATION RESOLUTION OF 2013”

     

    And

     

    PR 20-187, THE “CHILD FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE LAURA E. HOUSE CONFIRMATION RESOLUTION OF 2013”

     

    Thursday, May 30, 2013

    11:00 am

    Room 412, 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 roundtable on Proposed Resolution 20-157, the “Commission On Re-Entry And Returning Citizens Affairs Louis B. Sawyer, Jr. Confirmation Resolution of 2013”; and Proposed Resolution 20-158, the “Commission On Re-Entry And Returning Citizens Affairs Petrina L. Williams Confirmation Resolution of 2013”.  The roundtable will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2013, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. 

     

    The purpose of this roundtable is to receive public comment on the Mayor’s nomination of Mr. Louis B. Sawyer, Jr. and Ms. Petrina L. Williams to serve on the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizens Affairs”; and Dr. Laura E. House to serve on the Child Fatality Review Committee.

     

    The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations 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 Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups.

     

    If you are unable to testify at the public roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted by 5 pm Friday, June 7, 2013 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.