6075224 Public Hearing on B21-0697, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016, Part 2

 

Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson
Committee on Housing and Community Development

Announces a Public Hearing of the Committee on

B21-0697, the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016”

Part 2

on

                                               Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM                                              

John A. Wilson Building, Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

                                                           Washington, DC 20004                      

 

Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing and Community Development, will hold the second of two public hearings on B21-0697, the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016”. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.

 

The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016 proposes a wide variety of changes to laws governing the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs), including but not limited to clarifying and strengthening the requirements of agency notice and great weight, providing additional resources for Commissions to perform their legally mandated duties, and providing for additional accountability for Commissioners and Commission grantees.

 

Where the first hearing focused on Sections 2(e), 4, and 5 of the Act, this hearing will be open for discussion on the remainder of the Act, and any other aspects of ANC policy pertaining to the Act’s subject matter.

 

Those who wish to testify are requested to telephone the Committee on Housing and Community Development, at [phone], or email [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any), by close of business on July 5, 2016.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Oral testimony should be limited to three minutes for individuals and five minutes for organizations.

 

If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Housing and Community Development, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 112, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.