5031019 Public Hearing and Oversight Notice on B20-471, B20-660 and "Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and Whether District Agencies are Sufficiently Responsive to Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners"

Council of the District of Columbia

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Notice of Public Hearing and Oversight Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson

Committee on Government Operations

 

Announces a Public Hearing on

 

B20-471, The “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Transparency Amendment Act of 2014”

 

and

 

B20-660, The “Transparency of Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces Act of 2014”

 

Followed by a Public Oversight Hearing on

 

The Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and Whether District Agencies are Sufficiently Responsive to Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners

 

Thursday, September 25, 2014, 11:00 AM

Room 500 John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

On September 25, 2014, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations, will convene a public hearing on B20-471 the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Transparency Amendment Act of 2013” followed by a public oversight hearing on the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. This public hearing will be held in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW at 11:00 AM.

             

The stated purpose of the “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Transparency Amendment Act of 2014” is to amend the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Act of 1975 to require Advisory Neighborhood Commissions to periodically provide certain records to the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, to give the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions authority to ensure the records are provided in a timely manner, and to require the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions to make these records publicly accessible on the internet.

 

The stated purpose of the Transparency of Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces Act of 2014” is to require the Mayor to publish on the Department of Boards and Commission Website: all confirmed nominees on Boards, Commissions, or Task Forces including their full name, residency, term dates; the date, time, and location of meetings; approved meeting minutes; and decisions or recommendations.

 

The public oversight hearing will then convene to review topics such as staffing, budget, technology improvements, and overall responsiveness of District Government Agencies to Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and individual Commissioners.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official record. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Ronan Gulstone, Committee Director at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business September 23, 2014.  Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes for oral presentation and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes for oral presentation (Time limits may change at the discretion of the Chairman). Witnesses should bring 10 single-sided copies of their written testimony and if possible submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee, or to Ms. Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at the end of the business day on October 10, 2014.