6218396 Public Roundtable on PR21-0805, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board James Short Confirmation Resolution of 2016, PR21-0806, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board David Jacob Perry Confirmation Resolution of 2016, and PR21-0807, Alcoholic Beverage ...  

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    COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN, CHAIRPERSON

    COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: SUBCOMMITTEE ON LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND UTILITIES

     

    ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE ON

     

    Proposed Resolution 21-0805, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board James Short Confirmation Resolution of 2016

     

    Proposed Resolution 21-0806, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board David Jacob Perry Confirmation Resolution of 2016

    and

    Proposed Resolution 21-0807, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Mafara Hobson Confirmation Resolution of 2016

    on

    Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 10 a.m.

    Room 120, John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

    Washington, DC 20004

     

                Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Local Business Development and Utilities, announces a public roundtable on PR 21-0805, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board James Short Confirmation Resolution of 2016, PR 21-0806, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board David Jacob Perry Confirmation Resolution of 2016, and PR 21-0807, the  Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Mafara Hobson Confirmation Resolution of 2016. The roundtable will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 in room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

     

                The stated purpose of each resolution is to confirm the nominee to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (“Board”) is an independent body that meets weekly to adjudicate, administer, and enforce alcoholic beverage laws. Board members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council for a four-year term.

     

    The Subcommittee invites the public to testify. Those who wish to testify are asked to contact Ms. Jamie Gorosh, Legal Fellow with the Subcommittee on Local Business Development and Utilities, via email at jgorosh@dccouncil.us or at (202) 741-0929 to provide your name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any), by close of business Monday, October 3, 2016. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged to bring 15 copies of written testimony to the roundtable. If electronic testimony is submitted by the close of business on October 3, 2016, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the roundtable. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. A copy of the legislation can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or at http://lims.dccouncil.us.

     

    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 jgorosh@dccouncil.us or to the Subcommittee on Local Business Development and Utilities, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 406, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 10, 2016.