The Busy Week Ahead….

It’s a busy week of DC department/agency oversight hearings. Remember, this is your chance to help shape next year’s budget by asking the important questions now! Let the Council hear your praise and concerns!

Monday, Feb. 22

10 am: Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budgets
Committee on Human Services, Chairman Tommy Wells
Room 412
Persons wishing to testify may contact Vivian McCarter, Committee on Human Services, at 724-8191 or e-mail vmccarter@dccouncil.us

Also at 10 am: University of the District of Columbia performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Committee of the Whole, Chairman Vincent Gray
Room 500

3pm: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Committee of the Whole, Chairman Vincent Gray
Room 500
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of these agencies may contact Aretha Latta at 724-8196 or e-mail alatta@dccouncil.us

Tuesday, Feb. 23

10am: Performance oversight hearings for: Office of Contracting and Procurement; Office of Employee Appeal; Public Employee Relations Board; Department of Human Resources
Committee on Government Operations and the Environment, Chairman Mary Cheh
Room 412
Persons wishing to testify may contact Aukima Benjamin at 724-8062 or e-mail abenjamin@dccouncil.us

Also at 10 am: Department of Parks and Recreation agency performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation, Chairman Harry Thomas, Jr.
Room 500
Persons wishing to testify may contact Susan Nix at 724-8170 or e-mail snix@dccouncil.us

Wednesday, Feb. 24

Starting at 10 am: Performance Oversight Hearings in Committee on Aging and Community Affairs

10:00 am: Office on Aging
1:00 pm: Commission on Aging
1:30 pm: Commission on Human Rights
3:00 pm: Office of Community Affairs to include: Office of African Affairs; Office of GLBT Affairs; Commission of Women; Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services; Office of Women’s Policy and Initiatives; Youth Advisory Council

Persons wishing to testify about the performance of the Office on Aging, the Commission on Aging, or the Office of Community Affairs may contact Ed Fisher at 724-2110 or e-mail efisher@dccouncil.us.
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of the Office on Human Rights or the Commission on Human Rights may contact Victor Bonett, Committee Clerk at 741-2112 or e-mail vbonett@dccouncil.us

11:30 am: Office of Planning performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Committee of the Whole, Chairman Vincent Gray
Room 500

3 pm: Office of Zoning performance oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Committee of the Whole, Chairman Vincent Gray
Room 500
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of any of the foregoing agencies may contact Aretha Latta at 724-8196 or e-mail alatta@dccouncil.us

Thursday, Feb. 25

10 am: District of Columbia Housing Authority performance oversight hearing
2 pm: District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
4 pm: Office of Ex-Offender Affairs
Committee on Housing and Workforce Development, Chairman Marion Barry
Room 500
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of any of the foregoing agencies may contact Drew Hubbard, Committee Clerk at 727-8230 or e-mail dhubbard@dccouncil.us

Also at 10 am: District of Columbia Public Libraries performance oversight hearing
Committee on Libraries, Parks and Recreation, Chairman Harry Thomas, Jr.
Room 412
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of the District of Columbia Public Libraries may contact Susan Nix at 724-8107 or e-mail snix@dccouncil.us

Friday, Feb. 26

10 am: District of Columbia Bicycle Advisory and Pedestrian Advisory Councils performance oversight hearing

11 am: District Department of Transportation performance oversight hearing
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Chairman Jim Graham
Room 500
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of the foregoing agency may contact April Hawkins -Mason at 724-8195, or at ahawkinsmason@dccouncil.us

Also at 10 am: Office of Motion Picture and Television Development performance oversight hearing; Commission on Arts and Humanities performance oversight hearing
Committee on Economic Development, Chairman Kwame Brown
Room 412
Persons wishing to testify about the performance of any of the foregoing agencies may contact Mitria Wilson at 727-6683 or e-mail mwilson@dccouncil.us