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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0091 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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8		-	A RESOLUTION
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	February 7, 2023
15		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to confirm the appointment of
16		-	Ms. Norma Hutcheson to the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government
17		-	Accountability.
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19		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
20		-	resolution may be cited as the “ District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government
21		-	Accountability Norma Hutcheson Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
22		-	Sec. 2. (a) The Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (“BEGA”) investigates
23		-	alleged ethics law violations by District government employees and public officials, provides binding ethics advice, and conducts mandatory training on the District government’s Code of
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25		-	the Open Meetings Act, monitors the District’s Freedom of Information Act compliance, and
26		-	assists agencies with implementing open government practices.
27		-	(b) Section 203 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and
28		-	Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-
29		-	124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.03), provides that members shall be appointed for 6- year terms
30		-	with the advice and consent of the Council.
31		-	(c) On October 21, 2022, Chairman Mendelson introduced, at the request of the Mayor,
32		-	the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Norma Hutcheson
33		-	Confirmation Resolution of 2022 ( PR24-998, reintroduced in Council Period 25 as PR25- 10), to
34		-	confirm Norma Hutcheson to BEGA for a 6-year term, which started the 90-day clock, ending
35		-	February 8, 2023, for Council review. On January 30, 2023, t he Committee on Executive
36		-	Administration and Labor held a public roundtable on PR25-10.
37		-	(d) If Ms. Hutcheson is not confirmed by February 8, 2023, her nomination will be
38		-	deemed disapproved.
39		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	7	+	Councilmember Anita Bonds 2
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	9	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 4
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	13	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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	17	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to confirm the appointment of 12
	18	+	Ms. Norma Hutcheson to the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government 13
	19	+	Accountability. 14
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	21	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 16
	22	+	resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government 17
	23	+	Accountability Norma Hutcheson Confirmation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 18
	24	+	Sec. 2. (a) The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability 19
	25	+	(“BEGA”) investigates alleged ethics law violations by District government employees and 20
	26	+	public officials, provides binding ethics advice, and conducts mandatory training on the District 21
	27	+	government’s Code of Conduct. The Office of Open Government is an independent office within 22
	28	+	BEGA that enforces the Open Meetings Act, monitors the District’s Freedom of Information Act 23
	29	+	compliance, and assists agencies with implementing open government practices. 24
	30	+	(b) Section 203 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and 25
	31	+	Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19- 26
	32	+	124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.03), provides that members shall be appointed for 6-year terms 27
	33	+	with the advice and consent of the Council. 28
	34	+	(c) On October 21, 2022, Chairman Mendelson introduced, at the request of the Mayor, 29
	35	+	PR24-998 (reintroduced in Council Period 25 as PR25-0010), the District of Columbia Board of 30
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46		-	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
47		-	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and
48		-	Government Accountability Norma Hutcheson Emergency Confirmation Resolution of 2023 be
49		-	adopted on an emergency basis.
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51		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	40	+	Ethics and Government Accountability Norma Hutcheson Confirmation Resolution of 2022, to 31
	41	+	confirm Norma Hutcheson to BEGA for a 6-year term, which started the 90-day clock, ending 32
	42	+	February 8, 2023, for Council review of her nomination. On January 30, 2023, the Committee on 33
	43	+	Executive Administration and Labor held a public roundtable on PR25-0010. 34
	44	+	(d) If Ms. Hutcheson is not confirmed by February 8, 2023, her nomination will be 35
	45	+	deemed disapproved. 36
	46	+	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 37
	47	+	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the District 38
	48	+	of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Norma Hutcheson Emergency 39
	49	+	Confirmation Resolution of 2023 be adopted on an emergency basis. 40
	50	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 41