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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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6		-	A RESOLUTION
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8		-	25-308
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10		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12		-	November 7, 2023
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15		-	To confirm the appointment of Mr. Arrington Dixon to the Office of Employee Appeals.
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17		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18		-	resolution may be cited as the “Office of Employee Appeals Arrington Dixon Confirmation
19		-	Resolution of 2023”.
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21		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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	1	+	MURIEL BOWSER
	2	+	June 30, 2023
	3	+	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
	4	+	Chairman
	5	+	Council
	6	+	of the District of Columbia
	7	+	John A. Wilson Building
	8	+	MAYOR
	9	+	1350Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
	10	+	Washington, DC 20004
	11	+	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
	12	+	In accordance with section 2
	13	+	of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
	14	+	142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01) and pursuant to section 601
	15	+	of the District of the Columbia
	16	+	Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
	17	+	of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139;
	18	+	D.
	19	+	C. Official Code§ 1-606.01) I am pleased to nominate the following person:
23	20		Mr. Arrington Dixon
24	21		Shannon Place, SE
25	22		Washington, DC 20020
26	23		(Ward 8)
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28		-	as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, established by section 601 of the District of
29		-	Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
30		-	(D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code§ 1-606.01), for a term to end April 6, 2028.
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32		-	Sec. 3. The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
33		-	nominee and to the Mayor.
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35		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	24	+	for appointment
	25	+	as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, replacing Patricia Hobson Wilson,
	26	+	for a term to end April 6, 2028.
	27	+	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience
	28	+	of the above-mentioned
	29	+	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
	30	+	I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration
	31	+	of this nomination for confirmation. Please do
	32	+	not hesitate
	33	+	to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments,
	34	+	should the Council require additional information.
	35	+	Sincerely, 1
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	49	+	Chairman Phil Mendelson
	50	+	at the request
	51	+	of the Mayor
	52	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
	53	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	54	+	14 To confirm the appointment of Mr. Arrington Dixon to the Office of Employee Appeals.
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	56	+	16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
	57	+	17 resolution may be cited as the "Office of Employee Appeals Arrington Dixon Confirmation
	58	+	18 Resolution of 2023".
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	60	+	20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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	62	+	22 Mr. Arrington Dixon
	63	+	23 Shannon Place, SE
	64	+	24 Washington, DC 20020
	65	+	25 (Ward 8)
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	67	+	27 as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, established by section 601 of the District of
	68	+	28 Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
	69	+	29 (D.C. Law 2-139; D. C. Official Code§ 1-606.01), replacing Patricia Hobson Wilson, for a term
	70	+	30 to end April 6, 2028.
	71	+	31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
	72	+	32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
	73	+	33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	74	+	34 ARRINGTON DIXON
	75	+	Colonel Arrington Liggins Dixon (US Army retired), president and owner of Arrington
	76	+	Dixon and Associates
	77	+	Inc, (ADAlnc), is a native and resident of Anacostia in Washington,
	78	+	DC with a rich experience portfolio:
	79	+	• a former computer systems engineer with the Radio Corporation of America
	80	+	(RCA),
	81	+	• a tenured associate professor of Computer Science at the Washington Technical
	82	+	Institute (WTI) (later merged with two other post-secondary educational
	83	+	institutions to form the University
	84	+	of the District of Columbia (UDC)),
	85	+	•
	86	+	an elected public servant in the District of Columbia, having served as a
	87	+	Councilmember and
	88	+	as Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
	89	+	• during his time
	90	+	on the Council, he also represented the District of Columbia as a
	91	+	member and chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
	92	+	and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (PADC).
	93	+	• Dixon established and chaired the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, now
	94	+	known as the Department of For Hire Vehicles, located
	95	+	in Anacostia.
	96	+	After his service
	97	+	on the Council of the District of Columbia, Dixon established and served
	98	+	for more than
	99	+	30 years as Chairman of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), a
	100	+	volunteer membership consortium of organizations and individuals involved with the
	101	+	revitalization of Anacostia and its adjacent neighborhoods that was funded through
	102	+	ADAlnc.
	103	+	Dixon has over
	104	+	30 years of experience applying effective management and technical skills
	105	+	to the design and implementation of creative solutions
	106	+	in business and government
	107	+	environments.
	108	+	He is a certified fiber optics technician, a former tenured associate
	109	+	professor of computer science at the University of the District of Columbia,
	110	+	an adjunct
	111	+	professor at Trinity College (now Trinity University),
	112	+	and a guest scholar in
	113	+	telecommunications at the Brookings Institution.
	114	+	Dixon holds a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University's National Law
	115	+	Center.
	116	+	He has completed post-graduate work in computer and information systems at
	117	+	American University and education technology at Catholic University.
	118	+	He holds a
	119	+	Bachelor
	120	+	of Arts degree from Howard University with a major in economics and a minor
	121	+	in physics and math. Dixon also attended the United States Air Force Academy as a
	122	+	cadet.
	123	+	In addition, Dixon is the former commander of the DC Selective Service
	124	+	Detachment, served as special assistant to the Secretary of the Army, and
	125	+	is a graduate
	126	+	of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
	127	+	He retired from the Army with
	128	+	over 20 years of service as a Colonel holding a top-secret security clearance. * * * Wf;.ARf;.
	129	+	WASHI NGTON
	130	+	oc
	131	+	Executive Office of the Mayor -Office of Talent and Appointments
	132	+	John A. Wilson Building I 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 I Washington, DC 20004
	133	+	Arrington Dixon
	134	+	Colonel Arrington Liggins Dixon (US Army retired), president and
	135	+	owner
	136	+	of Arrington Dixon and Associates Inc, (ADAinc ), is a native
	137	+	and resident
	138	+	of Anacostia in Washington, DC with a rich experience
	139	+	portfolio including service
	140	+	as a former computer systems engineer
	141	+	with the Radio Corporation
	142	+	of America (RCA), a tenured associate
	143	+	professor
	144	+	of Computer Science at the Washington Technical
	145	+	Institute (WTI) (later merged with two other post-secondary
	146	+	educational institutions to form the University
	147	+	of the District of
	148	+	Columbia (UDC)), an elected public servant in the District of
	149	+	Columbia, having served as a Councilmember and as Chairman of
	150	+	the Council of the District of Columbia.
	151	+	During his time on the Council, he also represented the District
	152	+	of Columbia as a member and
	153	+	chairman
	154	+	of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Pennsylvania A venue
	155	+	Development Corporation (PADC). Dixon established and chaired the District
	156	+	of Columbia
	157	+	Taxicab Commission, now known as the Department
	158	+	of For Hire Vehicles, located in Anacostia.
	159	+	After his service on the Council
	160	+	of the District of Columbia, Dixon established and served for more
	161	+	than 30 years
	162	+	as Chairman of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), a volunteer membership
	163	+	consortium
	164	+	of organizations and individuals involved with the revitalization of Anacostia and its
	165	+	adjacent neighborhoods that was funded through ADAlnc.
	166	+	Dixon has over 30 years
	167	+	of experience applying effective management and technical skills to the
	168	+	design and implementation
	169	+	of creative solutions in business and government environments. He is
	170	+	a certified fiber optics technician, a former tenured associate professor of computer science at the
	171	+	University
	172	+	of the District of Columbia, an adjunct professor at Trinity College (now Trinity
	173	+	University), and a guest scholar in telecommunications at the Brookings Institution.
	174	+	Dixon holds a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University's National Law Center.
	175	+	He has completed post-graduate work
	176	+	in computer and information systems at American
	177	+	University and education technology at Catholic University. He holds a Bachelor
	178	+	of Arts degree
	179	+	from Howard University with a major
	180	+	in economics and a minor in physics and math. Dixon also
	181	+	attended the United States Air Force Academy
	182	+	as a cadet. In addition, Dixon is the former
	183	+	commander
	184	+	of the DC Selective Service Det.achment, served as special assistant to the Secretary
	185	+	of the Army, and is a graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. He retired
	186	+	from the Army with over 20 years
	187	+	of service as a Colonel holding a top-secret security clearance.
	188	+	* * * GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	189	+	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
	190	+	* * * W~AR~
	191	+	WASHINGTON
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	193	+	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
	194	+	To:
	195	+	From:
	196	+	Date:
	197	+	Subject: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
	198	+	Betsy Cavendish
	199	+	June 28, 2023
	200	+	Legal sufficiency review
	201	+	of Resolution nominating Arrington Dixon as a member
	202	+	of the Office of Employee Appeals
	203	+	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Resolution and
	204	+	found it to be legally unobjectionable.
	205	+	If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
	206	+	hesitate to call me at 202-724-7681.
	207	+	Elizabeth Cavendish
	208	+	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Penn sylvania Aven ue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington. D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681