CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

PR 20-839, Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia and Compensation Unit 19 Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014
PR 20-841, Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of a public hearing of the Committee of the Whole on PR 20-839, the “Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia and Compensation Unit 19 Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014” and PR 20-841, the “Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia and the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014.”  The hearing will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.

The stated purpose of PR 20-839 is to approve the collective bargaining agreement submitted by the Mayor for certain employees in Compensation Unit 19, which comprises employees at the Department of Corrections, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, for a period which ends September 30, 2016.  The stated purpose of PR 20-841 is to approve the collective bargaining agreement submitted by the Mayor for District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health employees who are represented by the Doctors’ Council of the District of Columbia, which ends September 30, 2016.

Those who wish to testify should contact Ms. Jessica Jacobs, Legislative Counsel, at (202) 724-8196, or via e-mail at jjacobs@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Thursday, July 3, 2014.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on July 3, 2014 the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.  A copy of the PRs can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us.

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014.