CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

PR 20-795, Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General and the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1403, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 33) Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014
PR 20-797, Compensation Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Government of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Local 36 International Association of Fire Fighters (Compensation Unit 4) Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee of the Whole on PR 20-795, the “Compensation Agreement between the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General and the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1403, AFL-CIO (Compensation Unit 33) Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014” and PR 20-797, the “Compensation Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Government of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Local 36 International Association of Fire Fighters (Compensation Unit 4) Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014.”  The roundtable will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.

The stated purpose of PR 20-795 is to approve the negotiated collective bargaining agreement submitted by the Mayor for employees in Compensation Unit 33, which comprises attorneys in the Office of the Attorney General, for a period which ends September 30, 2017.  The stated purpose of PR 20-797 is to approve the collective bargaining agreement submitted by the Mayor for employees in Compensation Unit 4, which comprises fire fighters in the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, which ends September 30, 2014.

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 Friday, June 6, 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 June 6, 2014 the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the roundtable.  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 roundtable, 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 Monday, June 23, 2014.