The Committee on Business and Economic Development will hold the following budget oversight hearings:
GOVERNMENT WITNESSES ONLY
Wed., May 27, 2020
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 pm
· Department of Small and Local Business Development
· Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking
· Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Mon., June 1, 2020
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 pm
· Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration
· Office of the People’s Counsel
· Public Service Commission
· Destination DC
Wed., June 3, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm
· Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
· Office of the Chief Financial Officer
· Office of Lottery and Gaming
PUBLIC WITNESSES ONLY
Tues., June 16, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm
· Virtual Public Witness Testimony
Public witnesses are invited to testify on any of the above-listed agencies by submitting written testimony, oral testimony, or at a virtual hearing for public witnesses only. In compliance with the social distancing requirements of the District, individuals wishing to testify may do so by following these instructions:
Public witnesses are required to complete this Witness Information Form.
Public witnesses may request to testify on any of the aforementioned District agencies during a virtual hearing, to be held on June 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The remaining hearing dates are reserved for government witnesses only.
Public witnesses who wish to testify at the virtual hearing may request to do so via this Witness Information Form. Sign up for the witness list for the virtual hearing will open on June 10, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. and close on June 12, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Witnesses that completed the form between May 11, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. and when the form was closed on May 12, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. will carry over to the new witness list.
Witnesses must request to participate in the virtual hearing on this electronic form between June 10, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. and close on June 12, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Participation in the virtual hearing is limited, and participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Each public witness will receive a maximum of three minutes to testify, and each organization is limited to one testimony at the virtual hearing. Public witnesses selected to participate in the virtual hearing will receive additional instructions from the Committee on Business and Economic Development ("Committee"). These hearings are official proceedings of the Council of the District of Columbia, and public witnesses who will appear live in a virtual hearing must conduct themselves respectfully and are subject to removal for using profane, indecent, or abusive language or images.
All public witnesses are encouraged to submit written testimony in advance of the hearing. Written Testimony can be submitted by emailing the document to
BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us. Written testimony must be submitted as instructed above by June 3, 2020, 5:00 p.m., to be included in the record. Public witness testimony will not be accepted after that date.
Public witnesses may also submit oral testimony. Public witnesses who wish to submit oral testimony can dial (202) 430-5122 to leave a voicemail which will be transcribed and made a part of the official record. At the beginning of the message, please: state your name, spell your name, provide the name of the organization you are representing (if any), state the District agency on which you are testifying, and then begin your testimony. The voicemail system automatically limits all oral testimony to three minutes. An automated transcript will be generated from this voicemail. Please note that the automated process is not perfect and may result in typographical errors in the transcript.
Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests; however, requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled, and alternatives may be offered.
The record for all the aforementioned hearings will close on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Roberts, Committee Director, at
jroberts@dccouncil.us.
