Facilities & Procurement & Labor & Workforce Development Joint Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMI1TEE ON FACILITIES AND PROCUREMENT ROBERT C. WHITE, ]R., CHAIR COMMI1TEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ELISSA SILVERMAN, CHAIR NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING on B23-0471, the "Independent Compliance Office Establishment Act of 2019" Thursday, January 9th, 2020, 10:00 AM Room 123, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 On Thursday, January 9th, 2020, Councilmember Robert C. White Jr., Chair of the Committee on Facilities and Procurement, and Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Chair of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, will hold a Joint Public Hearing on B23-0471, the "Independent Compliance Office Establishment Act of 2019". The Joint Public Hearing will take place in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 10:00 AM. The stated purpose of the "Independent Compliance Office Establishment Act of 2019" is to establish the Office of Compliance as an independent agency to monitor compliance with small business participation and First Source requirements. It would remove relevant responsibilities for compliance and enforcement from the jurisdictions of the Department of Small and Local Business Development and Department of Employment Services. The Committees invite the public to testify in person or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify should contact the Committee via e-mail at facilities@dccouncil.us or at (202) 741-8593, and provide their name, phone number or e-mail, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business on Wednesday, January s•h, 2020. All public witnesses will be allowed a maximum of four minutes for oral testimony, while Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners will have a maximum of five minutes to testify. At the discretion of the Chair, the length of time provided for oral testimony may be reduced if there are a large number of witnesses. Witnesses are encouraged, but not required, to bring twenty single- sided copies of their testimony in writing and submit their written testimony electronically in advance to facilities@dccouncil.us. Page 1of2 Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are· requested to inform the Committee on Facilities and Procurement 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 fulfilleci and alternatives may be offered. Witnesses are advised that should the joint public hearing extend beyond 12:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m., the hearing will recess for a period of twenty minutes at each time. For witnesses who are unable to testify, written testimony will be made part of the official record. Copies of written testimony should be submitted to the Committee on Facilities and Procurement at facilities@dccouncil.us or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary of the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, DC 20004. The record will close at the close of business on Monday, January 13th, 2019. Page 2 of 2