Human Services Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER BRIANNE K. NADEAU, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON PR24-0904, THE “DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING KARI COOKE CONFIRMATION RESOLUTION OF 2022” Wednesday, September 28, 2022 10 a.m. Virtual Public Hearing via Zoom Streamed live at https://www.brianneknadeau.com On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, Chairperson of the Committee on Human Services, will convene a public hearing to consider PR24-0904, the “Director of the Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Kari Cooke Confirmation Resolution of 2022”. The hearing will be held virtually via the Zoom platform at 10:00 a.m. Proposed Resolution 24-0904, the “Director of the Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Kari Cooke Confirmation Resolution of 2022,” would confirm the appointment of Acting Director Kari Cooke as the Director of the Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing. The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should complete the witness form at https://www.brianneknadeau.com/testify by the close of business on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, including sign language interpretation, are asked to inform the Human Services Committee office 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, but requests received less than five (5) business days in advance may not be fulfilled, and alternatives may be offered. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals (and any subsequent representatives of the same organization) will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses are encouraged to submit a copy of their testimony electronically to humanservices@dccouncil.us in advance of the hearing. For witnesses who are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee at humanservices@dccouncil.us or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. Additionally, voicemail testimony can be provided for the record by calling the Committee’s unique voicemail number at (202) 570-4281. At the beginning of the message, please state and spell your name, provide the name of the organization you are representing (if any), your title (if any), the topic of your testimony, and then begin your testimony. The record will close for all forms of testimony at the end of the business day on Thursday, October 6, 2022. 2