Council of the District of ColumbiaLegislative Agenda, Council Period 14“At Work for a Better Washington”November 2001

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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

At Work For A Better Washington

The Legislative Agenda for the Council of the District of Columbia

Council Period Fourteen

Foreword: Chairinan’s Message

Legislative Priorities/Council Goals

Neighborhood Revitalization

Fiscal Discipline

Investment in Youth

Protection of Vulnerable
Residents

Oversight of Executive
Performance of Service Delivery

Continued Economic Stability and Growth

Expansion of Home Rule and Democracy

Producers: Office of the Chairman, Linda W. Cropp

Editor: Mark F. Johnson

Copy Editor: Mary Green

Layout and Design: DigiGraph Media

Photography: Jim Wells

Foreword: Chairman’s Message

Dear Citizens,

Washington, DC is a success story. The District continues to make a
dramatic comeback from the days when our municipal bonds were considered
"junk" and we were financially "challenged" to meet
certain basic municipal needs. In early 2001, the District celebrated a
major boost in municipal bond status when three bond rating agencies
increased DC bond ratings to investmentgrade4status. This means that
investing in District projects is now more attractive and our money goes
further.

Today, we herald restored authority over our own fiscal affairs, with the
end of the reign of the Financial Authority in September 2001. All this
ranks as evidence of how well the city has done over the last few years.
We have begun to restore the confidence not only of Wall Street, but on
streets throughout the city as new housing development and housing
renovation occurs, businesses move in and our neighborhoods begin to come
back to life. Citizens once again take pride in their communities.

But we still have a long way to go. The economic development that has
come to downtown has not fanned out to the neighborhoods evenly and many
residents join the Council in waiting for the success to hit closer to
home. Many of our poor, elderly and otherwise most vulnerable citizens
need to be included in the economic boom the District’s downtown is now
experiencing.

Our concerns and our collective optimism about the future of the
District were among the guiding principles that led to the Council’s
establishing the legislative priorities for Council Period 14, or the
2001-2002 legislative session. The Council came out of the annual
legislative planning meeting with a commitment to promote fiscal
discipline, further economic growth, continue and broaden services to
those in need, tighten government oversight over service delivery and
expand Home Rule. The Councilmembers identified, developed and discussed
64 legislative goals spanning seven broad categories. We promise to work
diligently to meet these goals. Last term (1999-2000) we achieved almost
80% of the goals we set. This term, we have named nearly twice as many
goals as last term and we have already begun to build on our success.

The District is on its way to becoming a much better place to work,
visit, live, and raise a family. The Council is working to make a better
Washington a reality. The thirteen members of the Council, though we may
represent different sections of the city and different viewpoints, all
agree that we are a part of a true success story in the making. It is our
commitment to do the best job we can at enacting legislation and bringing
to the table issues and concerns that impact our citizens. It is our
pledge to continue to make the District a better and more safe place to
live, work and partake of all the benefits and privileges offered to
Americans throughout the nation.

Linda W. Cropp

Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia

Legislative Priorities/Council
Goals

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

Continue to define neighborhood stabilization strategies;
Use Tax Incremental Financing to support neighborhoods;
Strengthen neighborhood planning;
Increase police presence;
Increase affordable housing for home ownership and rental;
Oversee and monitor delivery of basic services.

FISCAL DISCIPLINE

Improve the District’s financial and accounting system;
Ensure an independent Chief Financial Officer;
Develop a reliable cash reserve;
Monitor the Chief Financial Officer’s operations;
Improve capital budget process and financing;
Monitor compliance by agencies with the Single Audit Act.

INVESTMENT IN YOUTH

Improve educational and recreational facilities;
Integrate technology into education;
Monitor the District-based special education plan;
Develop initiatives to reform early childhood education;
Review the Children Youth Investment Trust Fund;
Enhance the budget for after school programs;
Create a campus plan for the University of the District of Columbia;
Establish American Sign Language as a school language credit.

PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

Strengthen welfare-to-work initiatives;
Expand day care hours and slots;
Enhance vocational programs in DCPS;
Enhance the infrastructure budget for health care delivery systems;
Strengthen services to the homeless population;
Conduct a systematic review of services to English-as-a-second
language population;
Fund Wellness Centers for Seniors.

OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE DELIVERY

Mandate a plan for infrastructure needs;
Oversee implementation of the State Education Office;
Require a dependable schedule for equipment replacement, e.g. snow
removal equipment;
Monitor the Recreation Department infrastructure improvements;
Monitor implementation of Council legislation and budget priorities;
Use oversight and budget to improve performance in the Corporation
Counsel’s Office;
Streamline collective bargaining units in District government;
Create an effective adjudicatory process;
Enhance oversight of federal grants management;
Improve procurement operations.

CONTINUED ECONOMIC STABILITY AND GROWTH

Review and define tax policy;
Review and approve regulations to improve Tax Incremental Financing;
Monitor improvements to Gateways to the District;
Review the triennial tax assessment;
Implement the Tax Clarity Act;
Increase the Earned Income Tax Credit from 10% to 25%;
Create a legislative framework to make the District an international
financial center;
Enhance government energy conservation;
Secure federal funding to enable a feasibility study for the New
York Avenue Corridor development project;
Review and monitor implementation of the District’s comprehensive
technology plan;
Develop policy and monitor government centers project;
Streamline the regulatory process;
Advocate federal actions to address structural revenue barriers;
Improve funding for Metro in the regional context;
Establish recycling government-wide;
Reform the post-1987 pension plan.

EXPANSION Of HOME RULE AND DEMOCRACY

Support Charter provisions to enhance Home Rule and Democracy;
Promote the election of an Attorney General;
Promote local appointment of judges;
Heighten voting rights and statehood;
Fund and monitor implementation of new optical scanning voting
machines;
Monitor the implementation of electronic filing of campaign finance
reports;
Continue Council reform; conduct public education on the
legislature’s role;
Reestablish the Wilson Building as the seat of local government;
Complete redistricting based on biennial census;
Strengthen campaign finance laws.

Neighborhood
Revitalization

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Continue to define neighborhood stabilization strategies;
Use Tax Incremental Financing to support neighborhoods;
Strengthen neighborhood planning;
Increase police presence;
Increase affordable housing for home ownership and rental;
Oversee and monitor delivery of basic services

DETAILS:

Continue to define neighborhood stabilization strategies:

Maintain Office of Planning funds for neighborhood cluster planning, to
achieve goal of linking particular neighborhood needs (e.g. public safety,
public works, recreation, etc.) with identification of proposed capital
improvements in budget process.

Work with National Capital Revitalization Corporation to prioritize
neighborhoods in need of leveraged financial assistance.

Use Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) to support neighborhoods:

Focus available TIF dollars towards neighborhoods. Support special
assessment and business improvement districts for neighborhood-serving
retail projects.

Strengthen neighborhood planning:

Continue to support rebuilt Office of Planning and neighborhood
planning resources.

Explore structural and other changes necessary to ensure more
comprehensive and efficient reviews of proposed development projects in
neighborhoods, with special emphasis on improved coordination between
Office of Planning review and transportation and environmental reviews.

Review proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and ward plans
that grow out of neighborhood planning efforts.

Increase police presence:

Use budget and oversight to increase police presence in neighborhoods
and strengthen Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) performance generally.
Focus particular attention on homicide investigation and closure rate, the
excessive use of overtime by members of the Department, and the
Department’s critical role in the investigation of child abuse and child
fatalities.

Increase affordable housing for home ownership and rental:

Explore options to make rental housing and home ownership more
affordable to more District residents. According to many statistics, DC
currently ranks last among jurisdictions in homeownership. Just over 40%
of DC residents own their own homes, compared with the national average of
66%.

Over the past few years, the Council’s emphasis has been on restoring
the delivery of basic Public Works services. While service delivery
.functions have been restored, dedicated analytical support does not
exist. Also, the Council supports the creation of Rapid Response Team in
each ward to address emergency solid waste problems within the District.
The duties of the team would be to provide an immediate and visible
response to non-routine citizen requests such as trash dumping, minor tree
limb removal, sign replacement and graffiti removal.

Fiscal Discipline

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Improve the District’s financial and accounting system;
Ensure an independent Chief Financial Officer;
Develop a reliable cash reserve;
Monitor the Chief Financial Officer’s operations;
Improve capital budget process and financing;
Monitor compliance by agencies with the Single Audit Act.

DETAILS

Improve the District’s financial and accounting system:

The financial and accounting systems of the District need to be timely,
accurate, and reliable. The Council will continue to work with the Chief
Financial Officer and the Chief Technology Officer to improve and
implement the System of Accounting and Reporting (SOAR) and other
accounting systems to ensure these systems function properly.

Ensure an independent Chief Financial Officer (CFO):

After four consecutive years of balanced budgets, the Financial
Authority, by legislation, is dormant as of October I, 2001. The Council
will work to pass legislation creating an independent CFO. This
legislation will protect the independent judgement and the integrity of
the financial accounting of the CFO while insuring the CFO is responsive
to the needs and public policy goals of the Mayor, Council and the public.

Develop a reliable cash reserve:

The Council will continue to ensure that the District maintains an
adequate and reliable cash reserve to meet its financial needs at all
times. Monitoring the District’s cash flow is a critical function that
works in concert with the District’s budget process. Monthly and quarterly
accounting, and concurrent reports to the Council, are important to ensure
sound financial management practices are followed.

Monitor the Chief Financial Officer’s operations:

The Council remains committed to regular and rigorous oversight
hearings with the CFO and agencies under his/her jurisdiction. These
functions include the Office of Budget and Planning, the Office of Tax and
Revenue, the Office of Research and Analysis, and the Office of Financial
Operations and Systems.

Improve capital budget process and financing:

The Council will expand its committee/budget staff operation to insure
proper oversight of capital budget operations.

Monitor compliance by agencies with the Single Audit Act:

The Committee will work with the CFO to monitor the single audits of
the District agencies where significant federal grants or contracts are
spent, in accordance with federal law, to ensure the funds are spent in a
manner consistent with federal law and accepted accounting principles.

Investment in Youth

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Improve educational and recreational facilities;
Integrate technology into education;
Monitor the District-based special education plan;
Develop initiatives to reform early childhood education;
Review the Children Youth Investment Trust Fund;
Enhance the budget for after school programs;
Create a campus plan for the University of the District of Columbia;
Establish American Sign Language as a school language credit.

DETAILS:

Improve educational and recreational facilities:

In order to provide holistic as well as adequate educational and
extracurricular activities for District children that will address the
intellectual, social and other needs of the child, there must be an
environment conducive to learning, creativity and the sharing of ideas.
The Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation is working with the
public agencies to ensure development of long-range facilities plans that
are viable and that support the collaboration of agencies.

Integrate Technology into education:

A resolution was introduced in 2000 that would establish the McKinley
Technology Campus and Conference Center (MTCCC) on the 22acre grounds of
the former McKinley Technical High School. Once open, the MTCCC will
function as a state-of-the-art public school and vocational training
center aimed at producing students for entry level jobs in the technology
industry.

Monitor the District-based special education plan:

The need for providing special education services for District children
increases every school year. A Council committee has established the State
Education Office to provide recommendations for an increase in funding for
the education of special needs children.

Develop initiatives to reform early childhood education:

The education of children should not begin during the elementary age
level but at the preschool/prekindergarten level. The Council is committed
to the development of an early childhood program that meets national
accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education standards.

Enhance the budget for the after-school programs:

After-school programs provided by the Department of Parks and
Recreation (DCPS) serve as a deterrent to delinquent behavior and provide
a safe social environment for the city’s youth.

Create a campus plan for the University of the District of
Columbia:

The Council intends to monitor the expenditures and reprogramming
requests of UDC in order to ensure that funding earmarked for specific
capital projects is not used for operating functions and that the capital
projects are actually executed according to the spending plans and time
schedules.

Establish American Sign Language (ASL) as a school language
credit:

The District has over 20,000 deaf and hard of hearing citizens-many of
who use ASL as their primary language. Legislation currently before the
Council would recognize American Sign Language as the modern language of
choice for many deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing residents, and recognize
American Sign Language as a foreign language course eligible for credit
and satisfaction of a student’s foreign language requirement.

Protection
of Vulnerable Residents

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Strengthen welfare-to-work initiatives;
Expand day care hours and slots;
Enhance vocational programs in DCPS;
Enhance the infrastructure budget for health care delivery systems;
Strengthen services to the homeless population;
Conduct a systematic review of services to English-as-a-second
language population;
Fund Wellness Centers for Seniors.

DETAILS:

Strengthen welfare-to-work initiatives:

Legislation to allow welfare-towork participants to take college level
classes and other education courses that would apply towards work
experience requirements is under consideration. Under such legislation,
there would be a greater focus on preparing Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) clients for career tracked living wage employment. Efforts
to move TANF clients into not only a job, but a way of life, in order to
provide more stability and growth opportunities, will be considered.

Efforts must be undertaken to expand welfare-to-work initiatives by
providing job training opportunities for individuals in various programs.
One example would be to use individuals involved in welfare-to-work
programs to help keep our city’s gateways, business centers and
neighborhoods clean. The Council believes that a clean city will attract
more residents, businesses and visitors.

Expand day care hours and slots:

The Council will work to ensure that 100% of those eligible for
subsidized day care receive those services as well as work to expand the
number of licensed and subsidized day care slots available in the city.

Enhance the infrastructure budget for the health care delivery
systems:

In expanding health insurance coverage to more District residents, the
city must ensure the provision of high-quality health services on the
grounds of DC General Hospital. Primary care must be a focus of the city.
Also, there must be adequate trauma, critical care and beds for our
insured and uninsured patients.

Strengthen services for the homeless population:

The Council will work to ensure better agency coordination of the
provision of services to the homeless.

Fund Wellness Centers for Seniors:

The Council will continue to fund capital projects to include the
design and construction for two new Senior Wellness Centers at locations
yet to be determined.

Oversight of
Executive Performance of Service Delivery

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Mandate a plan for infrastructure needs;
Oversee implementation of the State Education Office;
Require a dependable schedule for equipment replacement, e.g. snow
removal equipment;
Monitor the Recreation Department infrastructure improvements;
Monitor implementation of Council legislation and budget priorities;
Use oversight and budget to improve performance in the Corporation
Counsel’s Office;
Streamline collective bargaining units in District government;
Create an effective adjudicatory process;
Enhance oversight of federal grants management;
Improve procurement operations.

DETAILS:

Mandate a plan for infrastructure needs:

It is the opinion of the Council that the District must obtain a
centralized location for government facilities and for the storage of
vehicles, equipment, asphalt, salt, an impoundment lot, Jersey barriers
and a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver testing site. The
Department of Public Works, DMV and other government agencies are facing
relocation possibilities.

Use oversight and budget to improve performance in the Corporation
Counsel’s Office:

The Council intends to use the budget and oversight process to improve
performance of the Corporation Counsel. Building on the work of the
Appleseed Center, the Council will continue to monitor reforms proposed
for the Office of Corporation Counsel, including oversight of the
implementation of the Legal Services Act and Adoption of Safe Families Act
reforms.

Create an effective adjudicatory process:

The Council intends to consider establishing a civil infractions
adjudicatory court to consolidate all of the government’s adjudicatory
hearings under one unit of government.

Improve Procurement Operations:

The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) represents a sustained
commitment to a centralized and professional procurement structure, with
the goal of preparing, monitoring and awarding contracts. The resulting
centralization, training and professionalization have fostered the
development and implementation of standards and common procedures for all
procurement. Continued progress in procurement reform hinges on the
independence of the OCP, with final authority over all hiring and firing
decisions and appropriate budget support, as well as a fully functioning
automated procurement system.

Continued Economic Stability and Growth

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Review and define tax policy;
Review and approve regulations to improve Tax Incremental
Financing;
Monitor improvements to Gateways to the District;
Review the triennial tax assessment;
Implement the Tax Clarity Act;
Increase the Earned Income Tax Credit from 10°/a to 25%;
Create a legislative framework to make the District an international
financial center;
Enhance government energy conservation;
Secure federal funding to enable a feasibility study for the New
York Avenue Corridor development project;
Review and monitor implementation of the District’s comprehensive
technology plan;
Develop policy and monitor government centers project;
Streamline the regulatory process;
Advocate federal actions to address structural revenue barriers;
Improve funding for Metro in the regional context;
Establish recycling government-wide;
Reform the post-1987 pension plan.

DETAILS:

Review and define tax policy:

The Council will work with the Mayor and the CFO to guarantee that the
District remains competitive both regionally and nationally as an
attractive place for both businesses and residents to locate. In addition,
we will continue to monitor the implementation of recent tax changes, such
as the Tax Clarity Act and changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit. The
Council is especially interested in reviewing any impacts that recent
changes in federal tax policy, namely the Restoring Earnings to Lift
Individuals and Empowering Families (RELIEF) Act of 2001, which was signed
into law by President Bush on June 7, 2001. The Committee is especially
interested in working with the CFO to see what impact, if any, this new
federal law will have on District finances and tax collections.

Review and approve regulations to improve Tax Incremental
Financing:

The Council is committed to working with the Mayor and the CFO, to make
this type of development financing more streamlined and functional, while
making it a financially wise and prudent practice for the District to
perform.

Monitor improvements to Gateways to the District:

The Council intends to conduct oversight hearings on proposed Gateway
Improvements.

The Council will participate in efforts to reopen Pennsylvania Avenue
in front of the White House.

Review the triennial tax assessment:

With the District’s decision to move back to a system of annual
property tax inspections and assessments, the Council will remain active
in performing oversight over property tax assessments, especially in light
of the very strong housing market we are currently facing where housing
values in some areas of the District have surged.

Enhance government energy conservation:

The Council will encourage the District government and regional bodies
to use energy efficient alternative fueled vehicles, reduce energy
consumption by 10% in all District government buildings and install energy
efficient lighting fixtures whenever street lights or government building
lighting fixtures are replaced.

Secure federal funding to enable a feasibility study for the New
York Avenue corridor development project:

The New York Avenue corridor is one of the prime vehicular gateways to
the District. Over time, however, the avenue has deteriorated both
aesthetically and economically. Reversing this decline and bringing about
the vibrant redevelopment of the corridor will not only help revitalize
the nearby commercial and residential areas, but will also present a more
welcoming and positive image of the District to both visitors and
residents. Federal government involvement is crucial to the successful
redevelopment of the New York Avenue corridor.

Review and monitor implementation of the District’s comprehensive
technology plan:

The mission of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer is to develop
an "information technology legacy" for the District, supported
by four primary objectives-to develop the District as the preeminent
portal in the United States; to develop a Uniformed Communications Center
which will serve as the center for the District’s e-government; to
establish a Urban Internet Village that will provide incubator space for
start-up internet companies; and to fulfill the aspirations of the Mayor
and Council to make McKinley Technical High School a first tier technology
high school.

Streamline the regulatory process:

The Council will continue its work on nuisance abatement, electronic
deregulation, a complete revision and enactment of the alcoholic beverage
control law, protection from predatory lending law, and multiple insurance
and securities legislation. In addition, the Council will be considering
legislation to review the building codes, insurance and securities laws,
banking and financial institution laws, and natural gas deregulation.

Advocate federal actions to address structural revenue
barriers:

Under consideration by the Council is a plan to advocate restoration of
fair and formula-based Federal payment to the District for services
provided by DC to the Federal government and for costs incurred due to
foregone property and income taxes and height restrictions.

The Council will support creative strategies, including new litigation
and Charter amendments, to remove Congressional prohibition on taxing
income at its source.

The Council will support Congresswoman Norton’s proposal to divert to
the District a portion of Federal taxes paid by Maryland and Virginia
residents who work in the District.

The Council will seek Federal financial assistance for other state-like
functions that no other municipality pays for alone.

Establish recycling government-wide:

Effective contract monitoring is the key element to ensure that the
District gets what it pays for from private contractors. Historically,
monitoring has been a weak link in the District’s contracting efforts. In
the area of recycling, DPW does not have the ability, using existing
funds, to properly monitor the recycling contract. The Council recommends
that a recycling contract monitoring team be established to ensure the
contract is performing up to District standards, and that the government
pay only for the service provided.

Expansion of Home Rule and
Democracy

The Council has set the following goals to meet this priority:

Support Charter provisions to enhance Home Rule and Democracy;
Promote the election of an Attorney General;
Promote local appointment of judges;
Heighten voting rights and statehood;
Fund and monitor implementation of new optical scanning voting
machines;
Monitor the implementation of electronic filing of campaign finance
reports;
Continue Council reform; conduct public education on the
legislature’s role;
Reestablish the Wilson Building as the seat of local
government;
Complete redistricting based on biennial census;
Strengthen campaign finance laws.

DETAILS:

Support Charter provisions to enhance Home Rule and Democracy:

The Council intends to advocate for legislative and budget autonomy
from Congress.

The Council intends to determine authorities currently held by the
Financial Authority and not possessed by locally-elected officials which
need to be transferred to increase accountability and performance.

The Council will advance creative strategies, including new litigation
and Congressional legislation, to obtain Congressional voting rights and
to remove prohibition on taxing nonresident income earned in the District.

Promote the election of an attorney General:

Currently, prosecutorial authority in the District is divided between
the U.S. Attorney, appointed by the President, and the Corporation
Counsel, appointed by the Mayor, with no one person answerable to the
people for enforcing all District laws. If established, this new Office of
the Attorney General, headed by an elected Attorney General, would
supercede the powers and authorities of the current Office of the
Corporation Counsel and become the chief legal officer in charge of all
law matters of the District.

The Attorney General would be responsible for prosecuting all
violations of DC laws and would be in charge of all civil actions by and
against the District. In addition to assuming those powers and duties, the
new office would assume additional responsibilities by becoming the chief
representative for the District in local criminal justice matters.

Promote local appointment of judges:

The Council intends to review the Federal-District Criminal
Justice/Judiciary Relationship. This includes legislation encompassing an
elected Attorney General, legislation requesting that the Congress
"return" control of the local judiciary to the District, and
legislation requesting that the Congress revise the Charter to permit
local selection of judges rather than Presidential appointment of judges.

Heighten voting rights and statehood:

The Council continues to support full voting rights and greater
independence for the District. The newly formed Subcommittee on Labor,
Voting Rights, and Redistricting intends to hold hearings on the issue of
national representation and expanded Home Rule.

Fund and monitor implementation of new optical scanning voting
machines:

The new optical scanning machines are being funded through a $1 million
allocation in the FY 2001 capital budget at the Council’s initiative. The
ballots used in the system can be marked by pen or pencil, and can be
designed in-house. Vote tallies can be immediately calculated and sent by
modem to the Board’s headquarters, allowing for faster reporting of
results. The new machines have the capacity to recognize and
"reject" an overvoted or blank ballot so that the voter can mark
a new ballot properly and have his or her vote counted. Efforts to educate
the public about the new machines will be critical as will regular
monitoring to make sure that there are no unforeseen problems.

Monitor the implementation of electronic filing of campaign finance
reports:

The comprehensive electronic filing system being implemented by the
Office of Campaign Finance will allow for the direct electronic submission
of financial reports via a webbased system, and will automatically apply
the OCF processes used for disclosure and review of the reports. OCF will
have the capability to receive, store and provide the public with real
time disclosure data through the Internet. These technological advances
will strengthen the ability of the OCF to execute its statutory
responsibilities and to provide information to the public.

Reestablish the Wilson Building as the seat of local
government:

During the District’s financial constraints, the Council executed
agreements with private developers to undertake renovation and restoration
of the John A. Wilson Building, with private funds. The Wilson Building is
formerly known as the District Building and is located at 1350
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. The contract called for the lease of two-thirds
of the building to the United States General Services Administration. With
the District’s financial recovery, the Council was able to negotiate a
settlement which allows for the executive and legislative branches of
government to occupy all of the building and reclaim the building as the
seat of the District government.

Complete redistricting based on the decennial census:

Every ten years the Council is required to re-draw ward and ANC
boundaries based on the decennial census. The Council has passed a
proposal submitted by the Subcommittee on Labor, Voting Rights and
Redistricting.

Strengthen Campaign Finance Laws:

The Campaign Finance Amendment Act of 2001, legislation in the Council,
amends the Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act of 1974 to
prohibit the use of District government resources to encourage individuals
to support or oppose any candidate, initiative, referendum, or recall
measure. The legislation prohibits the use of personal services of
employees during their hours of work, and nonpersonal services such as
supplies, materials, equipment, facilities, telephones and other
utilities. Elected officials may express their views on elections as part
of their official duties which do not involve the expenditure of District
funds or use of District resources.

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