Chairman Linda W. Cropp at the request of the
Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Edward M. Meyers to the Public Service Commission
of the District of Columbia.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the "Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia Edward M. Meyers
Confirmation Resolution of 1997".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the
reappointment of:
Mr. Edward M. Meyers
1806 Sudbury Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
(Ward 4)
as a member of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia,
established by paragraph (97) of section 8 of An Act Making appropriations to provide for
the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1913
(37) Stat. 995; D.C. Code, sec. 43-401), for a term to end June 30, 2002.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall
transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the
Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
EDWARD M. MEYERS
| Home: 1806 Sudbury Road N.W. Washington, D.C. 20012 (202) 726-9020 | Office: 717 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 626-5125 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Commissioner. D.C. Public Service Commission. One of three
commissioners who regulate D.C. telecommunications, electric and gas utilities, as well as
stockbrokers and financial advisors. Decisions involve rate-setting, investment and site
planning, energy conservation, mergers and market structure. Active in national
association of utility regulators, chair or serve on various committees and member of
executive committee (see p. 3). Often testify for national association before
congressional committees (July 1990 to present).
Special Assistant to the Mayor for Finance. Coordinated fiscal policy for
chief executive. Initiated the D.C. Commission on Budget and Financial Priorities
("Rivlin Commission"). Chaired task force that produced the vacant housing tax
(August 1988 to July 1990).
Director, Policy Office. Washington, D.C. Government. Led office in developing
major policies affecting the city and government. Initiated development (i.e.,
empowerment) zones, child care policies (June 1986 to August 1988).
Planning Director, D.C. Department of Employment Services. Led four agency
offices in program planning, research, education-jobs linkage, and management review of
agency operations. Designed and implemented Regional Plan for Employment Cooperation,
signed by all chief elected officials of the region, which placed 10,000 D.C. residents in
private sector jobs (June 1983 to June 1986).
Director, Mayors’ National Urban Policy Project. U.S. Conference of Mayors. Wrote
(as volunteer) a national urban policy for economic development, jobs creation, housing,
social services and budget priorities, which was adopted by nation’s mayors in 1985 and
resulted in a book published by Ballinger Publishing Company of Harper & Row (1982 to
1985).
Communications Director, Washington, D.C. Government. Directed communications
operations for $2 billion, combined city-county-state government (July 1981 to January
1983).
Deputy Director, D C. Department of Finance and Revenue. Under leadership of
the Director, managed the operations of the District’s 500-person finance agency.
Initiated federal income tax conformity. Designed the District’s tax packages; completely
revised the user charge system. Drafted major chapters of District’s Financial Plan
(November 1979 to July 1981).
Special Assistant to Mayor. Coordinated fiscal and economic development
policies. Initiated D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development (January 1979
to November 1979).
Executive Assistant to D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry. Chief of staff for
D.C. Councilmember; worked closely with councilmembers, department heads, community
groups, media, business and labor leaders. Proposed Energy Office, adopted by Council
(August 1977 to January 1979).
Staff Director, D.C. Council’s Committee on Finance and Revenue. Designed
packages which reduced District’s proposed tax program by $45 million each year. Advised
committee on fiscal outlook, property tax reform and income taxation. Initiated
homeowner’s exemption and classified property tax system (January 1975 to August 1977).
Productivity Coordinator, Washington, D.C. Government. Led program in
monitoring the performance of D.C. Government agencies (August 1974 to January 1975).
Principal Planner, Office of the President, University of California, Berkeley,
California. Developed proposals to improve campus-community relations for the nine
University of California campuses. Visited major campuses around the nation and presented
research results; wrote monograph, published by the University (January 1973 to August
1974).
Principal Social Planner, City of Detroit. Led section of model cities project
in developing proposals to improve conditions for Detroit inner-city residents. Reformed
utility rate structures; wrote city-wide affirmative action plans and city charter
clauses; developed fiscal proposals. Represented project before citizen review committees.
Our project was voted "Best in the Midwest" at Model Cities citizen conference
(May 1970 to January 1973).
Methods and Systems Analyst. Ford Motor Company. Performance auditor of
purchasing and production control activities. Managed the Inner City Supplier Development
Program, which increased business to minority firms 400 percent (April 1969 to May 1970).
Buyer, Ford Motor Company. Buyer of parts for final assembly; $20 million
annual responsibility. Received awards of new car and cash for cost-saving initiatives
(February 1966 to April 1969).
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Maryland, B.A., 1966, Economics, Statistics;
graduated with high honors; Phi Kappa Phi (outstanding seniors honorary); Beta Gamma Sigma
(Business and Economics honorary).
University of Detroit, M.A., 1969, Urban Economics; 3.9 (of 4.0) average.
Leadership Washington, 1988-1989. A year-long program of leadership training
and participation, involving private and public sector leaders from around the region.
George Washington University, courses in telecommunications, 1988; Michigan
State University, Regulatory Studies Program, 1990; Kidder-Peabody program in utility
finance, 1992.
Georgetown University, Ph.D., February 1994. American Government program, with
emphases in political cognition, regulation and statistics; 3.8 average. Pi Sigma Alpha
honorary. Dissertation approved "with distinction."
ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES
Current:
Leadership Washington (1989 to present); chair, Energy Efficiency
Subcommittee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC)
Energy Resources and the Environment Committee (1992 to present); chair, Committee on
Utility Association Oversight, NARUC (1997); DOE Electric Vehicle Advisory Task Force
(1996-97); Board of Directors, the National Regulatory Research Institute (1995 to
present) and chair, NRRI’s Research Committee; member, NARUC Committee on International
Relations (1996 to present); member, NARUC Executive Committee.
Previous:
Member, Board of Directors, TURN, California-based utility
consumer organization, (1973- 1978); staff economist to President’s (University of
California) Task Force on Energy (1973- 1974); helped establish D.C. Tax Revision
Commission and Gambling Study Commission (1975); chair, Mayor’s Task Force on Taxi Driver
Concerns (1979); helped form and co-chaired D C. Revenue Policy Committee (1980-1981);
member, Mayor’s Committee to Promote Washington (1981-1982); tutored D.C. youth in
Operation Rescue (1981-1982); Board of Directors, D.C. Private Industry Council (1984-86);
Chair, Development Zones Task Force (1986-88); Member, Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on
Public Housing (198687); helped form and member, Interagency Child Development
Coordinating Committee (1987-88); Staff Director, Mayor’s Policy Council (1987-88);
member, Mayor’s Policy Council (composed of 12 cabinetmembers, 1988-90); Chair, Vacant
Housing Policy Task Force (1989-90); Officer, Great Lakes Conference of Utility Regulators
(1993-1996).
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
Rebuilding America’s Cities, Ballinger Publishing Co. (Harper & Row),
1986.
Urban Incentive Tax Credits: A Self-Correcting Strategy to Rebuild Central Cities,
Praeger, N.Y., 1974.
Public Opinion and the Political Future of the Nation’s Capital, Georgetown
University Press, 1996.
Monographs:
Universities and Communities: Can They Plan Together?, University of
California, 1975.
How Americans View the Political Future of the Nation’s Capital, (doctoral
dissertation, Georgetown University, 1993).
Journal and Magazine Articles:
"Using Market Transformation to Achieve Energy Efficiency," Electricity
Journal (May 1997).
1995 Regulators’ Forum," Public Utilities Fortnightly, November 15, 1995.
"Making the Right Energy Choices in America," Pubic Utilities
Forthnightly, July 15, 1993.
"An Evaluation of Further Reforms in the Democratic Party’s Presidential
Nominating Process," Policy Studies Review, Summer, 1989.
"Regulation of Federal Contractors’ Employment Patterns," Public
Administration Review, Jan./Feb., 1989.
"Plea for Leadership: What Can a President Do for Cities?" American
Politics, Dec., 1987.
"Job Openings in the Suburbs: A Plan for Regional Employment Cooperation," Focus,
the Journal of the Illinois Employment and Training Association, Spring, 1986.
"Electric Utility Scandals of ’75," Progressive, March, 1975.
"Universities and Communities: Planning Together for a Change," Educational
Record, Summer 1974.
"Social Purpose Taxation," Social Theory and Practice Fall 1971.