- September 20 COW and legislative meeting: There is a regular meeting of the Committee of the Whole at 10:00 am September 20 in the Council Chamber. The agenda is online (PDF). You can watch the session online if you are not able to make it to the JAWB.
Members will meet at 11:15 am or immediately following the COW September 20 for an additional leg meeting. The agenda is online (PDF) as are the meeting notices. You can watch the session on Channel 13/OCT if you are not able to make it to the JAWB.
The DC Council will act on legislation related to the FY 2012 budget at this meeting. Two pieces of legislation have been updated since this earlier post: Revised FY 2012 Budget Support Technical Clarification Emergency Amend Act of 2011 DRAFT 2011-09-19 (Word, .doc) and FY 2012 Budget Support Technical Clarification Temporary Amend Act of 2011 ANS 2011-09-19 (Word, .doc).
At-large CM Vincent Orange has announced he will be introducing a number of measures September 20: The Ethics and Accountability Emergency Task Force Act of 2011 (Word, .doc), The Ethics and Accountability Emergency Act of 2011 (Word, .doc), Consecutive Term Limit Amendment Act of 2011 (Word, .doc), Office of the Jobs Czar Establishment Act of 2011 (Word, .doc), and Full-Time Employment and Full-Time Compensation for Councilmembers Act of 2011 (Word, .doc).
- Communications from the Committee on the Environment, Public Works, and Transportation (EPWT): On July 12, CM Mary Cheh (Ward 3) took over as chair of this committee. The staff has created an email bulletin to provide helpful updates on committee activities. Those interested in receiving committee updates should sign up via this link.
- The Committee on Judiciary has released their latest newsletter (PDF).
- The Committee on Health's latest newsletter (PDF) has been published.
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