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Councilmember Harold Brazil A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF THE COLUMBIA Councilmember Harold Brazil introduced the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on To declare the sense of the Council on the composition of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority. RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Sense of the Council on Appointing Elected Officials to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Resolution of 1998". Sec. 2. The Council finds that: 1. The initial terms of each of the five members of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority ("the Authority") will expire on or about June 1998. 2. The membership of the Authority should be expanded from five to seven members to include the Chairman of the Council and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. 3. There is precedent for including elected officials on the Authority; other cities with appointed financial control boards have included elected representatives on their control boards:
Sec. 3. Sense of the Council on expanding the Authority's membership. 1. It is the sense of the Council that expanding the membership of the Authority to include the Chairman of the Council and the Mayor of the District of Columbia would strengthen the Authority and enhance Home Rule; specifically:
2. It is the sense of the Council that if elected officials were included as members of the Authority a better working relationship could be formed between the Authority, the Council and the Executive Branch of Government. 3. It is the sense of the Council that expanding the membership of the Authority is consistent with the Congressional intent in establishing the Authority. 4. It is the sense of the Council that expanding the membership of the Authority to include elected officials would hasten the necessary legislative and executive changes because representatives of all the stakeholders would participate in and vote on the changes. Sec. 4. Effective date. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register. |
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