Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force
Stanley Jackson Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-783

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March 12, 2004

The Honorable Linda W. Cropp 
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Suite 504 
Washington. D.C. 20004

Dear Chairman Cropp:

In accordance with section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), which established the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, I am pleased to nominate the following persons for appointment:

as members of the Task Force, representing banking or financial service institutions, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as members of the Task Force, representing the for-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as members of the Task Force, representing the non-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, with expertise in housing policy from the academic or nonprofit community, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing the philanthropic community, for a term to end l - year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing the employer-assisted housing provider, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as members of the Task Force, representing the multifamily property owner community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing the residential real estate profession, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing low-income tenants, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as citizen representative members on the Task Force, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that provides supportive housing services including housing counseling, financial management, in-kind assistance, or legal representation, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn in; and

as members of the Task Force, representing government agencies, including independent housing agencies, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in.

Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned nominees, together with proposed resolutions to assist the Council during the confirmation process.

I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of these nominations for confirmation. Please do not hesitate to contact me should the Council require additional information.

Sincerely,
Anthony A. Williams 
Mayor

Enclosures 

AAW/edl

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Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the appointment of Mr. Stanley Jackson to the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force Stanley Jackson Confirmation Resolution of 2004".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:

Mr. Stanley Jackson
52 Brandywine Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032
(Ward 8)

as a representative member of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, established by section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), representing the Department of Housing and Community Development, for a term to end I-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in.

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.

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Stanley Jackson
Biography

Stanley Jackson is currently the Director at the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). He began his tenure as Director at DHCD in July 2001. He has served the District government for more than 20 years. In his last position, as Chief of Staff to the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he helped the District of Columbia achieve financial recovery by working with the CFO to guide the completion of the fourth Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Mr. Jackson helped the CFO attain bond-rating upgrades for the District of Columbia. He also ensured a smooth budget process, and facilitated the first Tax Increment Financing deal for the Spy Museum.

Mr. Jackson joined the District government in 1981 as a management analyst in the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR). He later became Division Manager, Chief Tax Enforcement Officer, and Chief of the Assessment Services Division.

From 1995 until his appointment in May 2000 as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Jackson served as OTR's Director of Customer Service Administration. As director, he was responsible for planning, directing, implementing, managing, and monitoring the organization's customer service operations. Due to his efforts, customer service outreach grew significantly during the yearly tax season, and real property and delinquent tax information became more visible.

Throughout his tenure at OTR, Mr. Jackson was instrumental in designing and implementing a number of innovative programs to increase tax revenues for the District. As Chief of the Assessment Services Division, Mr. Jackson conducted the annual Real Property tax sale and implemented the Tax Lien Securitization Program. As the Chief Tax Enforcement Officer, Mr. Jackson was responsible for developing and implementing the Unclaimed Property Program and the Central Collection Program. Mr. Jackson is currently serving as President of the National Forum of Black Public Administrators, Washington D.C. Chapter

Mr. Jackson received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Fayetteville, has done graduate work in business administration at Howard University, and completed a senior executive training course at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a member of several professional organizations including the National Association of Black Public Administrators, the National Association of Tax Administrators and the Howard University Advisory Board for Public Policy.