Council would weigh neighborhood advice on commission districts

The Council would let OANC review proposed single-member districts, give its report great consideration when establishing them, and consider the report when adjusting ANC district and area boundaries. This applies to proposed single-member districts and changes to commission district and area boundaries. The Council must give the report great consideration when establishing single-member districts. The review happens before the Council's final proposal to establish single-member districts.

The Board of Elections would provide in-person voting for qualified registered electors outside DOC custody. DOC would make voting available to registered qualified electors in its custody, in consultation with the Board. These procedures concern a single-member district containing the Central Detention Facility and the Correctional Treatment Facility. At least two Board representatives would facilitate ballot counting. The Board would transmit results to OANC and the affected ANC. These procedures apply to voting for the district described in the bill.

The Board of Elections would declare a commission seat vacant based on a corrections department certification or proof of the commissioner's death. The certification rule covers a commissioner who lives at the Central Detention Facility or the Correctional Treatment Facility. The death rule covers a commissioner who dies in office. For a death in office, the Board may accept a funeral home notice, an obituary, or other proof it considers sufficient. The certification applies when the commissioner has been transferred or is otherwise no longer a resident of the facility. The death rule applies when a commissioner dies in office.

Commissions would face a spending-plan deadline, and any allotment release that would push a commission's combined bank balance above $50,000 would go to a support fund. These provisions apply to Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, their annual allotments, and their bank accounts. A commission without an approved annual fiscal year spending plan by November 30 would have quarterly allotments withheld until an annual budget is approved and filed with OANC. A commission may transfer part of its annual allotment to a District agency providing food, shelter, or health care, subject to available funds and a limit of its annual allotment. The spending-plan deadline is November 30 each year. Withholding continues until the annual budget is approved and filed with OANC.

OANC would appoint staff advisers to ward task forces. Commission bylaws and amendments would take effect only after transmittal to the Council and OANC and posting on OANC’s website. OANC would appoint one or more staff members to advise each ward task force. The bylaws rule applies to each Commission. Bylaws and all amendments require transmittal to the Council and OANC and posting on OANC’s website before taking effect. The bylaws and amendments take effect after transmittal and posting.