Provided below is a comprehensive list of District agencies under my purview, accompanied by brief explanations of their missions.
Agencies & Service Entities Under This Committee
• Adult Career Pathways Task Force- Ensures that all District Residents have Access to Sustainable Employment and Economic Independence through Integrated Education, Training, and Career Services.
• Advisory Committee on Community Use of Public Space- Provides advice and recommendations to the DME regarding District policies and procedures related to community use of public spaces, including fields, gyms, classrooms, meeting rooms, and other District facilities.
• Age-Friendly DC Task Force- Works to ensure that all DC residents are active, connected, healthy, engaged, and happy in their environment. The District’s Age-Friendly effort is starting with a focus on adults aged 50 and older.
• Apprenticeship Council- Promotes both pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship (RA) work-based learning models. Apprenticeship DC serves as the District’s Statewide Apprentices Partner, assisting interested businesses in developing and implementing customized apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship offerings that meet industry specific hiring and training needs.
• Board of Ethics and Government Accountability- Serves as the primary ethics enforcement agency for the District government.
• Campaign Finance Board- Appoints the Director of Campaign Finance and annually reviews the performance of the Director. The Board also administers and enforces campaign finance laws.
• Commission on Aging- Advises the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Aging and Community Living, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the public concerning the views and needs of the aged in the District of Columbia.
• Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday- The purpose of the Commission is to assist the Mayor on the District's celebration to commemorate the birth of Dr. King. The Commission recommends and helps to implement events to be sponsored by the District of Columbia government. They also encourage educational programs related to the holiday and the day of service.
• Department of Aging and Community Living- The Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL) serves District residents 60 and older, adults living with disabilities, and those who care for them. In partnership with more than 20 community-based organizations across the city, we offer more than 40 free or low-cost programs to help all District residents live boldly at any age, stage, or ability.
• Department of Employment Services- The Department of Employment Services (DOES) mission is to connect District residents, job seekers, and employers to opportunities and resources that empower fair, safe, effective working communities.
• Department of Human Resources- The DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR) provides human resource management services that strengthen individual and organizational performance and enable the District government to attract, develop and retain a well-qualified, diverse workforce.
• District of Columbia Board of Elections- The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) is the independent agency of the District government responsible for the administration of elections, ballot access, and voter registration. DCBOE consists of three active Board members, an Executive Director, a General Counsel, and a number of support staff who run the day-to-day operations of the Agency.
• Employees’ Compensation Fund- The mission of the Employees’ Compensation Fund is to provide fiscal resources to administer the Public Sector Workers’ Compensation program for District of Columbia government employees and to pay the required claims costs of eligible claimants, pursuant to applicable District laws.
• Executive Office of the Mayor- Provides leadership, strategic direction, and policy guidance to the Executive Office of the Mayor, Deputy Mayors, and agencies.
• Financial Literacy Council- Empowers residents to achieve short- and long-term financial goals; Assist and advise the Mayor and the DC Council in promoting financial literacy in the District of Columbia; and facilitate the coordination of public and private financial literacy and education services.
• Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel- The Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel consists of a dedicated team of attorneys and support staff. The mission of the MOLC is to provide various legal services to the Mayor and District of Columbia agencies which are subordinate to the Mayor, particularly through work in conjunction with agency General Counsel and the supervisory and line attorneys working under them.
• Occupational Safety and Health Board- The Office of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) provides onsite consultation services to private-sector employers in the District of Columbia. OSH assists employers in establishing and maintaining a safety and health management program that ensures, to the maximum extent possible, a safe, healthful work environment for employees.
• Office of Campaign Finance- The Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) regulates the reporting and disclosure of the financial operations and activities of candidates for local office, political committees, political action committees, independent expenditure committees, and the constituent service and statehood fund programs. Established within the District of Columbia Board of Elections, the OCF administers and enforces the campaign finance laws of the District of Columbia.
• Office of Employee Appeals- The D.C. Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) is an independent agency of the District government charged with ensuring that District agencies follow the law when they discipline their employees. OEA will hear employee appeals of adverse employment actions.
• Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining-
• Office of the City Administrator- The Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB) is a component of the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM), Office of the City Administrator (OCA). The mission of the OLRCB is to effectively represent the District as the principal management advocate in the administration of a comprehensive labor management program.
• Office of the Inspector General- The OIG is an executive branch agency of the District of Columbia government that conducts audits, inspections, and investigations of government programs and operations. The OIG promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, and detects and deters fraud, waste and mismanagement throughout the government.
• Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia- The Office of the Secretary provides protocol, authentication and public records management services to the Mayor and District government agencies. In addition to managing the District of Columbia's Archives, commissioning all District of Columbia Notaries Public, and publishing the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, the Office of the Secretary is responsible for maintaining official records of mayoral actions and preparing executive orders, proclamations, directives and administrative issuances.
• Office of the Senior Advisor- The Office of the Senior Advisor advises the Mayor on the local, regional, federal and international affairs by providing policy analysis and advancing the legislative agenda.
• Public Employee Relations Board- The Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) is an impartial, quasi-judicial, independent agency that resolves labor-management disputes between agencies of the District government and labor organizations representing agency employees.
• Unemployment Compensation Fund- The DC Office of Unemployment Compensation (OUC) is a resource to help DC residents, workers, and employers overcome workforce challenges. As one of the City’s economic first responders, the primary goal of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program is to provide temporary wage replacement to eligible unemployed individuals. This support also helps to stimulate the local economy by maintaining a level of consumer spending during an economic decline.
• Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund- The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, administered by the Department of Employment Services (DOES), represents the proceeds from unemployment taxes paid by private sector employers and reimbursements from the District and federal governments deposited in the Unemployment Trust Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is used to pay benefits for private and public sector employees during periods of unemployment. Payments include transfers to other governments to reimburse unemployment benefits paid to District residents.
• Universal Paid Leave Fund- The Universal Paid Leave Fund (UPLF) is used to fund paid family leave (PFL) benefits to eligible employees working in the District and to fund Department of Employment Services (DOES), Office of Paid Family Leave (OPFL) program administrative expenses. The PFL program provides up to 12 weeks of parental leave, 12 weeks of family leave, 12 weeks of medical leave, and two weeks of prenatal leave to eligible individuals. The UPLF is funded by 0.26 percent payroll tax on DC businesses.
• Workforce Investment Council- The WIC serves as the pivotal workforce policy and investment board for DC. Working directly with the American Job Centers we are dedicated to fostering connections between businesses, community-based organizations, and a skilled workforce. Through strategic initiatives and targeted training programs, we empower businesses to thrive, succeed, and contribute to the overall growth of the District.
• Workforce Investment Fund-fund compensation increases, for nonunion and union District employees, and any costs of reform initiatives.
• Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee- The Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee reviews and identifies ways to implement high school youth apprenticeship programs in the District of Columbia; and the means through which employers and organizations can obtain grants, tax credits, or other subsidies to support the establishment and operation of high school youth apprenticeship programs.
In addition, I serve on the committees of the following:
• Committee of the Whole
• Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
• Committee on Business and Economic Development
• Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs
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