BEGA Public Meeting - June 6

The District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability will hold a public meeting. Below is a draft agenda for this meeting. A final meeting agenda will be posted on the Board’s website at bega.dc.gov.

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Questions about the meeting may be directed to bega@dc.gov.

Agenda

I.     Call to Order

II.     Ascertainment of Quorum

III.     Adoption of the Agenda

IV.     Formal Adoption of the Minutes of the May 2nd monthly meeting.

V.     Report by the Director of Open Government

a.     Trainings/Presentations

VI.     Report by the Director of Government Ethics

a.     Update on Status of Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Operations – Recap of previous month’s activities (statistics)

b.     Publication and Reporting Obligations

c.     Staffing and Job Announcements

d.     Update on Financial Disclosure Statement Filings

e.     Update on Lobbyist Filings – Inspection Plan

f.     Trainings (conducted by staff & attended by staff)

g.     Budget Matters

h.     Upcoming Council Hearing on Permanent BEGA Alternative Disposition Legislation

i.     Best Practices Report – Implementation Plan

j.     DPM Chapter 18 revisions by DCHR

k.     Posting of Dispositions Resulting in Sanctions – Results of OGE/OOG discussions and plan going forward

l.     Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the DC Police Union

m.     Outside Pro Bono work by BEGA Attorneys in conjunction with Council Program – Develop Policy for BEGA staff

n.     Non-Confidential Investigations

i.     Hicks - - Notice of Violation

ii.     Allen - - Notice of Violation

o.     Advisory Opinion - - discussion of legislation proposed by the Office of the Attorney General in connection with a previous Advisory Opinion concerning whether Board/Commission members can be lobbyists.

VII.     Executive Session (non-public) to Discuss Ongoing, Confidential Preliminary Investigations pursuant to DC Official Code § 2-575(b)(14), to deliberate on a decision in which the Ethics Board will exercise quasi-judicial functions pursuant to DC Official Code § 2-575(b)(13), and Personnel matters pursuant to DC Official Code § 2-575(b)(10).

VIII.     Resumption of Public Meeting

a.     Discussion of any remaining public items

IX.     Adjournment