Department of Small and Local Business Development
Submitting Testimony:
Written testimony: The Committee encourages the public to submit written testimony to be included for the record. Written testimony should be submitted by email to BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us. To be included in the record, please indicate the agency for which the testimony is being submitted in the subject line of the email.
Voicemail testimony: (202) 656-5139
All testimony received will be made part of the official record
Hearing Record: The hearing record for each performance oversight hearing shall close at 5:00 p.m. on the second business day after the date of the hearing
Testifying Live:
The Committee invites the public to testify remotely or to submit written testimony regarding the performance of any agency under its Witnesses who testify virtually will be given 3 minutes. Persons wishing to testify must sign up in advance by contacting the Committee by e-mail, at BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us by 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before the hearing. Witnesses should provide their name, phone number or e-mail address, organizational affiliation (if any), title (if any), and preferred gender pronouns.
Witnesses are strongly encouraged to electronically submit written testimony in advance of the hearing. Written testimony should be submitted by email to BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us. Public witnesses will participate remotely. The Committee will follow up with witnesses with additional instructions on how to provide testimony through a web conferencing platform.
