- Who should I contact to request
services from the city such as street and alley cleaning,
repair of pot holes, and other city services?
- Who is my representative on the City
Council?
- I understand that Chairman Gray and the
other Councilmembers have a fund provided by the government
to assist constituents with utility, rent, and other bills?
- Can Chairman Gray have a parking
violation removed for me?
- How can I access information regarding
government agencies on the internet?
- Where are the Council of the District
of Columbia offices located?
- How can I find out who my Advisory
Neighborhood Commissioner is, and what ANC Single Member
District(SMD) I live in ?
- Who can request a referendum
through the Council?
- Can the Council override Federal laws?
- Does the Council have any control
over city government agencies?
- How do I invite the Chairman to
attend an event?
- How do I get a
ceremonial resolution from the Council?
1) Question: Who should I contact
to request services from the city such as street and alley
cleaning, repair of pot holes, and other city services?
Answer: To request city services, you should contact the
Mayor's Command Center at 202- 727-1000. A services
representative will take your request and provide you with a
tracking number.
The tracking number can be used to follow-up on the request.
You may contact Chairman Gray's Constituent Service Staff, or
the constituent service office of your ward councilmember if
you have any problems resolving the issue as well.
2) Question: Who is my representative on
the City Council?
Answer: Your representative on the City Council is determined
by the ward you live in. There is one elected representative
for each of the 8 wards of the city. There are also 5 elected
At-Large members of the Council that represent the entire
city. Chairman Gray is one of the five elected At-Large
members.
3) Question: I understand that Chairman
Gray and the other Councilmembers have a fund provided by the
government to assist constituents with utility, rent, and
other bills?
Answer: The Constituent Services Fund that each Council office
maintains is not funded by the government. Money for the
Consituent Service Fund is provided through private donations
by citizens of the District or othert private donations.
4) Question: Can Chairman Gray have a
parking violation removed for me?
Answer: Chairman Gray can not remove parking violations or any
other citaitions or infractions constituents receive from the
city. The Department of Motor Vehicles does allow you to
contest a ticket you may receive. Instructions for contesting
a parking violation can be found on the back of the ticket
issued.
5) Ouestion: How can I access
information regarding government agencies on the internet?
Answer: You may access information regarding government
agencies on the internet by going to
www.dc.gov. You may access
information regarding the city council by going to
www.dccouncil.us.
6) Questions: Where are the Council of
the District of Columbia offices located?
Answer: Council of the District of Columbia offices are
located at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004
7) Question: How can I find out who my
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner is, and what ANC Single
Member District(SMD) I live in ?
Answer: You can obtain information on your Advisory
Neighborhood Commissioner(ANC) and Single Member District(SMD)
by contacting the Board of Elections and Ethics at
202-727-2525.
Or, you may access their website at
www.dcboee.org.
8) Question: Who can request a
referendum through the Council?
Answer: Any registered voter in the District of Columbia can
request a referendum through the Board of Elections and
Ethics.
9) Question: Can the Council override
Federal laws?
Answer: The Council cannot override Federal laws.
10) Question: Does the Council have
any control over city government agencies?
Answer: District government agencies come under the control of
the Executive Office of the Mayor. The Council has legislative
oversight, through various Council committees, but no
management control over the agencies.
11) Question: How do I
invite the Chairman to attend an event?
Answer:
12) Question: How do
I get a ceremonial resolution from the Council?
Answer:
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