Source: https://development.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/1/chapters/2/subchapters/IV/parts/A/
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D.C. Law Library - Part A. The Council.
§§ 1-204.01 – 1-204.04
§§ 1-204.11 – 1-204.13
No person shall hold the office of member of the Council, including the Office of Chairman, unless he: (1) Is a qualified elector; (2) is domiciled in the District and if he is nominated for election from a particular ward, resides in the ward from which he is nominated; (3) has resided and been domiciled in the District for 1 year immediately preceding the day on which the general or special election for such office is to be held; (4) has not been convicted of a felony while holding the office; and (5) holds no public office (other than his employment in and position as a member of the Council), for which he is compensated in an amount in excess of his actual expenses in connection therewith, except that nothing in this clause shall prohibit any such person, while a member of the Council, from serving as a delegate or alternate delegate to a convention of a political party nominating candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, or from holding an appointment in a reserve component of an armed force of the United States other than a member serving on active duty under a call for more than 30 days. A member of the Council shall forfeit his office upon failure to maintain the qualifications required by this section, and, in the case of the Chairman, § 1-204.03(c).
(Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 786, Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, § 402; July 31, 2013, D.C. Law 19-124A, § 401(b), 59 DCR 1862.)
1981 Ed., § 1-225.
1973 Ed., § 1-142.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-124A added “has not been convicted of a felony while holding the office” and made related changes.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 301(b) of Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-298, January 29, 2012, 59 DCR 683).
§ 1–204.11. The Chairman.
(a) The Chairman shall be the presiding officer of the Council.
(Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 788, Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, § 411.)
1981 Ed., § 1-228.
1973 Ed., § 1-145.
§ 1–204.12. Acts, resolutions, and requirements for quorum.
(a) The Council, to discharge the powers and duties imposed herein, shall pass acts and adopt resolutions, upon a vote of a majority of the members of the Council present and voting, unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by the Council. Except as provided in the last sentence of this subsection, the Council shall use acts for all legislative purposes. Each proposed act shall be read twice in substantially the same form, with at least 13 days intervening between each reading. Upon final adoption by the Council each act shall be made immediately available to the public in a manner which the Council shall determine. If the Council determines, by a vote of two-thirds of the members, that emergency circumstances make it necessary that an act be passed after a single reading, or that it take effect immediately upon enactment, such act shall be effective for a period of not to exceed 90 days. Resolutions shall be used (1) to express simple determinations, decisions, or directions of the Council of a special or temporary character; and (2) to approve or disapprove proposed actions of a kind historically or traditionally transmitted by the Mayor, the Board of Elections, Public Service Commission, Armory Board, Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, or the Convention Center Board of Directors to the Council pursuant to an act. Such resolutions must be specifically authorized by that act and must be designed to implement that act.
(Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 788, Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, § 412; Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2023, Pub. L. 95-526; Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1974, Pub. L. 98-473, § 131(c); July 25, 2013, D.C. Law 19-321, § 2(c), 60 DCR 1724.)
1981 Ed., § 1-229.
1973 Ed., § 1-146.
This section is referenced in § 1-206.02, § 2-552, § 2-602, § 8-171.04, and § 47-802.
D.C. Law 19-321 deleted “(other than an act to which § 1-204.46 applies)” following ”Each proposed act” in the third sentence of (a).
Administrative procedure, municipal regulations, see § 2-552.
Codification and publication of acts and resolutions, see § 2-601 et seq.
Office of energy, emergency energy shortage contingency plan, see § 2-904.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(c) of the Local Budget Autonomy Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-566, January 7, 2013, 59 DCR 15061, applicable as of January 1, 2014, and effective as provided in § 1-203.03.
Temporary legislation: Pursuant to (a), the Council often adopts temporary legislation in conjunction with emergency legislation which takes effect after a period of Congressional review following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto), as provided in § 1-206.02(c). Such legislation carries an expiration provision limiting its application, usually, to 225 days. Amendatory temporary legislation is treated under the code section affected; following this, it is listed in the D.C. Laws Not Codified table found in the Tables Volume.
Emergency legislation: Pursuant to (a), the Council adopts emergency legislation which takes effect upon its enactment (approval by the Mayor, or in the event of veto by the Mayor, override of the veto by the Council) and which remain in effect for no longer than 90 days. Amendatory emergency acts are treated under the Code section affected; otherwise the act is listed in the Emergency Act Table found in the Tables Volume.
Resolution 14-494, the “Establishment of an Office of the District Attorney Advisory Referendum Approval Resolution of 2002”, was approved effective July 19, 2002.
§ 1–204.13. Investigations by the Council.
(a) The Council, or any committee or person authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any matter relating to the affairs of the District, and for that purpose may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence. For such purpose any member of the Council (if the Council is conducting the inquiry) or any member of the committee may issue subpoenas, and administer oaths upon resolution adopted by the Council or committee, as appropriate.
(Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 789, Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, § 413.)
1981 Ed., § 1-234.
1973 Ed., § 1-148.
This section is referenced in § 2-218.63 and § 2-359.07.
Council investigations, penalty for obstructing, see § 1-301.43.
Oaths, administration by Mayor, chairman of Council, and members of Council, see § 1-301.22.
Procurement, debarment or suspension of businesses, see § 2-308.04.