Nadeau Named Chair of Committee on Public Works and Operations

January 4, 2023
Public Works & Operations

Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau was confirmed Tuesday as the Chair of the newly-formed Committee on Public Works and Operations.

The Committee is responsible for matters relating to the general operation and service of government, including agencies and activities that influence residents’ most consistent interactions with their local government — trash and recycling pickup, parking enforcement, and business licensing. And other often-unseen, but important functions of city government, including procurement, human rights, partnerships and grants management, LGBTQ affairs, veterans affairs, administrative law and procedure, consumer and regulatory affairs, and regulation of for-hire vehicles.

“Delivering essential services, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and running a functional local government are inseparable from enacting bold, progressive governance in the District. I’m excited to take on this new role.” — Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau

Two of the largest agencies under the committee’s purview are the Department of Public Works and the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, which was one of the two agencies created by the breakup of the former Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

Other members of the Committee on Public Works and Operations are Councilmembers Janeese Lewis George, Brooke Pinto, Robert White, and Trayon White.

Agencies under the committee’s oversight:

Advisory Board on Veterans Affairs for the District of Columbia
Advisory Committee on Street Harassment
Advisory Committee to the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Questioning Affairs
Commission on Fashion Arts and Events
Commission on Human Rights
Contract Appeals Board
Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
Department of Public Works
Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure, shared jointly with the Committee on Transportation and Environment
Emancipation Commemoration Commission
For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council
Interfaith Council
Office of Administrative Hearings, including the Advisory Committee to the Office of Administrative Hearings and the Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges
Office of Community Affairs
Office of Contracting and Procurement
Office of Human Rights
Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs
Office of Partnerships and Grants Services
Office of Risk Management
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Office of Veterans Affairs
Office on Religious Affairs

In Council Period 25, Councilmember Nadeau also serves as a member of the Committee on Health, the Committee on Facilities and Family Services, and the Committee on Recreation, Libraries, and Youth Affairs.

Protecting neighborhoods from the harms of illegal dumping

The Council voted unanimously on first reading to enhance the District’s ability to enforce its ban on illegal dumping and expand the list of illegal items to include frequently dumped items such as appliances, mattresses, and tires.