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The board adopted the agenda and approved the January 2025 minutes. The Director of Open Government, Niquelle Allen, reported Office of Open Government activities, including Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act guidance, advisory and informal advice, monitoring for compliance, and training and outreach efforts.","DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  \nBOARD OF ETHICS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY  \nMEETING MINUTES – February 6, 2025  \nThe District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability held a hybrid meeting atthe Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, 1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 700 West, and virtually on February 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Chairperson Norma Hutcheson and Board members Charles Nottingham, Felice Smith, and Melissa Tucker participated in the meeting.  \nMembers of the public were welcome to attend, and a recording of the meeting is available on open[dc.gov](dc.gov) and BEGA’s YouTube channel.  \nI. Call to Order  \nThe meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.  \nII. Ascertainment of Quorum  \nFour members, Chairperson Norma Hutcheson and Board members Charles Nottingham, Felice Smith, and Melissa Tucker were present at the start of the meeting.  \nIII. Adoption of the Agenda/Approval of Minutes  \nThe Board unanimously voted to adopt the agenda and approve the January 2025 meeting minutes.  \nIV. Report by the Director of Open Government  \nGood morning, Chairperson Hutcheson, and Members of the Board. I am Niquelle Allen, Director of Open Government. I am pleased to present this report on the activities of the Office of Open Government (“OOG”) . Our mission is to ensure that all persons receive full and complete information concerning the affairs of the District of Columbia government and the actions of its officials. Since the last Board meeting, OOG has continued its work to ensure that District of Columbia government’s operations are transparent, open to the public, and promote civic engagement. To that end, OOG has enforced the Open Meetings Act, advised on the Freedom of Information Act’s requirements, and provided training on those transparency laws. OOG proudly served as advocates for an open and transparent government.  \nA.  Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) and Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Advice  \n1. Advisory Opinions  \na. OMA Advisory Opinion-Calvin Coolidge Senior High School’s Local  School Advisory Team (“Coolidge LSAT”), OOG-2024-0001  \nOn January 31, 2025, I issued an advisory opinion, \\#OOG-2024-0001, opining that while there was a lack of sufficient evidence of a meeting in violation of the OMA, and that although several of the allegations asserted were not within the scope of my authority under the OMA, as a result of its independent investigation, OOG determined that the Coolidge LSAT was operating in violation of provision of meeting records requirements of the Open Meetings Act (\"OMA\"), and determined that the entire Coolidge LSAT must take training on the OMA within 60 days. A copy of the advisory opinion has been added to Dropbox.  \nb. FOIA Advisory Opinion-Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel (“MOLC”),  OOG-2024-006_AO   \nOn February 4, 2025, I issued an advisory opinion, \\#OOG-2024-006_AO, in response to a request concerning the MOLC’s backlog of administrative appeals under D.C. FOIA. The statute currently allots the MOLC only ten business days (from initial submission) to decide appeals, and at the end of Fiscal Year 2024, over 1,000 decisions were overdue for publication. The MOLC cleared its backlog in January 2025, on the verge ofOOG’s preparation to issue this advisory opinion. As a remedy, I strongly recommend amending legislation to enlarge the currently inadequate processing time of administrative appeals. In addition, I recommend that the Office of Open Government should officially serve as the “DC FOIA Ombudsman,” like the federal government’s Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). I conclude similarly to an Advisory Opinion  \n\\#OOG-2022-004_AO, I issued on July 29, 2022, that “The MOLC should ensure that, at the same time [] an opinion is signed and release[d] to the requester(s) and custodian(s), it affirmatively posts the opinion for public viewing.” A copy of the advisory opinion has been added to Dropbox.  \n2.  Informal Advice  \nSince the last Board meeting, OOG has respond","cbCaihofq7rjneif","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihofq7rjneif","pdf",270401,2,1,11,"English","en",105,"# Call to Order\n# Ascertainment of Quorum\n# Adoption of the Agenda/Approval of Minutes\n# Report by the Director of Open Government\n## Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act Advice\n## Meeting Monitoring\n## Training/Outreach","[{\"question\":\"When and how was the Board meeting held?\",\"answer\":\"The meeting took place on February 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. It was held as a hybrid session, with participation both in person and virtually.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions did the Board take regarding the agenda and prior minutes?\",\"answer\":\"The Board voted unanimously to adopt the agenda and approve the January 2025 meeting minutes.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the Director of Open Government report about?\",\"answer\":\"The Director reported on the Office of Open Government’s mission and activities, including enforcement and advisory support under the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act, monitoring for compliance, and training and outreach.\"}]","DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ETHICS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY - 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