Director Allen's Testimony - The Open Meetings Clarification Amendment Act of 2025

On April 22, 2025, the Director of Open Government, Niquelle Allen, testified before the Committee of the Whole on B26-208, the Open Meetings Clarification Act of 2025. Director Allen reminded the D.C. Council of the vital role of open meetings in promoting public trust and transparency in the DC government and urged the Council to abandon the permanent bill (B26-208) and respectfully asked that the Council vote against the temporary measure, B26-200. She explained to the Council that permanent changes to the OMA are unnecessary to address the Council’s stated concerns regarding its own meetings and the proposed legislation would negatively impact government transparency, thereby weakening public trust.

Link to the Bill: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0208