{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1033","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-1033","heading":"Responsibilities of the Commission; report.","body":"(a)\nThe Commission shall review the operations and administration of the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) and recommend to the Council and the Mayor legislative, regulatory, and administrative changes to improve the operation and administration of the Department.\n\n(b)\nBefore the first meeting of the Commission, the Director shall provide to the members of the Commission copies of all relevant studies, reports, correspondence, memoranda, and strategic plans maintained by the Department and completed within the previous 3 years which are related to matters within the purview of the Commission. The documents provided shall include notifications, correspondence, and reports from or to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, reports of the Inspector General, Department spending plans; Department strategic plans, Department policies and manuals, and correspondence with the Council, Council committees, and members of the Council. The Commission may request additional documents pursuant to § 6-1034(b).\n\n(c)\nThe Commission shall provide an assessment or recommendations on the following issues:\n(1)\nWhether reforms announced by the Department since October 1, 2001, are being undertaken;\n(2)\nThe effectiveness and results of reforms initiated by the Department since October 1, 2001;\n(3)\nNecessary or useful reforms that are not occurring or are occurring too slowly;\n(4)\nLegislative, administrative, or operational impediments to the implementation of reforms which are being, or should be, undertaken by the Department;\n(5)\nProcedures to ensure that the Department expends federal grants funds in a timely and efficient manner and in conformity with federal regulations;\n(6)\nProcedures to ensure that each grant of funds from the Department is tied to specific, measurable, and verifiable performance goals;\n(7)\nProcedures to improve the Department’s monitoring of the use of its funds in order to ensure that:\n(A)\nThe funds are used only for the intended purposes;\n(B)\nThe funds are used efficiently; and\n(C)\nThe use of the funds brings about the intended results, as set forth in the performance goals;\n(8)\nProcedures to ensure grantee compliance with performance goals; and\n(9)\nThe impact of personnel procedures on the operations of the Department.\n\n(d)\nIn making recommendations under subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the Commission shall review best practices in other jurisdictions.\n\n(e)\nThe Commission shall not supersede the Consolidated Plan review and development process or the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.\n\n(f)\nWithin 150 days after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall issue a final report setting forth its recommendations pursuant to this section. The Commission may issue interim reports at the discretion of the Commission. The Commission shall transmit a copy of each report to the Mayor, the Chairman of the Council, and the chairperson of the Council Committee on Economic Development, and the Director.","path":["Title 6. Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.","Chapter 10. Community Development.","Subchapter II. Housing and Community Development Reform Advisory Commission."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-1033","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f165ed64c02983d27847ead72660e891006c6f7ca5d535e7e7de7961f836591d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1032","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}