Deputy Director of DC Dept of Bldgs Resigns after being found working multiple jobs

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Anonymous wrote:Why hasn't DC gone after her for wage theft?

For the same reason DC doesn't go after people with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets; for the same reason DC doesn't go after unlicensed and uninspected food trucks that block bus stops; for the same reason Falcicchio was able to harass for who knows how long, years?; for the same reason that we have known slumlords operating unsafe buildings; for the same reason MPD was able to perform a work stoppage until they got the law passed that they wanted; for the same reason OSSE literally loses special needs kids; for the same reason it rains inside Jackson-Reed High School when there is rain outside.

This Mayor does not give a damn about DC residents and Council does not know a damn thing about accountability.

Accountability is hard to do, in part because our electoral system and our government structure make it difficult.

Would a larger Council mean more oversight? Will ranked choice voting make CMs more accountable to the public such that a failure of oversight could be political suicide?

A DC mayor who actually cared about holding people accountable would be a start.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why hasn't DC gone after her for wage theft?

For the same reason DC doesn't go after people with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets; for the same reason DC doesn't go after unlicensed and uninspected food trucks that block bus stops; for the same reason Falcicchio was able to harass for who knows how long, years?; for the same reason that we have known slumlords operating unsafe buildings; for the same reason MPD was able to perform a work stoppage until they got the law passed that they wanted; for the same reason OSSE literally loses special needs kids; for the same reason it rains inside Jackson-Reed High School when there is rain outside.

This Mayor does not give a damn about DC residents and Council does not know a damn thing about accountability.

Accountability is hard to do, in part because our electoral system and our government structure make it difficult.

Would a larger Council mean more oversight? Will ranked choice voting make CMs more accountable to the public such that a failure of oversight could be political suicide?

DC has a population of roughly 700,000 with 13 council members. Fairfax County has a population of 1 million with 10 board members. I think you can do the math. DC already has more than enough council members.

But unlike Fairfax County, our Council must also address significant "state" issues. We don't get off the hook from providing the services that a state normally would. Things like Medicare, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t she have lived in DC, DC proper with a high salary, I believe $150k which I’m guessing she should have been making.

Lol. There is no enforcement on this.

That's because as a civil servant you don't have to. You only have to live in DC if you are a Director of Agency or appointed to your position.

No, if you are a staff member who makes more than $150,000, you are supposed to live in the District. This includes unappointed positions like CAO, etc.

The reason there is no enforcement is because OTR interprets tax information as only disclosable to OTR employees, despite the law being clear that residency information shown on tax forms can be disclosed to ANY District official operating in their official capacity. So, if, for example, the Mayor appointed a Maryland resident to a deputy mayor position and that deputy mayor asserted to Council that they live in DC, the AG or Councilmember should be able to ask OTR for that information and OTR should respond. Because OTR does not interpret the law correctly, that is a major avenue of enforcement foreclosed.

In a town full of lawyers, it is amazing that so many bad ones end up in DC government.

The really good ones are in Big Law making $$$$$ or in the federal government working for high-prestige agencies (DoJ, State, well-paid FIRREA agencies) or the White House.

Similarly, the Hatch Act prevents very smart and ethical federal employees from running for DC city council.

So DC government gets the leftovers, mainly a group of entitled, mediocre, and provincial "Natives" to the region to whom its more important where you went to high school.

This is really offensive, especially as a attorney (from "big law") who worked in DC government. There are MANY smart and dedicated people who work for DC government. Like anywhere else, you have lazy and incompetent people. I've worked for 2 Fortune 500 companies and I can promise you that DC does not have a monopoly on dumb people.

I work for a very large trade association now, but I am grateful for my time in DC government.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t she have lived in DC, DC proper with a high salary, I believe $150k which I’m guessing she should have been making.

Lol. There is no enforcement on this.

That's because as a civil servant you don't have to. You only have to live in DC if you are a Director of Agency or appointed to your position.

No, if you are a staff member who makes more than $150,000, you are supposed to live in the District. This includes unappointed positions like CAO, etc.

The reason there is no enforcement is because OTR interprets tax information as only disclosable to OTR employees, despite the law being clear that residency information shown on tax forms can be disclosed to ANY District official operating in their official capacity. So, if, for example, the Mayor appointed a Maryland resident to a deputy mayor position and that deputy mayor asserted to Council that they live in DC, the AG or Councilmember should be able to ask OTR for that information and OTR should respond. Because OTR does not interpret the law correctly, that is a major avenue of enforcement foreclosed.

In a town full of lawyers, it is amazing that so many bad ones end up in DC government.

The really good ones are in Big Law making $$$$$ or in the federal government working for high-prestige agencies (DoJ, State, well-paid FIRREA agencies) or the White House.

Similarly, the Hatch Act prevents very smart and ethical federal employees from running for DC city council.

So DC government gets the leftovers, mainly a group of entitled, mediocre, and provincial "Natives" to the region to whom its more important where you went to high school.

This is really offensive, especially as a attorney (from "big law") who worked in DC government. There are MANY smart and dedicated people who work for DC government. Like anywhere else, you have lazy and incompetent people. I've worked for 2 Fortune 500 companies and I can promise you that DC does not have a monopoly on dumb people.

I work for a very large trade association now, but I am grateful for my time in DC government.

No doubt you were double dipping. Of course, you are grateful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why hasn't DC gone after her for wage theft?

For the same reason DC doesn't go after people with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets; for the same reason DC doesn't go after unlicensed and uninspected food trucks that block bus stops; for the same reason Falcicchio was able to harass for who knows how long, years?; for the same reason that we have known slumlords operating unsafe buildings; for the same reason MPD was able to perform a work stoppage until they got the law passed that they wanted; for the same reason OSSE literally loses special needs kids; for the same reason it rains inside Jackson-Reed High School when there is rain outside.

This Mayor does not give a damn about DC residents and Council does not know a damn thing about accountability.

Accountability is hard to do, in part because our electoral system and our government structure make it difficult.

Would a larger Council mean more oversight? Will ranked choice voting make CMs more accountable to the public such that a failure of oversight could be political suicide?

DC has a population of roughly 700,000 with 13 council members. Fairfax County has a population of 1 million with 10 board members. I think you can do the math. DC already has more than enough council members.

But unlike Fairfax County, our Council must also address significant "state" issues. We don't get off the hook from providing the services that a state normally would. Things like Medicare, etc.

You think the council members personally handle Medicare issues or even have day to day interaction with the people that do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How she get away for so long??

She’s not black

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t she have lived in DC, DC proper with a high salary, I believe $150k which I’m guessing she should have been making.

Lol. There is no enforcement on this.

That's because as a civil servant you don't have to. You only have to live in DC if you are a Director of Agency or appointed to your position.

No, if you are a staff member who makes more than $150,000, you are supposed to live in the District. This includes unappointed positions like CAO, etc.

The reason there is no enforcement is because OTR interprets tax information as only disclosable to OTR employees, despite the law being clear that residency information shown on tax forms can be disclosed to ANY District official operating in their official capacity. So, if, for example, the Mayor appointed a Maryland resident to a deputy mayor position and that deputy mayor asserted to Council that they live in DC, the AG or Councilmember should be able to ask OTR for that information and OTR should respond. Because OTR does not interpret the law correctly, that is a major avenue of enforcement foreclosed.

In a town full of lawyers, it is amazing that so many bad ones end up in DC government.

The really good ones are in Big Law making $$$$$ or in the federal government working for high-prestige agencies (DoJ, State, well-paid FIRREA agencies) or the White House.

Similarly, the Hatch Act prevents very smart and ethical federal employees from running for DC city council.

So DC government gets the leftovers, mainly a group of entitled, mediocre, and provincial "Natives" to the region to whom its more important where you went to high school.

Oh hon, you are misinformed. I was formerly an attorney in DC government and now work for the feds. The attorneys I worked with and for in District government are heads above the attorneys I work with now in a highly ranked federal agency. Just like the feds, in DC everything is agency dependent. There are plenty of brilliant, hardworking attorneys in DC government, from many of the senior attorneys at OAG to the “old heads” who stand up the general counsel offices at agencies. I am very sorry you don’t know any them.

If the right opportunity presented itself, I would return to District government in a heartbeat. And just fyi, there is quite a revolving door of attorneys who leave the District for the feds and then return to the District. Also, the pay for District attorneys is on par with and oftentimes higher than that in the feds. And to your point re: high schools, I have never ever heard/seen anyone brag about what high school they went to. Most attorneys who work for DC government are not from the District. I have met two who were from DC in the 15 years I was there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t she have lived in DC, DC proper with a high salary, I believe $150k which I’m guessing she should have been making.

Lol. There is no enforcement on this.

That's because as a civil servant you don't have to. You only have to live in DC if you are a Director of Agency or appointed to your position.

No, if you are a staff member who makes more than $150,000, you are supposed to live in the District. This includes unappointed positions like CAO, etc.

The reason there is no enforcement is because OTR interprets tax information as only disclosable to OTR employees, despite the law being clear that residency information shown on tax forms can be disclosed to ANY District official operating in their official capacity. So, if, for example, the Mayor appointed a Maryland resident to a deputy mayor position and that deputy mayor asserted to Council that they live in DC, the AG or Councilmember should be able to ask OTR for that information and OTR should respond. Because OTR does not interpret the law correctly, that is a major avenue of enforcement foreclosed.

In a town full of lawyers, it is amazing that so many bad ones end up in DC government.

The really good ones are in Big Law making $$$$$ or in the federal government working for high-prestige agencies (DoJ, State, well-paid FIRREA agencies) or the White House.

Similarly, the Hatch Act prevents very smart and ethical federal employees from running for DC city council.

So DC government gets the leftovers, mainly a group of entitled, mediocre, and provincial "Natives" to the region to whom its more important where you went to high school.

This is really offensive, especially as a attorney (from "big law") who worked in DC government. There are MANY smart and dedicated people who work for DC government. Like anywhere else, you have lazy and incompetent people. I've worked for 2 Fortune 500 companies and I can promise you that DC does not have a monopoly on dumb people.

I work for a very large trade association now, but I am grateful for my time in DC government.

No doubt you were double dipping. Of course, you are grateful.

Seriously? I would never jeopardize my law license to make a few extra bucks. You are a nasty little thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t she have lived in DC, DC proper with a high salary, I believe $150k which I’m guessing she should have been making.

Lol. There is no enforcement on this.

That's because as a civil servant you don't have to. You only have to live in DC if you are a Director of Agency or appointed to your position.

No, if you are a staff member who makes more than $150,000, you are supposed to live in the District. This includes unappointed positions like CAO, etc.

The reason there is no enforcement is because OTR interprets tax information as only disclosable to OTR employees, despite the law being clear that residency information shown on tax forms can be disclosed to ANY District official operating in their official capacity. So, if, for example, the Mayor appointed a Maryland resident to a deputy mayor position and that deputy mayor asserted to Council that they live in DC, the AG or Councilmember should be able to ask OTR for that information and OTR should respond. Because OTR does not interpret the law correctly, that is a major avenue of enforcement foreclosed.

In a town full of lawyers, it is amazing that so many bad ones end up in DC government.

The really good ones are in Big Law making $$$$$ or in the federal government working for high-prestige agencies (DoJ, State, well-paid FIRREA agencies) or the White House.

Similarly, the Hatch Act prevents very smart and ethical federal employees from running for DC city council.

So DC government gets the leftovers, mainly a group of entitled, mediocre, and provincial "Natives" to the region to whom its more important where you went to high school.

This is really offensive, especially as a attorney (from "big law") who worked in DC government. There are MANY smart and dedicated people who work for DC government. Like anywhere else, you have lazy and incompetent people. I've worked for 2 Fortune 500 companies and I can promise you that DC does not have a monopoly on dumb people.

I work for a very large trade association now, but I am grateful for my time in DC government.

No doubt you were double dipping. Of course, you are grateful.

Seriously? I would never jeopardize my law license to make a few extra bucks. You are a nasty little thing.

Same. And only someone who has never gone to law school and has no law license to speak of would suggest such a thing. 🙄

[Anonymous]

She could have had one high paying job. I wonder why she chose to lie.

[Anonymous]

Poor character, lack of ethics, greed, entitlement.

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Anonymous wrote:Poor character, lack of ethics, greed, entitlement.

Combined with a complete disinterest of DC government in enforcing its own rules.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poor character, lack of ethics, greed, entitlement.

Combined with a complete disinterest of DC government in enforcing its own rules.

They fired her. And fined her. What else should they do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poor character, lack of ethics, greed, entitlement.

Combined with a complete disinterest of DC government in enforcing its own rules.

They fired her. And fined her. What else should they do?

They should have fined her a lot more.

[Anonymous]

Did they ever find a replacement