We offer this Council Accountability Report (“CAR”) to help community members understand how the DC Council did its work over the past budget season. We look at 3 different aspects of the work council members do related to passing a DC budget and being accountable to concerned constituents:
Transparent communication with community, especially about budget priorities and decisions,
Alignment with Fair Budget Coalition’s budget priorities (the budget recommendations found in our FY27 budget platform and our “shortlists” of priorities moving through the budget work session, the first vote, and the second vote), and
Engagement with our Coalition in the form of scheduled meetings and thought partnership with council members and staff.