Council confirms Jed Ross and Dr. Unique Morris Hughes to DC Water board
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The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously confirmed Jed Ross and Dr. Unique Morris Hughes as principal members of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors to complete terms ending Sept. 12, 2027.
The Council of the District of Columbia on Jan. 7 unanimously confirmed Jed Ross and Dr. Unique Morris Hughes as principal members of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors for terms ending Sept. 12, 2027.
Councilmember Charles Allen, who moved the nominations in block after a committee process, said the Transportation and the Environment Committee held a roundtable on Dec. 11 and approved both nominees at an additional meeting on Dec. 18, 2024. “I will say I was impressed with both candidates during our roundtable and their nominations,” Allen said.
The confirmations follow a waiver of Council Rule 231(c) to consider PR26-9 and PR26-10 in this council period. The committee reported the nominations from the prior council period and the deputy assistant general counsel confirmed the measures were legally sufficient for consideration.
Jed Ross is currently serving as the District of Columbia chief risk officer and director of the Office of Risk Management, and previously worked in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General, according to Allen’s remarks to the council. Allen noted Ross has been an alternate member of the DC Water board since 2018 and is familiar with the board’s work.
Dr. Unique Morris Hughes was described by Allen as having more than 15 years of leadership experience in district government, including service as director of the Department of Employment Services since 2018. Allen told the council Dr. Morris Hughes oversaw a workforce of about 900 employees and managed unemployment insurance, paid family leave and workforce training programs.
Both confirmations were advanced to the full council by unanimous committee votes and were adopted without recorded opposition at the legislative meeting.
The nominations fill the remainder of existing four-year terms on the DC Water board; no fiscal impact statement was required for the confirmations, the deputy assistant chief of staff told the council.