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Council authorizes legal steps to obtain agency budget 'Form B' requests after executive refusal
Summary
The Council adopted PR26‑521 to authorize its Office of General Counsel to initiate or participate in litigation or other actions to obtain agency Form B budget enhancement requests required by D.C. Code §40‑7‑318.05, citing prior court rulings rejecting executive privilege claims and continued executive noncompliance.
The Council voted to authorize its Office of General Counsel to pursue litigation or other actions to obtain agency budget enhancement requests (Form B) after the executive declined to transmit those documents to the Council, Chair Phil Mendelson said.
Mendelson framed the resolution (PR26‑521) as necessary oversight authority ahead of the FY 2027…
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