40th Anniversary Home Rule commission proposed

District officials are mulling a new commission and fund to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Home Rule, which was established for the city in 1973. The proposed commission would “coordinate, plan, and promote events related to the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Home Rule Act [and] administer the Fund,” according to language inserted in the D.C. 2013 budget.

The commission would be composed of five members: one chairperson and two members, appointed by Mayor Vincent Gray; and two members appointed by the Council chairman. The commissioners would serve without a salary and only be compensated for their expenses. However they can “appoint staff as needed who shall be paid from the Fund.”