Kusukela ku-DC akuyona ingxenye yombuso, isakhiwo sikahulumeni sodwa futhi singaba nzima ukuyiqonda. Umhlahlandlela olandelayo uchaza izinto eziyisisekelo mayelana nohulumeni waseDkt, izindima zabaphathi bakhe abakhethiwe, ukuthi ibhilikithi iba kanjani umthetho, i-DC Code, amalungelo okuvota, izintela zendawo, izinhlangano zikahulumeni nokuningi.
Uhulumeni KaDkt Uhlelwe kanjani?
Umthethosisekelo wase-US unikeza iCongress "igunya elikhethekile" phezu kwesiFunda saseColumbia njengoba kubhekwa njengesifundazwe, hhayi isimo.
Kuze kube yilapho kusetshenziswe uMthetho WesiFunda sase-Columbia Home Rule Act, umthetho wamazwe owadlula ngoDisemba 24, 1973, inhloko-dolobha yesizwe yayingenabo uhulumeni wasekhaya. Umthetho Wasekhaya wasekhaya wanikezela ummeli kanye nomkhandlu wedolobha lamalungu angu-13, igatsha lomthetho elibandakanya ummeleli wezingxenye eziyisishiyagalombili zezigceme zesifunda, izindawo ezine ezinezikhulu kanye nosihlalo. UMeya uyinhloko yegatsha eliphezulu futhi unesibopho sokuphoqelela imithetho yedolobha nokuvuma noma ukuvota izikweletu. UMkhandlu yigatsha lesishayamthetho futhi wenza imithetho futhi ivunyelwe isabelomali sonyaka kanye nohlelo lwezezimali. Iphinde iqondise ukusebenza kwama-ejensi kahulumeni futhi iqinisekise ukuqokwa okukhulu okwenziwa nguMeya. I-dolobha namalungu omkhandlu bakhethwa emigomo yeminyaka emine.
Iziphi Iziphathimandla Zikahulumeni Ezikhethwa?
Ngaphandle kweMeya noMkhandlu, i-DC izakhamuzi zikhetha abamele iSifundazwe saseBolumbia State Board, i-Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, i-US Congressional Delegate, amaSenatha amabili e-United States kanye nommeleli wesithunzi.
Yiziphi Amakhomishana Omakhelwane Abeluleki?
Izakhamuzi zeSifunda saseColombia zihlukaniswe ngamaWadi ayi-8 (izifunda ezisungulwe ngenhloso yokuphatha noma yezombangazwe). Amawadi ahlukaniswe emaKhomishini angama-37 abaPhakamise abakhelwane abakhethiweyo (i-ANC) abakhethe uKhomishana abacebisa uhulumeni waseDkt ngezinkinga eziphathelene nokuhamba, ukupaka izimoto, ukuzilibazisa, ukuthuthukiswa komgwaqo, amalayisense okuphuza utshwala, ukuklanywa, ukuthuthukiswa kwezomnotho, ukuvikelwa kwamaphoyisa, ukuhlanzwa kwemvelo nokuqoqwa kwemfucumfucu, kanye nesabelomali sonyaka sonyaka.
Ikhomishana ngayinye imele cishe abahlali abayizi-2 000 endaweni yakhe yeLungu leLungu elilodwa, ukhonza imigomo eminyaka emibili futhi akawamukeli umholo. I-Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions itholakala eWilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20004. (202) 727-9945.
Umtsetfosivivinyo utsiba njani Umtsetfo eSifundeni sase-Columbia?
Umqondo womthetho omusha noma ukuchitshiyelwa komuntu okhona ukhona. Idokhumenti ebhaliwe ikhiqizwa futhi ihanjiswe ilungu loMkhandlu. Lo mthethosivivinywa unikezwa ikomidi. Uma ikomidi likhetha ukubukeza lo mthethosivivinywa, izoqhuba ukuzwa ngokufakazelwa kwabahlali nezakhamuzi zikahulumeni ekusekeleni nokuphikisana nalo mthethosivivinywa. Ikomidi lingenza ushintsho kumthethosivivinywa. Khona-ke iya eKomidini Yonke. Umthethosivivinywa ubeke eceleni kwendlunkulu yomhlangano ozayo. Uma lo mthethosivivinywa uvunyelwe nguMkhandlu ngokuvotela iningi, kufakwe ku-ajenda yomhlangano olandelayo wezomkhandlu ozayo owenzeka okungenani izinsuku ezingu-14 kamuva. UMkhandlu uqala ukubhekisisa lo mthethosivivinywa okwesibili. Uma uMkhandlu uvuma umthethosivivinywa ekufundeni kwesibili, uthunyelwa kuMeya ukuze ahlolisise. UMeya angase asayine umthetho, avumele ukuthi usebenze ngaphandle kokusayinwa kwakhe noma awuvumelani ngokusebenzisa amandla akhe okuvota.
Uma uMeya ephikisana nomthethosivivinywa, uMkhandlu kumele uwubukeze futhi awamukele ngokuvotela okubili kokuthathu ukuze kusebenze. Umthetho unikezwa inombolo yomthetho futhi kumele uvunyelwe yiCongress. Njengoba i-District of Columbia engeyona ingxenye yombuso, iqondiswa ngokuqondile nguhulumeni wesifundazwe. Wonke umthetho uncike ekubuyekezweni komhlangano futhi ungahle uguqulwe. Umthetho ovunyelwe uthunyelwa eNdlu Yezithunywa Ze-US kanye neSenate Yase-United States isikhathi esingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30 ngaphambi kokusebenza njengomthetho (noma izinsuku ezingu-60 zomthetho othile wezobugebengu).
Iyini i-DC Code?
Uhlu olusemthethweni lwezimiso zesifunda sase-Columbia lubizwa nge-DC Code. I-inthanethi futhi itholakale emphakathini jikelele. Bheka i-DC Code.
Yini iNkantolo YaseNkantolo YaseDrand Yenza?
Amakhotho wendawo yiNkantolo Ephakeme YesiFunda saseColumbia kanye neSifunda saseColumbia Court of Appeals, abahluleli babo abamiswa nguMongameli.
Amakhotho asetshenziswa nguhulumeni wesifundazwe kodwa ahluke eNkantolo YesiFunda sase-United States yeSifunda saseColombia naseNkantolo Yokudluliswa Kwemigomo yase-United States yesiFunda saseColumbia Circuit, ezwa amacala ngokuphathelene nomthetho wesifundazwe kuphela. INkantolo Ephakeme ilawula ukuhlolwa kwendawo ephathelene nomphakathi, inkantolo yobugebengu, inkantolo yomndeni, i-probate, intela, umninikhaya-umqashi, izimangalo ezincane, kanye nezindaba zomgwaqo. Inkantolo Yokudluliswa Kwecala iyalingana nenkantolo ephakeme yombuso futhi igunyazwe ukubuyekezwa zonke izigwebo ezenziwe yiNkantolo Ephakeme. Iphinde ibuyekeze izinqumo ze-ejensi yokuphatha, amabhodi, kanye namakhomishana kahulumeni kaDkt.
Isimo Sini Amalungelo Wokuvota Esifundazweni sase-Columbia?
I-DC ayikho abamele ukuvota eCongress. Idolobha libhekwa njengesifundazwe naphezu kokuba likhona abantu abangaphezu kuka-600,000. Ozombusazwe basekhaya kufanele bacele izikhulu zikahulumeni ukuba zithonye indlela uhulumeni wesifundazwe asebenzisa ngayo ama-dollar yentela ezindabeni ezibalulekile ezifana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo, ukuvikeleka komphakathi, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, ukulawulwa kobugebengu, ukuphepha komphakathi kanye nenqubomgomo yangaphandle. Izinhlangano zendawo ziyaqhubeka zicela isikhala. Funda kabanzi mayelana namalungelo we-DC wokuvota.
Iziphi Izikweletu Zenza I-DC Izakhamuzi Zikhokhe?
Izakhamuzi zase-DC zikhokha intela yendawo ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinto, kufaka phakathi imali engenayo, impahla nezinto zokudayisa. Futhi uma ubuzibuza, yebo, uMongameli ukhokha intela yentela yendawo ngoba ehlala eNtabeni. Funda kabanzi mayelana ne-DC Taxes.
Ngifinyelela Kanjani Nenhlangano Ecacile Dc YoHulumeni?
Isifunda saseColombia sinezinhlaka eziningi nezinsiza. Nakhu imininingwane yokuxhumana yezinye zezinhlaka eziyinhloko.
Amakhomishana Wokuvakasha Omakhelwane - anc.dc.gov
Ukuphuza ngokweqile Ukulawulwa Kwezokuphatha - abra.dc.gov
IBhodi Lokukhethwa Nokuziphatha - dcboee.org
I-Agency Child Services Family - cfsa.dc.gov
Umnyango Wabathengi Nezindaba Zokulawula - dcra.dc.gov
UMnyango Wezinkonzo Zokuqashwa - does.dc.gov
UMnyango wezeMpilo - doh.dc.gov
Umnyango Womshuwalense, Izibambiso Nebhange - disb.dc.gov
Umnyango Wezimoto - dmv.dc.gov
Umnyango Wezemisebenzi Yomphakathi - dpw.dc.gov
I-DC Office yokuguga - dcoa.dc.gov
I-Library Yomphakathi Ka-DC - dclibrary.org
Izikole Zomphakathi DC - dcps.dc.gov
DC Water - dcwater.com
Umnyango wesifundazwe wezokuThutha - ddot.dc.gov
Umnyango Wezokwelapha Zomlilo Nezimo Eziphuthumayo - fems.dc.gov
Ihhovisi likaMeya - dc.gov
Umnyango wamaphoyisa aseMetropolitan - mpdc.dc.gov
Ihhovisi likaMphathi Wezezimali Omkhulu - cfo.dc.gov
Ihhovisi leZoning - dcoz.dc.gov
Ibhodi LeSikole Sesikole Somphakathi - dcpubliccharter.com
I-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - wmata.com