DC Mayor Reappoints Holmes to 911 Center Despite Audit
The previous 911 director of Washington, D.C., could return despite controversy over a recent audit finding failures at the Office of Unified Communications during her 2015-2021 tenure (see 2110190048). Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said Thursday she will appoint Karima Holmes…
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for a second stint as OUC’s director. The D.C. Council would have to confirm Holmes, who in December 2020 left the office for a private sector job at ShotSpotter in California amid reports of 911 dispatchers sending responders to incorrect addresses and other problems (see 2012220047). Interim Director Cleo Subido will become executive liaison to OUC from the Fire Emergency Management Services agency, the mayor’s office said. D.C. advisory neighborhood commissioners tweeted outrage over the appointment. “A truly mind-blowingly awful decision in every way possible,” wrote ANC 4B01 Commissioner Evan Yeats. ANC 4B06 Commissioner Tiffani Johnson replied, “I am at a loss as to who, what, when, where and why this was even a rationale thought in anyone's mind!!!! This is not making me feel safe!” A spokesperson for D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) referred us to Public Safety Chair Charles Allen (D), “as he has direct oversight of OUC and whether or not the nomination has a hearing and is ultimately voted upon by the Council.” Allen didn’t comment by our deadline.