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Council staff inventory shows 81 mandated reports; 10 department reports lack recent submissions
Summary
Council policy staff and administration presented "Report of Reports" round 2 to the Governmental Operations Committee, identifying about 81 mandated reports citywide, noting 27 department reports (17 submitted recently, 10 with no recent record) and suggesting committee-led review to align effort with council needs.
Maria Garnett, council policy analyst, presented the second phase of a "Report of Reports" project to the Governmental Operations Standing Committee on July 16. The review catalogs reports required of boards, commissions and city departments and assesses effort, completeness and potential utility.
Garnett told the committee the project identified roughly 81 mandated reports citywide; about 27 of those are department reports. Of the 27 department reports, staff classified 17 (63 percent) as having recent submissions and found no recent submission record for 10 (37 percent). Garnett told members that "no recent submission record" does not necessarily mean failure to report; some reports may not be applicable in a given year or may be recorded in…
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