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City review finds 81 required reports; staff propose centralizing publication and aligning effort with council use

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Council policy staff told the Governmental Operations Standing Committee that the city catalogs about 81 required reports (27 from city departments) and that 37% of department reports lack a recent submission record; staff recommended centralizing publication and prioritizing reports by utility.

Maria Garnett, a council policy analyst, told the Governmental Operations Standing Committee that the "report of reports" project identified roughly 81 required reports across city government and that city departments are responsible for about 27 of those. She said 17 of the 27 department reports (63%) have recent submissions, while 10 (37%) had no recent record of submission.

Garnett described the round-two effort as focused on level of effort and submission pathways. She said the Clerk’s Office offers a…

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