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Grand jury urges clearer budget oversight and city governance; officials point to charter reform process
Summary
The committee heard the jury's 'Lifting the Fog' report calling for clarified city administrator duties, better budget oversight and measures to reduce departmental silos. City officials said they agree in principle and will pursue many changes through a comprehensive charter reform process rather than piecemeal ordinances.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed the civil grand jury’s "Lifting the Fog" report, which calls for improved budget oversight, clearer definition of the city administrator’s duties and steps to reduce siloed departmental operations.
Paul Drevis, presenting the jury’s findings, summarized interviews with more than 50 current and former city employees and said the jury repeatedly found that the city's budget oversight…
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