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Board hears civil grand jury follow-ups on construction oversight and city technology; several recommendations called ‘not implemented’ with requests for follow
Summary
Committee reviewed staff responses to 2014–15 civil grand jury recommendations on construction oversight and city technology. Some recommendations were marked not implemented with requests that departments report back and that the city services auditor study implementation.
The Government and Oversight Committee reviewed follow-up responses to multiple 2014–15 civil grand jury reports and accepted departmental briefings on steps under way.
On the civil grand jury’s construction oversight findings (recommendations 6, 8 and 9), a grand jury representative summarized problems including the absence of independent oversight, multiple departments running separate systems, and the recommendation that final project reports be published online. The committee heard from Nicholas King of the Department of Public Works, who said Public Works is working on shared databases, monthly peer comparisons of projects, and other…
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