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Audit committee hears 2010 bond oversight report; whistleblower advocates seek stronger protections
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee's 2010 annual report, which flagged cost overruns and schedule risks on major bonds and outlined changes to whistleblower reporting; public commenters urged greater independence and retaliation tracking.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Jan. 12, 2012 received the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee's 2010 annual report and heard public calls for stronger whistleblower protections.
Thea Selby, presenting a report prepared under former chair Abraham Simmons, summarized the oversight committee's review of major bond programs, saying the committee changed its reporting year to match the fiscal year and plans to meet more frequently. Selby detailed problems and lessons from several projects, including Laguna Honda Hospital and the Branch Library Improvement Program.
Selby told the committee Laguna Honda began with an authorized amount of $299,000,000 and "has a completion cost of $585,000,000," and described that project as one that "didn't go particularly well." She said the oversight committee expects to apply lessons from Laguna Honda to current projects,…
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