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Rules Committee advances charter amendment to create Office of Public Advocate

Rules Committee, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco · July 13, 2020
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Summary

The committee recommended placing a charter amendment before voters to create an Office of Public Advocate with investigatory and whistleblower functions; sponsor cited an expanding federal corruption probe and controller cost estimates of $725,000–$925,000 per year.

The Rules Committee voted July 13 to forward a charter amendment that would create an Office of Public Advocate, authorize the office to review city programs, investigate complaints (including whistleblower complaints) and provide recommendations; the measure was set for the November 3, 2020 ballot with a committee recommendation to the full Board.

Supervisor Gordon Marr, the…

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