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Rules Committee advances charter amendment to create Office of Public Advocate
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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