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Detroit oversight agencies press council to restore charter-mandated proportional funding; council sends requests to executive session
Summary
Ombudsman, Inspector General and the Board of Ethics told the Detroit City Council committee that proportional funding is required by the charter and said cuts in the mayor's proposed budget would undermine oversight; council members moved the agencies' funding requests into executive session for review.
Council committee members heard one-hour opening statements from four oversight agencies on March 30, as leaders urged the Detroit City Council to restore or complete a charter‑mandated proportional funding formula and to approve specific budget increases.
The ombudsman told the Expanded Budget Finance committee that the office is shifting to a "citizen-centered" approach and presented complaint data she said showed heavy demand across the city. "We received this year and were processed from the fiscal year 25, 26, 3,462, complaints," the ombudsman said, and asked the body to restore a $314,752 ramp‑up plus one full‑time equivalent position at $65,000 to sustain expanded services.
Inspector General Kamal Bridal framed…
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