Word: ombudsman
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...ombudsman will "centralize the responsibility for where to go when something goes wrong," Councilor David Sullivan, who sponsored the ordinance, said last night...
...council rescinded an earlier vote that would have allotted $20,000 to break down the city's budget expenditures by neighborhood, and tabled for at least a week a proposal for an ombudsman to help in both relations between the Rent Control Board and the city's landlords and tenants...
...ombudsman ordinance, introduced by Councilor David Sullivan, is expected to pass at next week's meeting, which will be attended by representatives of the rent control board. But even if the position is created, Sullivan said he would ask that it not be filled until next fiscal year because of the city's budget...
...council approves the recommendation, the ombudsman would "have as his or her sole function improving communication between the department and the public." Sullivan said the ombudsman might replace one of the present hearing examiners, lowering the cost of the plan...
Peter Stanton, the executive director of the Rent Control Board, said yesterday he "had no objection" to the ombudsman idea. "I think he ought to be separate from our staff, though, so he can retain objectivity," Stanton added...