By Tim Redmond : 48hills – excerpt
The COVID crisis has taken some attention away from the municipal corruption scandals, but they will be back in the news Thursday/1 when the Government Audit and Oversight Committee holds a hearing on the investigations and considers an ordinance to limit the mayor’s power.
The ordinance, by Sups. Matt Haney and Gordon Mar, would bar the mayor for delegating to a department head authority to approve contracts…
A number of ideas for mitigating corruption are on the agenda
Thursday, October 1, 10AM – agenda and docs
Government Audit and Oversight Committee
1. Rent control at Midtown Park Apartments
2. Administrative Code – Selection of Contractors From a Pre-Qualified List and Under As-Needed Public Works Professional Services Contract Reform. 200787
3. Budget and Legislative Analyst Performance Audit – Operational Overlap on Sewer Repair Between Public Works and the Public Utilities Commission. 200686
4. Administrative Code – Mayor’s Selection of Designees in Matters Regarding Contracting and Other Matters. 200949
5. Hearing – Investigations Into Public Corruption. 200279
Grassroots Actions 