Seattle-King County Office of the Ombudsman and Citizen Complaints Annual Reports
Scope and Contents note
The annual reports for the Seattle-King County Office of the Ombudsman and Citizen Complaints date from 1971 to 1978. Reports include case summaries, lists of cases by City and County departments, and projects resulting from a high number of complaints regarding a specific issue. There are two reports for 1978; the second relates primarily to criticism of the Police Department's disciplinary process.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1978
Creator
- Seattle-King County Office of the Ombudsman (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Location of Records
SMA
General Note
A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.
Subject
- Seattle-King County Office of the Ombudsman (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle-King County Office of the Ombudsman and Citizen Complaints Annual Reports 1971-1978
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67043
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository