City Council President Andrea Campbell.
City Council President Andrea Campbell’s proposal for a city inspector general received a warm reception at last Wednesday’s council meeting, with a majority of the 13-member body signing on in support of a hearing on the measure.
The proposal comes after former Boston Planning and Development Agency official John
Lynch pleaded guilty to bribery charges stemming from a $50,000 payment from a developer seeking approval for a project from the City’s Zoning Board of Appeal.
“I think we all agree that Boston deserves a city government that is free of corruption and waste, grounded in transparency and accountable to the people,” Campbell said, introducing her proposal.
Campbell said she heard the idea at a meeting of city council presidents earlier this year.
“This is position is about bringing in someone who can proactively, not reactively, look at our departments, how they spend their money, look at our policies and questions that will ensure transparency and accountability,” she said, “as well as making sure that we have good governance and good management — and that those policies that are on paper and are well-intentioned actually show up in reality.”
See CAMPBELL, page 6
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