ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
ombudsman-citizens aide;
reappointment.
Reappoints
Patrick M. Shannahan as Ombudsman-Citizens Aide, term ending June 30, 2006.
Contains an emergency clause.
The Office of the Ombudsman-Citizens’ Aide was established on July 1, 1996 as an independent agency of the Arizona Legislature. The Office’s mission is to “improve the effectiveness, efficiency and responsiveness of state government by receiving public complaints, investigating the administrative acts of state agencies and, when warranted, recommending fair and appropriate remedy.”
The
Ombudsman-Citizens’ Aide Office went through a sunset review in 1999 and was
continued through June 2006 . Mr. Shannahan was first appointed for a five-year
term as Ombudsman -Citizens Aide on July 1, 1996. A former military officer, he
served in the United States Army from 1970 until 1995 and retired as a Colonel. During this time he was a project manager
and formulated national security policy for the Joints Chief of Staff. He also
served as staff director, Chief Operating Director and Associate Professor in
the Army. He has been a member of the United States Ombudsman Association Board
of Directors since 1997. Mr. Shannahan
has completed the mediation training program through the Attorney General’s
office and investigator training through the Council on Licensure, Enforcement
and Regulation. He receives a salary of
$82,784 per year.
There
is no fiscal impact to the state general fund associated with this legislation.
1. Reappoints Patrick M. Shannahan as an Arizona Ombudsman-Citizens Aide until his term ends on June 30, 2006.
2. Requires approval of two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature and the signature of the governor. If the governor vetoes this act, approval of three-fourths of each house of the legislature is needed.
3. Contains an emergency clause.
House Action
3rd Read 2-19-01
58-0-2
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 6, 2001