There’s a push to create an ombuds office to investigate complaints about the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Some members of the Pierce County Charter Review Commission have proposed it as an amendment to the county’s charter.
“ I think it’s important to have an investigative body that’s independent of the sheriff’s department, whose entire work plan is developed around complaints received by the public, and to be responsive to the needs of the public,” said Kate Ginn, a Pierce County Charter Review commissioner. She’s one of the commissioners cosponsoring the amendment.
But some commissioners believe the change is unnecessary…