Michael Snow wikipedia@verizon.net writes:
Rather, the point is that there's a sense the ombudsman commission, as currently constituted, has not been a fully satisfactory answer to the potential scope of issues. Now one reaction might simply be a change in personnel, but I think this is an appropriate point to reconsider the structure as well.
I think the structure need changing. I was one of the first three ombudsmen, and I'm not satisfied with the very little I've done. One of the problems was of course that it was a completely new organization, with a very loosely defined task. Personally, I never got into the job because of this ad-hocery. So I think that if the present setup with three outside persons are to be kept, that the terms should be three times the interval between selecting a new member, so some continuity and routine could be retained. Otherwise it will be an uphill struggle for each new generation of ombudsmen.