Pursuant to Snohomish county charter section 2.160, the office of public advocate is hereby created. The purpose of this chapter is:

To establish an office of the public advocate that shall function independently, subject to administrative direction by the council chairperson or chief of staff. The office will receive, investigate, and make recommendations to the council and appropriate county agencies on complaints concerning the operation of county government and respond to inquiries from the public concerning the operation of county government. (Added by Amended Ord. 14-077, Oct. 8, 2014, Eff date Oct. 30, 2014; Amended by Ord. 17-024, May 17, 2017, Eff date June 1, 2017).