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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Tracking Processes for 311 Complaints
FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology, and its Unified Call Center Services Division, to appear before the City Council to discuss the tracking process for 311 service requests, the effectiveness of 311 in satisfactorily resolving complaints, and how best to communicate information about 311 complaints to the general public.
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Baltimore pioneered the use of centralized call centers for non-emergency complaints as the first city to launch a 311 service in 1996 that went on to serve as a nationwide model. The expansion of 311 to include a much broader range of services around the turn of the century under Mayor Martin O’Malley, and the more recent introduction of a free 311 smartphone app for reporting and tracking service requests, continued Baltimore’s path-breaking role in the field.
However, citizens still raise concerns about the efficiency of 311’s centralized complaint system and their ability to track the City’s progress towards resolving complaints. Some feel that the current system does not provide sufficient transparency as to who is responsible for a particular complaint, or exactly what has been done to “close” a service request. In other instances, citizens a...
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