Yolo County Hires Ombuds

Yolo County, California, has hired Harrison Jack a college professor and veteran as an ombudsman for the county's 1,600 workers. Jack will be paid $90/hour as an outside consultant. There is some ambiguity as to whether this is a classical or organizational ombuds; the job description is ambiguous and requires membership in the State Bar or USOA or IOA. (Sacramento Biz Journal; Yolo County Job Description.)