A critical look at collection sheriff

A proposal to create a "collections sheriff" to round up past-due tax revenue from Los Angeles businesses and residents was criticized Monday as being too loosely defined and lacking measurements for success. Daily News.

At an unusual joint meeting of three City Council committees, members asked for a report to provide information on what the job would entail, how it would be staffed and funded, and how officials would be able to measure its effectiveness.

"This is a very loose plan," said Councilman Dennis Zine, head of the council's Audits and Governmental Efficiency Committee. "It seems like it's a job that the city controller and Office of Finance should be doing without hiring someone else."