OMBUDSMAN (PUBLIC COUNSEL)
Description
INVESTIGATES CITIZENS COMPLAINTS AGAINST ANY STATE GOVERNMENT ENTITY, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATE AGENCIES WHO ARE FOUND IN ERROR AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, STUDIES STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES OR PARTICIPATES IN SUCH STUDIES, RECOMMENDS WAYS TO IMPROVE STATE AGENCIES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND ANSWERS REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT.
Contact Information
Address:
PO BOX 94604
Lincoln
NE
68509
Hours of Operation:
8-12; 1-5 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.nebraskalegislature.gov/divisions/ombud.php
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-2035
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-742-7690
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
ombud@leg/me/gpv
General Information
Agency ID: 893
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Legal Assistance
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: PAMPHLETS & AN ANNUAL REPORT.
Eligibility: ANYONE WITH A QUESTION OR CONCERN REGARDING STATE GOVERNMENT
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: OMBUDSMAN
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish