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Auditor could well be policy maker

Posted on 23 Mar 201823 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Craig Starr, Register-Guard

In the March 23, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Craig Starr writes in a letter:

Ballot Measure 20-283, proposing an elected Eugene city auditor, unnecessarily and improperly empowers the city auditor “to conduct audits … to determine whether … (c) the public is benefited by the activity.”

This plainly inserts the auditor into the legislative area of policy-making. It doesn’t, as proponents might reply, only empower the auditor to determine if an intended benefit was achieved, because that legitimate auditing goal already is separately expressed elsewhere. …

Auditor hasn’t helped Portland

Posted on 22 Mar 201823 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Brian Wanty, Register-Guard

In the March 22, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Brian Wanty writes in a letter:

What are the consequences of having a city auditor? Portland has had a city auditor for 150 years. Whatever the effects an auditor has on a city should be fully achieved by now in Portland. …

Auditor has Trumpian ring to it

Posted on 22 Mar 201823 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Register-Guard, Richard Young

In the March 22, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Richard Young writes in a letter:

Ballot Measure 20-283 (independent city auditor) is the tail wagging the dog to the delight of those who have fought for years to assert their bias over what they consider the bias of Eugene’s city manager, the mayor and city councilors. But let’s be clear: There’s no such thing as “unbiased” when it is an elected position doing the work. …

Former City Councilor George Brown tells us he is optimistic

Posted on 22 Mar 201819 Apr 2018 by admin Posted in Editorial Tagged Eugene Weekly, Slant

In the March 22, 2018, issue of the Eugene Weekly, staff write:

Former City Councilor George Brown tells us he is optimistic about the prospects for an elected independent auditor for Eugene after knocking on doors across the city. Residents understand the difference between the elected auditor Measure 20-283 and “auditor lite,” which says the council should choose the auditor, according to Brown. With the vote in May, 20-283 advocates are lining up supporters such as former council members David Kelly and Shawn Boles, former city manager Vicki Elmer and others who understand how city government works.

Campaigns heating up over dueling city auditor measures: The groups behind the Eugene proposals have formed political action committees and are busy raising money

Posted on 19 Mar 201819 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in News Tagged Christian Hill, Register-Guard

In the March 19, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:

The campaign over dueling measures to establish a city auditor’s office is heating up weeks ahead of the May primary election.

Supporters of both measures are busy raising money. And last week, following a legal dispute, a Lane County judge finalized the ballot language that voters will read for one of the competing measures.. …

News on the Eugene city auditor front

Posted on 15 Mar 201819 Apr 2018 by admin Posted in Editorial Tagged Eugene Weekly, Slant

In the March 15, 2018, issue of the Eugene Weekly, staff write:

News on the Eugene city auditor front. Bonny McCornack of ElectedAuditor4CityAccountability and a chief petitioner for Measure 20-283 tells us that on Monday, March 12, Circuit Court Judge Rasmussen struck the word “independent” from the title of the city’s competing appointed auditor ballot measure. …

Council shouldn’t select auditor

Posted on 8 Mar 20187 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Register-Guard, Ruth Duemler

In the March 8, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Ruth Duemler writes in a letter:

I don’t understand. How could we believe that our Eugene City Council should select its own auditor? …

Take care when signing petitions

Posted on 6 Mar 20186 Mar 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Linda Lynch, Register-Guard

In the March 6, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident and League of Women Voters of Lane County president Linda Lynch writes in a letter:

Since 1902, Oregon voters have been able to directly influence laws and government actions by petitioning to put measures on the ballot. As deadlines loom for the 2018 elections, signature gatherers are everywhere there is a crowd, clipboard in hand, asking, “Are you registered to vote?”

Before you sign, ask yourself: “What do I really know about the measure I am being asked to endorse?” …

Avoid ‘don’t-look-don’t-find’ council

Posted on 1 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 by admin Posted in Letter Tagged Janet Bevirt, Register-Guard

In the March 1, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Bob Cassidy writes in a letter:

On Feb. 12, the Eugene City Council majority put its own rules for its own “appointed” auditor on the ballot to conflict with Ballot Measure 20-283, which is for an independent, elected city auditor. Chris Pryor and another councilor rationalized this maneuver. They said they wanted to give the voters a “choice,” but if they really cared about giving voters a choice, they would put their over-budget, over-reaching, mega-million-dollar new City Hall project on the ballot. …

Group at odds over wording of Eugene city auditor measure: Court will decide whether language of two Eugene city auditor ballot measures is too similar

Posted on 1 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 by admin Posted in News Tagged Christian Hill, Register-Guard

In the March 1, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:

The chief backers of a measure to establish an elected city auditor’s office are headed back to court, this time to contest the written summary of the competing ballot measure that also will appear on the May ballot. …

Eugene Performance Auditor

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