Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the December 11, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident David Funk writes in a letter:
The initiative petition submitted by a group called City Accountability deserves close scrutiny. While I agree that an auditor role is not a bad idea, this proposal is seriously flawed. …
In the December 11, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Anna Peña writes in a letter:
Former Eugene City Councilor George Brown dismissed another reader’s concern that the city auditor proposal championed by Brown does not include sufficient checks and balances (“Provisions set for auditor review,” Dec. 1). …
In the December 1, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident and former Ward 1 city councilor George Brown writes in a letter:
In his Nov. 27 letter to the editor, Thomas Nelson asks: “Who will audit Eugene’s auditor?” …
In the November 29, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Joy Marshall writes in a letter:
I appreciated Christian Hill’s article about the proposed initiative for a Eugene city auditor (“Auditor question heads to council,” Nov. 19). The article is an alert to all voters to carefully read the wording of the measure. …
In the November 27, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Thomas Nelson writes in a letter:
Eugene voters considering establishing an “independent” elected city auditor should consider the risks of having an un-audited auditor.
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In the November 22, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, Eugene resident Robin Bloomgarden writes in a letter:
CityAccountability.org gathered 5,000 extra signatures within the 100 days allowed to put an elected independent auditor measure on the May 2018 ballot. …
In the November 18, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Robin Bloomgarden writes in a letter:
CityAccountability.org gathered 5,000 extra signatures, within the 100 days allowed, to put an elected independent auditor measure on Eugene’s May 2018 ballot. Obviously, people from all sides think this is a good idea whose time has come. There were numerous city rules and codes to meet in getting it done. City accountability met the challenge, but the city itself did not. …
In the November 16, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, Portland resident Joe Daunt writes in a letter:
While I now live in Portland, I formerly lived in Eugene, and still follow events there. Kudos to those who gathered 13,000 petition signatures to establish an independent elected city auditor for Eugene.. …
In the November 16, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, Eugene resident David Funk writes in a letter:
Having run a statewide initiative campaign I can attest to the fact that the petitioners who organized the campaign to gather signatures for an elected city auditor worked hard and deserve praise for their efforts. …
In the October 2, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Finn Po writes in a letter:
After reading the recent article on the City of Eugene’s latest difficulties with City Hall, it hit home to me why it’s so important that Eugene have an elected city auditor—rather than one that’s appointed or hired, even if that one is called “independent.” We have been dealing with mistake after mistake with City Hall for almost six years, with seemingly no end in sight. Like many citizens, I feel neither the city manager nor the City Council have provided anything close to the clear, honest explanations the public deserves. …