Tag: David Monk

Elected auditor brings transparency and accountability

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In the April 29, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, former City Councilors Paul Nicholson and George Brown, with the assistance of neighborhood leader David Monk and former City Councilor Bonny Bettman McCornack, write in a guest viewpoint:

It’s been 16 years since a Eugene city auditor was first proposed. Now it’s time to make it happen.

Ballot Measure 20-283 asks voters to “establish an office of an elected City Auditor to independently audit city operations and activities.” This measure authorizes the independent elected auditor’s office to conduct financial, compliance, performance, special studies or any other type of audit of all aspects of city government operations and expenditures. …

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Elected-auditor opponents offer up absurd arguments

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In the January 10, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, businessman David Monk and retired general contractor Ron Bevirt write in a guest viewpoint:

Brace yourselves, voters, because opponents of an elected independent city auditor are bringing the war on truth to Eugene. Between now and the May election you will be subjected to a barrage of “death panel” rhetoric (such as the Jan. 5 guest viewpoint, “An auditor plan could work, but not this one”) as our opponents try to scare you away from voting in your own best interest by approving Ballot Measure 20-283. …

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Auditor proposal open to scrutiny

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In the August 8, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident David Monk writes in a letter:

I appreciate The Register-Guard giving such detailed coverage to the initiative effort to establish an independent elected city auditor for Eugene. As the headline of Saturday’s paper indicates, the “Initiative effort gains momentum.” We’re receiving support from voters all across the political spectrum because this is truly a non-partisan effort to improve how our city delivers services and save taxpayer dollars at the same time. …

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Undervote a useful tool in uncontested races

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In the October 25, 2016, issue of the Register-Guard, retired building contractor David Monk and two-term Eugene city councilor Bonny Bettman McCornack write in a guest viewpoint:

Eugene’s trajectory is dictated by hundreds of seemingly small human decisions that snowball into an avalanche of controversy and distrust. Those decisions are made by the mayor and city councilors, who frequently run unopposed. …

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