In the May 15, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Elon Glucklich writes:

… Dueling city auditor measures are likely generating the most buzz in Eugene political circles. Ballots ask voters to vote yes or no on two separate proposals: Measure 20-283, a citizen-initiated proposal to establish an elected city auditor, and Measure 20-287, a City Council-referred proposal for a council-appointed auditor, as well as a citizen review board to oversee the auditor’s work.

The measures are first time in Eugene that a citizen-initiated and council-referred proposals covering the same issue has appeared on the same ballot. Proponents of the citizen initiative say an auditor should be completely independent of the City Council and city manager, while supporters of the council-backed measure say an independent auditor would be too costly and lack accountability.

If both auditor measures receive more than 50 percent of the vote, the measure with the higher vote total will take effect. …

In the February 22, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:

Lane County has picked a new performance auditor to search out potential problems and inefficiencies in the county government. …

In the January 10, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Elon Glucklich writes:

A group of residents, including former Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, have writtenAs Eugene residents consider a pair of ballot measures to create an independent auditor to examine city government, Lane County officials hope to soon fill their own often-vacant position for a performance auditor of county government. …

In the March 9, 2015, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Elon Glucklich writes:

Lane County has hired an internal performance auditor to track the county’s use of taxpayer funds and monitor its progress toward meeting department goals, five years after the county’s last auditor retired. …