Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the May 25, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Ted Taylor writes:
Eugene residents who are seeking a ballot initiative to create an independent performance auditor for the city filed a petition with the Circuit Court May 17. They say the city’s proposed ballot language is “biased” and “fails to sufficiently, concisely or fairly describe the initiative.” …
In the March 30, 2017, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Henry Houston writes:
A large calendar sits on Bonny McCornack’s dinner table. She looks at it, expecting a long process ahead for submitting a ballot measure to the city of Eugene. McCornack says she’s not sure whether the ballot title — to be written by the city attorney — will need to be appealed, which could hold off this measure’s appearance on a ballot or even force it to appear on a low-voter-turnout election. …
In the December 22, 2016, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Ben Ricker writes:
… “We need to restore the sense that the city is being responsible with tax dollars,” [Eugene Mayor Lucy] Vinis says. …
In the November 14, 2013, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Shannon Finnell writes:
Oregon is a hotbed of auditing,” says Michael Eglinski, a performance auditor from Kansas. But Eugene, Oregon’s second-largest city, doesn’t have a performance auditor. For years, Eugeneans have tried to evaluate whether the city is big enough, and its operations complex enough, to warrant a performance auditor.
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In the May 16, 2013, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Shannon Finnell writes:
At more than 400 pages, deciphering a city budget can be like trying to decode DNA. That’s why Eugene needs an independent auditor to examine it, figure out where and how much money the city could save and make it more sustainable, according to city councilors past and present and a former Eugene budget clerk. …
In the February 7, 2008, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Alan Pittman writes:
Eugene City Councilor Bonny Bettman, long a progressive lightning rod in local politics, said she will not run for re-election. …