Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the May 8, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Finn Po writes in a letter:
For three months, hardworking volunteers gathered nearly 11,000 signatures to qualify Measure 20-283, the proposal for an elected Eugene city auditor. Fearing a fair yes-or-no vote, the mayor, city manager and five city councilors joined with moneyed interests to try to defeat it by proposing a distracting measure for a rubber-stamp appointed auditor measure — a lapdog masquerading as a watchdog. …
In the April 12, 2018, issue of the Eugene Weekly, Eugene resident Finn Po writes in a letter:
I strongly agree with Archie Herring in his letter regarding City Hall and its unanswered questions (4/5). I dread being reminded about the $7 million that was lost every time I pass by the depressing empty pit where our new City Hall was supposed to be. …
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. …