Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the April 24, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Julie Daniel in a letter:
A Eugene city auditor is a good idea too long in coming, but Measure 20-283 is just too flawed to support.
Regrettably, 20-283 petitioners avoided public scrutiny by developing their measure behind closed doors. Major changes to the City Charter should be carefully evaluated in public before going before voters to avoid such problems. …
In the January 6, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, retired BRING Recycling executive director Julie Daniel and business owner John Barofsky write in a guest viewpoint:
The time may have come for Eugene to have a performance auditor. Like many others, we want a transparent and accountable city government that uses public resources effectively to provide city services.
But Measure 20-283—an initiative proposal drafted without public input—is a classic example of a cure being worse than the disease. …