Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the December 12, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:
Eugene’s elected leaders steered clear Monday of taking a stance on the May ballot measure to create an office of an elected independent city auditor—at least at this time. …
In the December 11, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident David Funk writes in a letter:
The initiative petition submitted by a group called City Accountability deserves close scrutiny. While I agree that an auditor role is not a bad idea, this proposal is seriously flawed. …
In the December 11, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Anna Peña writes in a letter:
Former Eugene City Councilor George Brown dismissed another reader’s concern that the city auditor proposal championed by Brown does not include sufficient checks and balances (“Provisions set for auditor review,” Dec. 1). …
In the December 11, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, chief petitioner and former Eugene City Councilor Bonny Bettman McCornack writes in a guest viewpoint:
Our all-volunteer petition committee, City Accountability, appreciates The Register-Guard’s recognition that we cleared a high bar to gather 13,500 signatures (Nov. 22, “Keep auditor vote simple”). That achievement puts our proposed measure, establishing an office of an elected independent city of Eugene auditor, on the ballot next May. …
In the December 1, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident and former Ward 1 city councilor George Brown writes in a letter:
In his Nov. 27 letter to the editor, Thomas Nelson asks: “Who will audit Eugene’s auditor?” …
In the November 29, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Joy Marshall writes in a letter:
I appreciated Christian Hill’s article about the proposed initiative for a Eugene city auditor (“Auditor question heads to council,” Nov. 19). The article is an alert to all voters to carefully read the wording of the measure. …
In the November 27, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Thomas Nelson writes in a letter:
Eugene voters considering establishing an “independent” elected city auditor should consider the risks of having an un-audited auditor.
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In the November 22, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, the editorial board writes:
It’s hard to find anyone who is overtly hostile to the idea of an independent auditor for the city of Eugene. Plenty of people, however, have questions about details of an initiative measure that would create an elected auditor on steroids. The measure has qualified for the May 2018 ballot, and the Eugene City Council is debating how to respond. Its best course is to do nothing: Let the voters decide the fate of the initiative, and consider the next steps based on the result. of elected city auditor. But it’s too late for her to obtain answers that might result in improvements to the proposal. The plan already is well-formed, and will soon enter the signature-gathering phase of the process that could lead to a public vote next year. …
In the November 21, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:
Eugene city councilors had their first public discussion as a group Monday about a measure on the May ballot that would create an independent, elected city auditor’s office. …
In the November 19, 2017, issue of the Register-Guard, reporter Christian Hill writes:
Eugene city councilors on Monday night will discuss their response to a measure creating the office of an elected independent city auditor that voters will decide on in May. …