In the April 23, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Richard Young writes in a letter:

Let’s sort this out. First, the claim that Eugene Measure 20-283 is people power. So was the election of President Trump. Sometimes people don’t know who they are giving power to. …

In the March 22, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Richard Young writes in a letter:

Ballot Measure 20-283 (independent city auditor) is the tail wagging the dog to the delight of those who have fought for years to assert their bias over what they consider the bias of Eugene’s city manager, the mayor and city councilors. But let’s be clear: There’s no such thing as “unbiased” when it is an elected position doing the work. …

In the January 13, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, Eugene resident Richard Young writes in a letter:

In the Jan. 11 article “Rival auditor plan advances,” Bonny Bettman was quoted as characterizing the group Citizens for Sensible Oversight as “city government insiders” (clearly a bad thing) who are proposing “that the fox should guard the henhouse.”

Bettman sees the city government, including the councilors and the mayor, as foxes and the city manager as the main fox. Clearly, she wants an “independent” auditor to be a prosecutor of our city government rather than an enabler. …