Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the May 3, 2018, online edition of the Eugene Weekly, Eugene resident Ron Bevirt writes in a letter:
City officials and their allies who oppose BM 20-283 for an independent elected auditor claim it is “overpriced and overreaching.” They’re just trying to scare you into voting against your own best interests. In reality, it is the city that is “overpriced and overreaching.” …
In the January 10, 2018, issue of the Register-Guard, businessman David Monk and retired general contractor Ron Bevirt write in a guest viewpoint:
Brace yourselves, voters, because opponents of an elected independent city auditor are bringing the war on truth to Eugene. Between now and the May election you will be subjected to a barrage of “death panel” rhetoric (such as the Jan. 5 guest viewpoint, “An auditor plan could work, but not this one”) as our opponents try to scare you away from voting in your own best interest by approving Ballot Measure 20-283. …