Improving the accountability & transparency of city government
In the November 14, 2013, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Shannon Finnell writes:
Oregon is a hotbed of auditing,” says Michael Eglinski, a performance auditor from Kansas. But Eugene, Oregon’s second-largest city, doesn’t have a performance auditor. For years, Eugeneans have tried to evaluate whether the city is big enough, and its operations complex enough, to warrant a performance auditor.
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In the May 16, 2013, issue of the Eugene Weekly, reporter Shannon Finnell writes:
At more than 400 pages, deciphering a city budget can be like trying to decode DNA. That’s why Eugene needs an independent auditor to examine it, figure out where and how much money the city could save and make it more sustainable, according to city councilors past and present and a former Eugene budget clerk. …