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Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Bureau of Environmental Services continued progress on project monitoring and reporting

This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Planning and evaluation needed to confirm success."

December 29, 2020 9:00 am News article

Portland Building Construction Contract: City has taken steps to account for final costs

This is a one-year follow-up to the report, "Portland Building Construction Contract: Costs reviewed were compliant, although cost classifications required by contract and reconciliations need to start immediately."

December 22, 2020 9:00 am News article

Request for Information to Law Firms and Attorneys

December 21, 2020 9:17 am Blog post

Send us proposals for anti-racism training and seminars

Updated December 17, 2020 12:16 pm Blog post

Police Overtime Update: Improvements made in reporting; policy changes in process

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Police Overtime: Management is lax despite high overtime use."

December 3, 2020 9:00 am News article

City improved accountability and transparency of recreational cannabis tax

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Recreational Cannabis Tax: Greater transparency and accountability needed."

October 13, 2020 9:00 am News article

Private Stormwater Management - At year two, slow progress on data management, but program evaluations are underway

This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Private Stormwater Management: City reliance on property owners requires review of risks and results."

October 8, 2020 9:00 am News article

Streets Improvement Projects - Bureau of Transportation has made significant progress on improving the assessment of neighborhood impact

This is a two-year follow-up on our 2018 report, "Streets Improvement Projects: Bureau of Transportation has an inclusive planning process, but should improve assessment of neighborhood impact."

October 1, 2020 9:00 am News article

Transportation Bureau improved Fixing our Streets; program’s second iteration is more realistic

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Fixing Our Streets: Some accountability commitments not fulfilled."

September 29, 2020 9:00 am News article

Portland Building: City takes steps to address transparency recommendations

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Building Follow-Up: Greater public transparency needed about project costs, trade-offs, and missed equity requirement."

September 17, 2020 9:00 am News article

Housing Bond - Housing Bureau improved communication, needs more time to reach intended populations

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Housing Bond: Early implementation results mostly encouraging."

September 15, 2020 9:00 am News article

Portland Parks Golf has made progress on all audit recommendations

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Portland Parks Golf: Changes needed to ensure long-term sustainability."

September 9, 2020 9:00 am News article

Equity in Construction Contracting: Some goals achieved despite mismanagement, waste, and gamesmanship

Along with context and evidence, we make 16 recommendations in our audit report for improving the City’s contracting equity strategies. These include suggestions for better program design as well as measures to improve oversight, transparency, and accountability.

September 2, 2020 9:00 am Report

Enhanced Services Districts: City provides little oversight of privately funded public services

Districts provide security and maintenance of public spaces, but without the level of transparency and accountability required for similar services managed by the City.

August 13, 2020 9:00 am Report

Auditor Hull Caballero's testimony against referral of unvetted police oversight model to ballot

July 30, 2020 8:04 pm Blog post

Resources to evaluate police oversight changes

July 20, 2020 2:49 pm Blog post

Auditor's 2019 Accountability Report

The Auditor's Accountability Report, covering the year 2019, provides examples of how we’ve been responsive to the public’s concerns, scrutinized the City’s spending of public dollars, tracked lobbyist influence, and revived forgotten parts of our City’s history.

July 17, 2020 9:00 am Report

Pandemic has slowed Regional Arts and Culture Council strategic planning

This is a two-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Regional Arts and Culture Council: Clear City goals aligned with strong Arts Council strategy will improve arts and culture services."

July 7, 2020 9:00 am News article

Cleanups of Homeless Camps: Improvements made to property handling

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Cleanups of Homeless Camps: Improved Communications and Data Needed."

June 2, 2020 9:00 am News article

Mayor's proposed budget violates Charter, Auditor's independence

May 8, 2020 3:08 pm Blog post