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The City has improved oversight of the Regional Arts and Culture Council
This is a one-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."
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Streets Improvement Projects - Transportation made some improvements in assessing neighborhood impact
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Streets Improvements Projects: Bureau of Transportation has an inclusive planning process, but should improve assessment of neighborhood impact."
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Risk Management slow to implement audit recommendations
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2017 report, "Risk Management: City loss prevention needs a proactive approach."
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Portland Housing Bond: Early implementation results mostly encouraging
In November 2016, voters gave Portland the go-ahead to borrow $258.4 million to invest in affordable housing to address a growing housing crisis. The goal was to build or buy 1,300 housing units. Our audit found bond implementation is off to a solid start.
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Portland Building Follow-up: Greater public transparency needed about project costs, trade-offs, and missed equity requirement
We identified risk areas during the project’s initial phase and this report follows up on the recommendations from that audit.
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Portland Parks Golf: Changes needed to ensure long-term sustainability
Portland Parks and Recreation’s golf program is at a crossroads. Intended to be self-supporting, the program required an infusion of $800,000 of taxpayer funds in 2017 to remain solvent. While Parks improved practices on some fronts, financial risks remain.
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Police Bureau ended the most active list of gang members and associates
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Gang Crime Investigations: Lack of accountability and transparency reduced the community's trust in police."
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Police Bureau still needs to evaluate the effectiveness of traffic stops
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Gang Enforcement Patrol: The Police Bureau must show that traffic stops are effective."
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Recreational Cannabis Tax: Greater transparency and accountability needed
The City should improve the transparency and accountability of the recreational cannabis tax revenue, according to our audit.
Report
Ombudsman's Year in Review: 2018
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No improvement on City Recreation scholarship policies, funding, and communication
This is a one-year follow-up to our 2018 report, "Recreation Scholarships: Conflicting policy direction and communication barriers limit access."
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City action on Americans with Disabilities Act coordination among bureaus is lagging
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2016 report, "Americans with Disabilities Act: Coordinator gaps complicate City response."
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Transportation Bureau still has not analyzed service data
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2016 report, "Transportation Network Companies and Taxicabs: Transportation Bureau needs to monitor service, not just safety."
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