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Audit Update: The Office of Management and Finance has addressed most City credit card risks; purchase of gift cards prohibited until City policy is in place

This is a two-year follow-up to our 2021 report, City credit card use slowed during pandemic but exposes underlying risks.

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Audit Update: Council’s legislative changes helped the Portland Clean Energy Fund put management systems in place

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2022 report Portland Clean Energy Fund: Additional steps needed to implement voter-approved program.

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Sewer Maintenance: Renewed attention to partnership needed to better serve ratepayers

Wastewater goes through pipes owned by the Bureau of Environmental Services but the bureau pays another - the Bureau of Transportation - to maintain these pipes. This longstanding agreement has had mixed results. We make recommendations for both bureaus in our audit report.

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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."

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Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Bureau of Environmental Services improved green street monitoring and is making progress on restoration project monitoring

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

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Restoration Projects and Green Streets: Planning and evaluation needed to confirm success

Though some specific improvements are undeniable, the Bureau does not have a planning and evaluation framework to quantify and communicate where it has invested those millions and how successful it has been in achieving overall goals for improving environmental health.

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Restoration projects and green streets improve water quality, restore wildlife habitat, and prevent flooding. Our audit found that without formal methods to select projects and document outcomes, the City risks not meeting those goals.

Tree Code: Implementation phase shows progress and pitfalls

The City’s comprehensive Tree Code went into effect in 2015 and applies to more trees than previous regulations. We audited whether the City is on track to both effectively implement the Code and to measure how well it works.

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