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Americans with Disabilities Act: Coordination gaps complicate City response

The City has several requirements to meet Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding accommodation requests and complaints. The audit found the City's current approach makes accommodation requests difficult for individuals with disabilities, and the process varies by bureau.

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Transportation Network Companies and Taxicabs: Transportation Bureau needs to monitor service, not just safety

This report contains the results of our audit of the City’s oversight of transportation network companies and taxicabs. It also includes the Transportation Bureau’s response to our recommendations.

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City Transaction Testing: Continuous monitoring revealed few issues

We reviewed procurement card transactions to look for prohibited or risky transactions. We did not find anything to indicate fraud, misuse or a general lack of oversight.

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Red Light Cameras: City can fine tune some program aspects and solidify plans for future

This report contains the results of our audit of the City’s oversight of transportation network companies and taxicabs. It also includes the Transportation Bureau’s response to our recommendations.

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Portland Streetcar: City transit targets unmet, better performance management needed

This audit reviewed the effectiveness of the performance management system used by the Portland Bureau of Transportation to meet the City’s transit goals for Portland Streetcar.

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Portland Parks and Recreation: Managing diverse assets requires evaluation of maintenance

We initiated this review because Parks cited increasing costs for maintenance of these important City assets in the Bureau’s proposed FY 2012-13 budget. Our audit assessed the structure Parks has in place to evaluate whether maintenance goals are being met.

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Transportation Funding: Revenues up, spending on maintenance down

Our audit found that despite recent increases in discretionary transportation revenues, spending for transportation maintenance programs has been reduced, a reduction that puts the City’s fiscal sustainability at further risk.

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