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Auditor to ask City Council to remove barriers to administrative justice
In 2015, the City Auditor proposed an ordinance to amend City Code to eliminate barriers to accessing administrative appeal processes, including establishing a minimum notice requirement and limiting fees charged to initiate an appeal.
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"Smoke Screen: Why won’t the Portland Fire Bureau give a whistle-blower documents that have already been made public?"
Article from the Willamette Week. April 8, 2015.
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"Claim Dumpers: A Decades-Old Law Says City Hall Should Do the Right Thing. No One Remembers It"
Article from the Portland Mercury. April 8, 2015.
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Ombudsman investigation leads to Oregon Department of Justice False Claims Settlement
A complaint referred by a City Commissioner to the Ombudsman led to a preliminary investigation which was later referred to the Oregon Department of Justice for further investigation, resulting in a settlement agreement.
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"State punishes Portland contractor for minority contracting claims"
Article from the Portland Business Journal. March 30, 2015.
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"City Investigation of Minority Contracting Fraud Yields Results"
Article from the Willamette Week. March 30, 2015.
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"Service With a Smile: A senior fire official went to bat for an embattled club owner, who offered what three officials saw as a bribe"
Article from the Willamette Week. November 19, 2014.
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"Hot Tip: A top city fire official is under investigation for turning a blind eye to safety violations at a sex club"
Article from the Willamette Week. August 20, 2014.
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"The Golden Fleece? A Recent Investigation Raises Questions About the City's "Expert" Spending"
Article from the Portland Mercury. June 11, 2014.
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"Ombudsman investigates city contracting, plans whistleblower reform: Portland City Hall Roundup"
Article from The Oregonian. May 14, 2014.
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"Portland Ombudsman's report offers glimpses into residents' gripes"
Article from the Portland Business Journal. May 14, 2014.
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"Portland's 'phantom' parking ticket case: City, court apologize; readers respond"
Article from The Oregonian. March 24, 2014.
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"State Dismisses City Complaint About Minority Contractor"
Article from the Willamette Week. June 19, 2013.
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"Gay men blood donations: Portland City Council to make symbolic vote calling for end of ban"
Article from The Oregonian. September 5, 2013.
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"Ombudsman finds 'unsupportable explanations' in contract process for parking meter paper: Portland City Hall Roundup"
Article from The Oregonian. March 13, 2013.
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"Portland collects nearly $17,000 for disputed work: Portland City Hall Roundup"
Article from The Oregonian. March 6, 2013.
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"Portland fraud hotline nets tip that recoups $17,000 in city money"
Article from The Oregonian. January 9, 2013.
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"Whistle-blowers made parking manager prosecution possible"
Article from The Oregonian. September 11, 2012.
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"We have your dog... towing company delivers an ultimatum it's not allowed to make"
Article from The NW Examiner. August 2012.
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"Portland's new ombudsman will enter political mix as landscape shifts: Portland City Hall Roundup"
Article from The Oregonian. November 9, 2011.
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