Endnote documents
This website contains PDFs of the audits and other documents mentioned in the Guidebook. A listing of Observations articles and associated documents are also included below.
- (Portland 1987) Bureau of Police: Patrol Staffing and Deployment Practices
- (GAO) Government Auditing Standards
- (Oregon 2012) Improvements Needed to Better Meet Oregon’s Middle-Skill Workforce Needs
- Portland 2002) Managing for Results: A Proposal for the City of Portland
- (GFOA and NASACT 2010) A Performance Management Framework for State and Local Government
- (Portland 2005) Police Investigations: Improvements Needed to Address Relatively Low Clearance Rates
- (Multnomah County 1998) Home Visiting: Focus Resources for Healthier Families
- (Oregon 2015) Department of Fish and Wildlife: Financial Condition Review
- (Oregon 2016) Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Needs a Comprehensive Management Strategy to Prioritize Workload and Plan for the Future
- (GAO 2019) Assessing Data Reliability
- (Oregon 2014) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: High Expectations, Stronger Partnerships, and Better Data Could Help More Parents Find Work
- (Oregon 2015) Education Audits Capstone Report: Achieving Oregon’s Education Goals for All Students
- (Portland 2012) Portland Police Bureau Learning: Improvements Needed to Strengthen Existing Processes
- (Oregon 2014) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: High Expectations, Stronger Partnerships, and Better Data Could Help More Parents Find Work
- (Multnomah County 1995) County Services: Help Citizens Find Their Way
- (Oregon 2012) Boards and Commissions: Common Risks, Needed Oversight, and Steps to Manage Them
- Oregon 2012) Oregon Travel Experience: Improve Accountability
- (Oregon 2010) New Director Should Establish Better Accountability and Stewardship at the Oregon State Marine Board
- (Oregon 2010) Willamette Educations District Needs to Be Accountable
- (Oregon 2011) Oregon Commission for the Blind: Audit Recommendations Follow-up
- (Oregon 2010) Save on Vocational Rehabilitation Costs to Serve More Clients
- (Multnomah County 1993) Alcohol and Drug Treatment: Need for a Managed System
- (Multnomah County 1994) Adult foster homes: Stronger regulation needed
- (Portland 1988) Street Maintenance: Opportunities to Improve Quality and Lower Costs
- (Portland 2000) Service Efforts and Accomplishments 1999-2000
- (Portland 2006) Street Paving: City Work Not Meeting Pavement Quality Standards
- (Multnomah County 1994) Library Department: Open Branches More Hours
- (Oregon 2015) Final Director’s Note, December 2015
Observations documents
- The Mechanics of Government
- (Portland) Code of Ethics Pamphlet
- Before Audits: An Early Portrait of Local Government
- (New York Bureau of Municipal Research 1913) Organization and Business Methods of The City Government of Portland, Oregon
- (New York Bureau of Municipal Research 1913) Review – Multnomah County
- Long Story: The Flourish and Fade of a Measurement System
- (Portland 2004) Financial Condition in the City of Portland 1995-2004
- (Oregon 2011) Financial Condition Report State of Oregon
- (Portland 2000) Service Efforts and Accomplishments 1999-2000
- (Portland 2006) Portland Development Commission: Economic Development Efforts Effective But Improvements Needed to Measure and Manage Future Success
- (Portland-Multnomah Progress Board 1998) Children’s Readiness to Learn: Strategies for Improvement
- (Portland-Multnomah Progress Board 2000) Salmon Restoration in an Urban Watershed: Johnson Creek, Oregon – Conditions, Programs and Challenges
- (Audit Commission 2008) Corporate Assessment Liverpool City Council
- (Portland 2005) Service Efforts and Accomplishments 2004-2005
- (Portland 2008) Service Efforts and Accomplishments 2007-08
- (Portland 2000) Bureau of Parks and Recreation: A Review of Management Systems
- (Portland 2000) Service Efforts and Accomplishments 1999-2000
- “Sometimes you eat the bar…”
- (Multnomah County 1995) Court Space Needs: Cost saving alternatives
- The Ombudsman: Another approach to accountability
- (Portland 2002) Ombudsman Report
- Accountability Story: The Biggest impact report in my career
- Writing a complimentary audit
- (Multnomah County 1994) Bridge Section: Continue diligent efforts
- (Oregon 2011) Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board: Continuing sound partnerships and strategies for restoration and protection.
- (Oregon 201x) Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs: A General review of veteran services and further considerations for the department’s new plans
- Audit Story: University Management
- Feds are from Venus, States are from Mars, Locals are from…Earth
- (Oregon 2018) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Investigations
- (Portland-Multnomah County 1997) Housing: Clarify Priorities, Consolidate Efforts, Add Accountability.
- (Oregon 2013) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department: Program Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation
- Seeking Sustainability
- Auditing between and among
- Audit story: Annexations
- (Portland 1986) Financial and Service Impacts of Annexations
- (Portland 2009) Transition Report: Key challenges for a new City Council
- The Uncertainty of economic development programs
- Audit Story: Raising accountability of the PDC
- (Portland 2005) Portland Development Commission Internal Controls: Policies are in place but authorizations and documentation is often lacking
- (Portland 2008) Portland Development Commission: Developers comply with disposition and development agreements but PDC does not monitor adequately
- (Portland 2006) Portland Development Commission: Economic development efforts effective, but improvements needed to measure and manage future success
- (Portland 2008) Housing Tax Abatements: Oversight inadequate to ensure program goals
- Auditing justice and social equity
- (Multnomah County 1992) Management of Sentenced Felons: Improve Sentencing Practices
- (Oregon 2010) Restriction level decisions for juvenile offenders appear reasonable
