Portland City Auditor
| Auditor of the City of Portland, Oregon | |
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| File:Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg | |
Incumbent since 2023Simone Rede | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Formation | 1868 |
| Salary | $168,758[1] |
| Website | www |
The Portland city auditor is one of the fourteen citywide elected positions in Portland, Oregon (the others being the mayor and twelve city councilors). The auditor is functionally independent of City Council and accountable only to the public. The auditor exists "to promote open and accountable government by providing independent and impartial reviews, access to public information, and services for City government and the public."[2] The current auditor, since January 2023, is Simone Rede.[3][4]
Duties
[edit | edit source]Portland has had a city auditor since 1868, and the position has been elected by voters since 1891.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]From 2015 until leaving office in 2022, Auditor Hull Caballero and the City Commission had disagreements as to the budget of the Auditor's office. Hull Caballero sought more autonomy for her office.[6][7]
In 2020, Mayor Ted Wheeler was fined for making the list of his top contributors in a font "too small for the average reader" on campaign literature. City law requires the names of top donors on websites and literature of city candidates.[8]
List
[edit | edit source]| Name | Term | Election | Previous office/occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| George R. Funk | July 1917–February 1938 † | ||
| Edwin W. Jones | February 1938–December 1938 1 | ||
| Will E. Gibson | December 1938–December 1958 | ||
| James L. Hamill | August 21, 1970–November 18, 1970 | ||
| George Yerkovich | November 19, 1970–December 1982 | ||
| File:Jewel Lansing in 1976 detail, Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1976 (page 53 crop) (cropped).jpg | January 1983–December 1986 | Multnomah County Auditor
(1975-1982) | |
| Barbara Clark | January 1987–December 1998 | ||
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Gary Blackmer |
January 1999–May 2009 2 | Multnomah County Auditor
(1991-1998) | |
| File:LaVonne Griffin Valade.jpg | May 2009–December 2014 | Multnomah County Auditor
(2007-2009) | |
| Mary Hull Caballero | January 2015–December 2022 | ||
| Simone Rede | January 2023–Present | 2022, |
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- Edwin W. Jones served as acting City Auditor due to the death of George R. Funk.
- Blackmer resigned after being appointed as Oregon State Auditor by Governor Ted Kulongoski.
† died in office
See also
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