Clackamas demands to audit Multnomah County

Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West has called for an audit of Multnomah County due to extreme financial deficit.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Commission Ben West on X (formerly twitter) called for an independent audit of Multnomah County.  In an article by Katu 2, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson last week called on the state government and other counties to come to the aid of Multnomah as it’s in a deficit of $104 million, which even Governor Kotek was dismayed and criticized chair, Pederson. Ben West retweeted by quoting his quote in the article and publicly calling for an audit.

Commissioner Ben West, called for an independent audit of Multnomah Co. “It’s insulting to ask Clackamas County taxpayers to bridge this financial gap without explanation, reassurance or accountability, or Washington County TP or the rest of the state…” https://t.co/RYse4aJKQi

— Ben West 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇲🦫🌲 (@BenforOregon) February 25, 2025

For the past week on X, the commissioner has been calling out the extreme deficit and frustration in Clackamas County’s request to “bail them out and demanding to know where is the money going.

WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE! @multco just announced that it is $104 mil in the hole, and now is asking @clackamascounty taxpayers and the State to bail them out! Homelessness would have already been solved if money were the problem in Multnomah County. https://t.co/cHamz31GB6

— Ben West 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇲🦫🌲 (@BenforOregon) February 23, 2025

NOT ONE MORE DIME! WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE!

I’m calling for an independent, robust audit into Supportive Housing Services tax dollars and operations of Multnomah County’s homeless services by an independent auditor or by the Oregon Secretary of State.https://t.co/N2F7JTzKVq

— Ben West 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇲🦫🌲 (@BenforOregon) February 24, 2025

Local elected leaders expressed their consternation and shock at @multco‘s ineptitude last night during the Metro SHS workgroup meeting, which Metro President Peterson and I co-chair.

“The first inescapable fact is that Multnomah Co. has failed…”https://t.co/dXvD7k71cN

— Ben West 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇲🦫🌲 (@BenforOregon) February 25, 2025

This also led to Commisornor West’s official move to call upon fellow commissioners to conduct a comprehensive performance and forensic audit of our Supportive Housing Services (SHS) programs and finances.

**LEADING WHERE OTHERS HAVE FAILED!**

Today, under my leadership, the @clackamascounty board of commissioners directed staff to prepare a plan for a comprehensive performance and forensic audit of our Supportive Housing Services (SHS) programs and finances.

Metro explicitly… https://t.co/qzYCWXQwQi pic.twitter.com/Nst10IKmO6

— Ben West 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇲🦫🌲 (@BenforOregon) February 26, 2025

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