Having moved to Springfield, I no longer have a dog in this fight, but I still don't see the connection between paying an auditor and staff $600,000 per year to just document the stupid decisions of the City Council and City Staff and preventing those stupid decisions.

We all know that millions have been wasted on the gravel lot that used to be City Hall.  We know that more money was wasted on the South Eugene planning debacle.

We get news reports of other waste right here in the R-G.

The voters keep electing and re-electing those in charge, anyway.  And those people keep increasing the City Managers salary, anyway.

This 'auditor' will have no power to overrule either Ruiz or the Council; all they would be able to do is 'view with alarm' or wring their hands and 'point out' similar stuff in the future.  

A total waste of money and effort if the voters don't care.