New processes?

From Portland Business Journal, "Metro audit brings 54 recommendations"

Officials from Metro, the Portland area’s regional government that oversees land use and planning issues, said the agency’s audits last year yielded 54 recommendations that will improve the agency’s operations.

In a report on its operations, the Auditor’s office revealed:

• The transit-oriented development program made several changes that tweaked the agency’s project section processes.

• Metro’s waste reduction and outreach program better aligned its waste prevention activities.

• Businesses want the agency to further explore the region’s sustainability issues.

• Fraud abuse related to the use of the agency’s procurement cards, used to purchase business supplies, did not occur over the last two years.

The agency reported that it has three audits under way. One, which will analyze operations in the Oregon Zoo, is expected to be completed next month. A regional transportation study will be released in January while Metro’s financial conditions audit comes out in May.

Metro is also planning audits on the region’s natural areas, the agency’s budget and the way it oversees large contracts.