Portland bureau review confirms serious management problems
May 18 2021
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, in charge of the Office of Community & Civic Life, opposed releasing the public record.
The Portland Office of Community & Civic Life has severe, longrunning management problems that the City Council must acknowledge and resolve, according to a third-party assessment released on Tuesday, May 18.
The assessment confirmed reports of employee complaints going back years. They include a toxic and dysfunctional work culture, punitive management practices, social and emotional harm experienced by employees, a disconnect between the bureau's goals and its practices, and a lack of resources needed to carry out its responsibilities.