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Report on Civic Life Released Today Documents Culture of Fear and Abusive Management “Most interviewees and survey participants felt the bureau cannot move forward with Suk [Rhee] as director citing her lack of concern for employee experience, bullying behavior, and hierarchical and condescending style of leadership.” Cycling in the Sunnyside neighborhood. (Sam Gehrke) Updated May 18 at 8:08 PM Compelled by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, Portland officials on Tuesday released a report on the culture within the Office of Community and Civic Life. The report, commissioned after the city ombudsman outlined problems at the bureau in a 2019 memo, is damning.
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 city of Portland released a controversial bureau review on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 18.
The review of the Office of Community & Civic Life confirmed longrunning complaints of serious management problems within the bureau. They included 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.
The review conducted by the ASCETA consulting firm recommended that the bureau be reset to align with the City Council s equity goals.
The Portland bureau manager also was paid additional benefits when she resigned.
Controversial former Portland bureau manager Suk Rhee received a severance package that included a $176,464 payment and other benefits when she left the Office of Community & Civic Life on Friday, May 14.
Current and former employees of the city bureau accused Rhee of creating a toxic work environment, according to a third-party review released on Tuesday, May 18.
The review confirmed reports of employee complaints going back years. They include accusations of a 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.
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.