Nearly every city in Oregon is required to submit annual financial reports to the state, but some in the Portland area have been delinquent for years.
North Plains, a small but fast growing city in Washington County with a $36 million biennial budget, has not undergone a financial audit since 2021. City Manager Bill Reid attributed the years-long lapse to “growing pains,” including continued turnover in accounting staff, consultants and city administration. The city has missed the last three audits due to the state, but Reid said they have a plan to catch up by the summer.
Fairview, an east Multnomah County city with a $43.4 million budget, has missed both the fiscal year 2023 and 2024 audits. It is also working to catch up…