Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who spearheaded the local defund police movement, is in hot water after attempting to block the public release of records about her "equity" bureau, which was found to be riddled with ethics and abuse of power issues permeating its bureaucratic ranks.
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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.
Former Portland director helped plunge bureau into toxic turmoil, says report city tried to bury
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Several members of a troubled Portland city bureau, including its recently departed director, helped plunge the agency into turmoil and cultivated a toxic work environment, according to a report released Tuesday.
Behavior by former head Suk Rhee and four other Office of Community & Civic Life employees left many who worked for or with them feeling belittled and bereft, those people told an outside consultant hired to look into the bureau’s workplace culture.
“Most interviewees and survey participants felt the bureau cannot move forward with Suk as a director, citing her lack of concern for employee experience, bullying behavior and hierarchical and condescending style of leadership,” the report said.