"the audit found that the commission relies on murky data to measure its economic development and publishes some information that might be misleading to the public."
"audit last year found that the agency hadn't followed its own rules in awarding contracts to private companies"
"the agency lacks complete data and clear goals to link investments to community desires"
"the audit found that the figures are not based on actual numbers but on the staff's best judgment"
"the data lacked any source documents to support the estimates" the audit said.
"The audit also found that the agency publishes some information based on initial estimates not actual results. The differences were "not clearly disclosed . . . and would likely mislead readers," the audit said.
"The commission lists more than 200 performance indicators. But many don't meet criteria for good measure, and only a few are consistently reported with data."
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The problem is the PDC makes
The problem is the PDC makes things up, misleads the public and withholds critical information. It's not by accident.
It should be abundantly obvious to those paying attention that the agencies and city management do not want the public knowing too much.
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"the audit found that the commission relies on murky data to measure its economic development and publishes some information that might be misleading to the public."
"audit last year found that the agency hadn't followed its own rules in awarding contracts to private companies"
"the agency lacks complete data and clear goals to link investments to community desires"
"the audit found that the figures are not based on actual numbers but on the staff's best judgment"
"the data lacked any source documents to support the estimates" the audit said.
"The audit also found that the agency publishes some information based on initial estimates not actual results. The differences were "not clearly disclosed . . . and would likely mislead readers," the audit said.
"The commission lists more than 200 performance indicators. But many don't meet criteria for good measure, and only a few are consistently reported with data."