Trying to understand what the county spends and for what outcomes is truly comparing apples and oranges, thanks to the systems used to report each — something that the county auditor thinks needs to be corrected for the public. There's also the issue of Multnomah County's citizen advisory committees being effectively cut out of the budget process. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-budget-audit-funds-spending-system/283-42c4ad51-8948-4102-8ae8-2e598b3fe578 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw