Portland documented many concerns about parking manager Ellis McCoy


Portland transportation officials kept a thick file on transgressions by parking manager Ellis McCoy from 2002 to 2009, yet kept him in his role with little punishment.

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Portland transportation officials kept a thick file on transgressions by parking manager Ellis McCoy from 2002 to 2009, yet kept him in his role with little punishment.

Public records released late Tuesday to The Oregonian show city officials conducted at least a half-dozen investigations of McCoy, twice gave him written reprimands, and in 2009 suspended him without pay for one week for an inappropriate relationship with a city vendor. 

But even then, McCoy’s punishment amounted to a slap on the wrist because officials rewarded him with four days of paid vacation just six months later.

Read more at OregonLive.com.

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