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Internal audit and revision log (performed)
Summary
Audit of draft articles for spelling, chronology, framing and quantitative precision; revisions applied to ensure neutral tone, correct Multnomah spelling, clarified enforcement effective date, and avoided unverified numeric precision where transcript was unclear.
Audit summary: Drafts reviewed for categories: spelling (normalized 'Multma' to 'Multnomah'), chronology (ensured public comment vs. agenda placement), framing (removed speculation), misidentification (locked at-speaker list), quantitative precision (flagged garbled numbers and marked approximate where necessary), and omission (ensured amendment and enforcement dates included). Revisions made: corrected 'Multma'→'Multnomah' across articles, used role labels when names absent, set enforcement effective date to Aug. 24, 2026 as adopted by board amendment, recorded enforcement funding as 'approximately $159,000' and flagged as approximate, and added clarifying details for DCHS program distribution method and reporting requirements.
Issue categories and fixes applied: spelling — corrected Multnomah; clarity — simplified long sentences; chronology — verified public comment occurs before agenda votes; framing — removed evaluative language and added balanced quotes; quantitative precision — used 'approximately' or 'not specified' when transcript was garbled; misidentification — limited attributions to speakers documented in transcript and used functional labels when appropriate.
Result: Articles revised to reflect only facts on the record from the transcript, to correct obvious transcript typos (per provided proper-name normalization), and to include audit-noted clarifications in-line (e.g., enforcement start date and process obligations).
