Multnomah County chair spending $200 per hour on taxpayer-funded leadership coaching

Jessica Vega Pederson Budget

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson began working with a leadership coach in January, a year into her rocky tenure as the county’s chief executive, a notably powerful government position, records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show.Austin De Dios/The Oregonian

The elected head of Oregon’s most populous county is paying an outside consultant for on-the-job training — and sticking taxpayers with the bill.

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson began working with a leadership coach in January, a year into her rocky tenure as the county’s chief executive, a notably powerful government position, records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show.

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