Commissioner Amanda Fritz says she will close her office next week to take her six staff members to a retreat in Arizona to learn about diversity. She declined to speak with reporters, but she told The Oregonian/OregonLive’s editorial board Friday that the trip is expected to cost around $40,000.

The program charges $4,750 per person for tuition, lodging, meals and site fees.

Let’s do the math:

• Cost taxpayers = $40,000
• Cost of the program, lodging, and meals: $4,750 per person x 7 = $33,250.
• Non-stop airfare shouldn’t be more than $525 per person x 7 = $3,675.
• Ground transportation (14 passenger van): $320 each way x2 = $640.
• Unexplained expenses = $2,435. That’s almost $350 per person.

Source: Commissioner Fritz to close office, fly staff to Arizona for diversity training | OregonLive.com

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