(Portland, OR) -- The long-time director of the Portland Bureau of Development Services is out of a job. City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly has fired Paul Scarlett after he served nearly 12 years at the post. Scarlett, who will receive a year's severance pay, will be replaced on an interim basis by the bureau's principal planner, Rebecca Esau. The City Budget Office recently reported that there have been problems at the Bureau of Development Services, including delays in the permitting and inspection process required to build affordable housing.