Commission approves three‑year RTD audit, will submit report to FTA

The Public Utilities Commission approved a three‑year audit and investigation of the Regional Transportation District on April 1, directing staff to submit the report to the Federal Transit Administration and to close the repository proceeding before opening a new three‑year cycle.

Jessica Samba, of the rail transit safety section, told commissioners that “the commission has completed its 3 year audit and investigation of the Regional Transportation District.” She said the filing to the commission includes a six‑page summary followed by roughly 240 pages of approved semiannual audit reports and attachments that will be submitted to the FTA as part of the annual reporting packet.

Samba said staff recommended that the commission approve the three‑year audit report, require staff to submit the report to the FTA, close the current repository proceeding, and open a new repository for the next three‑year cycle. The chair and the other commissioners verbally agreed to the recommendation during the meeting; the transcript records consent but does not include a formal roll‑call tally.

Why it matters: the FTA requires recipients to include audit documentation and summaries as part of its oversight and grant management. The commission’s action completes the internal review cycle for the three‑year period and initiates the next reporting window.

Next steps: staff will submit the approved audit and attendant documentation to the Federal Transit Administration as a supplement to the annual report and will administratively close the current repository proceeding and open a new three‑year repository proceeding.