Date: 11/02/2015

Final
Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor on the Annual Report of A

COMMITTEE ON JOINT TRANSPORTATION

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01:02 PM

Senator Baumgardner, Chair, called the committee to order, and made comments about the committee's agenda for the afternoon.


01:03 PM -- Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor on the Collection and Usage of FASTER Motor Vehicle Fees Performance Audit

Matt Devlin and Michelle Colin, Office of the State Auditor (OSA), came to the table to present to the committee on the OSA's Collection and Usage of FASTER Motor Vehicle Fees Performance Audit (Attachment A). A copy of the OSA's Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2015 and Annual Report: Status of Outstanding Audit Recommendations were also distributed to the committee (Attachments B and C). Mr. Devlin outlined the audits that would be explained to the committee. Ms. Colin discussed the requirements of the State Measurements for Accountable, Reliable, and Transparent (SMART) Act for the OSA, which include looking at the integrity of performance measures, accuracy and validity of performance results, and overall cost and effectiveness of two departments in each year. Ms. Colin said that the OSA completed its FASTER audit as part this requirement, and that the audit focused on the purpose of the FASTER fees, the program's cost to taxpayers, and how the program's performance is measured by CDOT. She discussed the concerns raised by the audit surrounding CDOT's management of FASTER fees and funds.

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Attachment B and Attachment C can be viewed at Legislative Council


01:13 PM

Mr. Devlin described the OSA's findings on CDOT's overall effectiveness in managing the FASTER program and the recommendations OSA made for CDOT in improving its program management. She stated that CDOT had agreed with all of the recommendations made by OSA.