Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON JOINT TRANSPORTATION

Date:11/02/2015
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:03 PM to 01:44 PM
Becker J.
X
Buck
X
Place:RM 271
Carver
X
Cooke
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Coram
X
Representative Tyler
Esgar
X
Garcia
E
This Report was prepared by
Kraft-Tharp
X
Matt Kiszka
Melton
X
Mitsch Bush
X
Moreno
X
Neville P.
X
Nordberg
X
Scott
X
Todd
X
Winter
X
Baumgardner
X
Tyler
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor on the Annual Report of A
Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor on the Collection and Usa
Discussion of the Collection and Usage of the FASTER Motor Vehicle Fees Aud		Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only


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 (Attachment B and Attachment 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.

15JointTranSMARTAct1102AttachA.pdf15JointTranSMARTAct1102AttachA.pdf

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.


01:15 PM -- Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor on the Annual Report of Audit Recommendations Not Fully Implemented

Mr. Devlin gave the committee an overview of the OSA's audit process, how recommendations for agencies are made, how recommendations are identified as high priority, and the unimplemented recommendations the agency had for CDOT in 2015. Ms. Colin and Mr. Devlin responded to questions on the significant deficiencies that OSA had identified within CDOT. Cindy Radke, Financial Audit Manager, OSA, came to the table to discuss the deficiencies identified by OSA. A request was made by the committee for an official summary of the deficiencies, and Ms. Radke responded to a question on the kinds of grants that were involved in the significant deficiencies found by the OSA.


















01:26 PM -- Discussion of the Collection and Usage of the FASTER Motor Vehicle Fees Audit

Joshua Laipply and Andy Karsian, CDOT, came to the table to discuss the OSA's audit of its FASTER program. Mr. Laipply said that CDOT takes OSA audits very seriously, it had previously identified some of the same issues as the audit, and had recently implemented changes to address these issues. He responded to questions on the OSA's findings surrounding safety grants provided to local governments by CDOT from federal funds. A request for information on the significant deficiencies identified by the OSA was made by the committee. Mr. Karsian discussed how CDOT will return to present to the committee on its performance plan and regulatory agenda, per the requirements of the SMART Act, at a later date. Committee discussion ensued on a new technological initiative of CDOT known as RoadX, which is designed to drive up the agency's cost-benefit ratio.


01:44 PM

Senator Baumgardner discussed the next meeting of the Joint Transportation Committee, to be held December 10, 2015. The committee adjourned.