HR1596 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives adopted House Resolutions 479 and 650 in 2005 directing the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the 4 mass transit agencies of northeastern Illinois, namely the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Commuter Rail Division (Metra), and the Suburban Bus Division (Pace); and

WHEREAS, The Auditor General issued the performance audit of the mass transit agencies of northeastern Illinois in March 2007; and

WHEREAS, The performance audit report contained 47 recommendations to the mass transit agencies to make improvements in various areas of operations, including planning, staffing, pensions, and monitoring; and

WHEREAS, The mass transit agencies of northeastern Illinois accepted the Auditor General's recommendations and stated they would implement the recommendations; and

WHEREAS, More than a year has now elapsed since the Auditor General's recommendations were made; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is directed to follow up with the Regional Transportation Authority on the status of implementation of the audit recommendations made in the March 2007 performance audit report; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the RTA should coordinate with CTA, Metra, and Pace and compile a status report that sets forth each recommendation, the actions taken to implement the recommendation, and the supporting documentation for the actions taken; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the RTA shall submit the status report to Auditor General within 3 months after the adoption of this resolution; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall review the submitted status report, follow up as necessary with the transit agencies to resolve questions concerning the status of actions taken to implement the recommendations, and issue a report summarizing the results of the Auditor General's review; and be it further

RESOLVED, That all the agencies and employees with information relevant to this status report shall cooperate fully and promptly in the preparation of this report; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall commence this follow-up as soon as possible and report the results upon completion to the General Assembly, Legislative Audit Commission, Governor, RTA, CTA, Metra, Pace, and any other interested parties; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to the Auditor General, Legislative Audit Commission, Governor, RTA, CTA, Metra, and Pace.