Metro Transit gets clean audit; auditors flag increasing EV-bus parts costs
An independent audit of Metro Transit produced an unmodified (clean) opinion and no federal or state grant compliance findings; staff said BRT ridership is strong (about 8,100 weekday riders) and BRT cost is roughly $5 per passenger, but electric-bus parts and out-of-warranty maintenance pressures were raised as an ongoing issue.
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Metro Transit staff and auditor Jody Dobson of Baker Tilly presented the agency—s annual financial statement audit. "Ultimately, we received enough information and completed our test to issue our opinion, which was, as noted, a clean or unmodified opinion," Dobson told the commission, describing the audit approach, required communications and that there were no grant‑compliance findings.
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