Del Norte LTC authorizes triennial performance audit contract paid from transit funds

The Del Norte Local Transportation Commission voted to authorize the executive director to contract for mandatory triennial performance audits covering the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission and the Redwood Coast Transit Authority. Commissioners said the audits confirm the agencies are delivering work promised to the public and provide independent verification of compliance with transit fund requirements.

A staff speaker explained the triennial performance audit (TPA) reviews three years of the work program, transit resolutions and efficiency of delivery. The staff speaker said the audits are “paid with Transportation Development Act funds,” and confirmed the triennial audit is a required compliance activity funded from that transit source.

Commissioner Short moved the authorization and Commissioner Borges seconded. The motion directed the executive director to contract for performance audits for both agencies, including base and option terms. The transcript included the motion language and a recorded roll-call vote: Commissioners Altman, Dooley, Short, Borges and Chair Jason Greenough all voted yes.

The transcript named no contractor; the motion referred to a contractor name that could not be reliably transcribed. The commission did not provide additional contract dollar amounts or vendor details during the discussion; those details were not specified in the public record excerpt.

Ending: The authorization completes the commission’s procurement step to secure a required independent audit; staff will return when a contract is negotiated or if additional board approvals are necessary.