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Supervisors press MTA over $62 million in work orders as youth groups push free Muni for youth
Summary
The Board of Supervisors'' Government Audit & Oversight Committee heard a Controller follow-up on MTA work orders, which flagged unsigned MOUs, weak billing controls and recommended $4.1 million in baseline adjustments. Youth speakers urged shifting MTA dollars toward a Free Muni for Youth pilot.
The Board of Supervisors'' government audit and oversight committee on Dec. 8 heard a follow-up review from the City Services Auditor (CSA) into the Municipal Transportation Agency''s use of interdepartmental work orders and received extensive public comment urging a Free Muni for Youth program.
Tanya Lehi, Director of Audits for the CSA, summarized the April 30, 2010 report and the limited FY 2010-11 follow-up. The review found MOUs (memoranda of understanding) were in many cases unsigned or dated after their effective dates, that some billings lacked required invoices or labor/nonlabor detail, and that MTA sometimes paid charges with rate inconsistencies before resolving issues. The audit identified about $4,100,000 in recommended baseline adjustments for prior-year expenditures and suggested checklists and improved review procedures to strengthen internal controls.
Committee members focused on a separate but…
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