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HOUSE RESOLUTION


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

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

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

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


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

 
 


 






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

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

 
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    RESOLVED, That the RTA shall submit the status report to 
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Auditor General within 3 months after the adoption of this 
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resolution; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall review the 
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submitted status report, follow up as necessary with the 
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transit agencies to resolve questions concerning the status of 
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actions taken to implement the recommendations, and issue a 
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report summarizing the results of the Auditor General's review; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That all the agencies and employees with 
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information relevant to this status report shall cooperate 
 


 






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

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