All transit recipients of Federal funds are required to update their Short Range Transit Plans every 5 to 6 years, as part of metropolitan planning requirements adhered to by SLOCOG. The resulting plans typically prepared by a third party present independent recommendations, which may or may not be reflected by agency staff recommendations as part of their annual budgets.
Under the Transportation Development Act SLOCOG, as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency must seek the services of an independent contractor to audit each transit recipient of TDA funds. Such audits are done every three years. SLOCOG must also track year-to-year progress in the implementation of the audit recommendations. This mandate includes the performance review of SLOCOG.
