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Measure M2 Eligibility for the City of Buena Park
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Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Internal Auditor issued results of an independent auditor’s report related to the City of Buena Park’s compliance with the Measure M2 requirements for fiscal year 2022-23. The independent auditor’s report found that the City of Buena Park could not sufficiently support their use of Measure M2 Local Fair Share funds related to indirect labor charges thereby resulting in the use of the funds being disallowed. Based on this information, recommendations to address the independent auditor’s report finding are presented.
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Recommendation(s)
A. Seek reimbursement of $387,576 from the City of Buena Park and find the City of Buena Park ineligible to receive Measure M2 net revenues for five years pursuant to Section 10.4 of Ordinance No. 3.
B. Authorize the Internal Auditor to engage independent auditing services to apply agreed-upon procedures to review the City of Buena Park’s Measure M2 Local Fair Share program and other expenditures for fiscal year 2023-24, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year 2025-26, fiscal year 2026-27, and fiscal year 2027-28 to enable the City of Buena Park to reestablish eligibility and authorize staff to deduct the review costs from any future net Measure M2 payments to the City of Buena Park.
C. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute a settlement agreement with the City of Buena Park to formalize the required actions to reestablish eligibility and other terms.