HB 1872 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Requires the state auditor to provide for a performance audit of the transit functions of each municipality imposing the motor vehicle excise tax under RCW 35.58.273, except those municipalities located in a county with a population of at least one million persons, and those municipalities located in a county of at least four hundred thousand persons and bordering a county with a population of at least one million persons.  An audit must be done once every three years.

     Requires the auditor to specify the functional areas to be audited within each municipality.  Potential areas for review and audit may include maintenance, service planning, operations, budgeting and financial planning, management reporting, purchasing, marketing, personnel management, and risk analysis, claims, and insurance.

     Requires the audit to recommend methods for the municipality to improve the efficiency of its internal operations and the effectiveness of its public services.