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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) REPORT ON METRO TRANSIT SECURITY PERFORMANCE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 AND 2022
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report on Metro Transit Security Performance Audit for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022.
Issue
ISSUE
On February 23, 2017, the Metro Board passed a motion directing the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to conduct an annual audit of each law enforcement services contract to determine how key performance indicators measure up against actual performance metrics. The audit is to ensure that Metro is receiving the services it is paying for. The OIG hired the consultant firm BCA Watson Rice LLP to conduct this audit for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022.
Background
BACKGROUND
In 2017, LACMTA (Metro) awarded three separate five-year firm fixed unit rate contracts to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), and the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) for transit law enforcement services to support day-to-day operations across Metro's entire service area. Metro also directly employs transit security officers who perform fare checks and bus/rail patrolling, as overseen by the Systems Security & Law Enforcement (SSLE) Department.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The report discusses the following:
A. Visibility of Law Enforcement
B. Use of Force and Complaint Policies, Procedures, Management and Outcomes
C. Proactive Crime Policing Efforts
D. Homelessness Efforts and Effectiveness
E. System Security and Law Enforcement (SSLE) Department
F. Follow-up on Prior Years Recommendations
Overall Audit Conclusions
* Metro's System Security and Law Enforcement (SSLE) Department has various policing activities but has not established written targets for the level of visible presence and acti...
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