A Performance Audit of the Utah Telecommunication Open ...

public entities that are subject to the Utah Open and Public MeetingsAct.Recommendations1. We recommend that UTOPIA’s board of directors strengthenits management controls. Specifically, the agency should (1) draft aformal development plan to be reviewed and approved by the board,(2) formally adopt its new management practices as policies to beapproved by the board, and (3) adopt a set of benchmarks withmetrics to evaluate the agency’s progress toward achieving its goals.2. We recommend that the UTOPIA board adopt the financialcontrols required by the Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Cities andwhich are described in detail in the Uniform Accounting Manual.3. We recommend that the UTOPIA board of directors and itsexecutive committee make sure that its business is always conducted ina manner consistent with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.4. We recommend that the board provide the agency with greaterguidance and oversight by reactivating its three standing committees.- 56 -A Performance Audit of the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (August 2012)