FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
Chapter 1
operations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, as well as to prevent and detect
fraud, waste, and abuse in such programs and operations.
Office of Internal Compliance & Control
The Office of Internal Compliance & Control (OICC) assists in the design and monitoring of
financial management controls to assure broad organizational compliance with business processes
and procedure through internal control guidance and training, as well as value-added assessments
of financial reporting and operational risks. The OICC partners with departments to review and
evaluate business processes efficiency and effectiveness.
Advisory
Metro has three primary advisory organizations: the Riders’ Advisory Council (RAC), the
Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC), and the Jurisdictional Coordinating Committee (JCC).
These advisory entities focus on specific issues as described below:
Riders’ Advisory Council
On September 22, 2005, the Metro Board established a Riders' Advisory Council. The Council
allows Metro customers an unprecedented level of input on bus, rail and paratransit service. The
21-member council includes six representatives from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia, two at-large members, and the chair of Metro's Accessibility Advisory Committee.
Accessibility Advisory Committee
Metro’s Accessibility Advisory Committee was created to address the needs of senior citizens and
customers with disabilities. Its efforts have resulted in numerous service upgrades including gap
reducers, which make it easier for customers who use wheelchairs to board Metrorail trains.
Jurisdictional Coordinating Committee
The Jurisdictional Coordinating Committee (JCC) consists of staff members from the jurisdictions
supporting Metro. The JCC was established by the Board of Directors to facilitate the exchange
of information between jurisdictions and Metro staff. Meeting agendas are established by Metro
staff and the JCC chairman and include items referred by the Board or Metro staff, as well as items
requested by JCC members.
Regional Transit Planning
The Washington Metropolitan Area encompasses over 4,000 square miles in the District of
Columbia, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia, and the region is home to almost six million
people and over three million jobs. In FY2017, region-wide ridership on Metrorail, Metrobus and
MetroAccess is budgeted at approximately 350 million trips.
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