As part of a deal to avoid federal prosecution, the Utah Transit Authority last year hired an outside monitor to act as a watchdog on whether the agency lives up to its promised reforms.
In its first report, the monitor said Wednesday that UTA — as recently restructured by the Legislature — has largely erased problems that led to past scandals over high executive pay, extensive international travel, sweetheart deals with developers and a lack of transparency.
But it raised concerns that confusing powers given to the UTA Advisory Board of local government officials could reignite problems.