The Office of the Inspector General's mission is to provide independent oversight of the District’s use of revenue. They achieve their mission by conducting performance audits that objectively analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of BART operations, and by conducting investigations that uncover fraud, waste, or abuse. They hold in high regard their duty to protect the public’s interest and are guided by their core values of integrity, accountability, transparency, and honesty.
Duties & History of the OIG
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) was authorized in Bay Area Regional Measure 3 (RM 3), which voters approved on June 5, 2018. The independent OIG was established for the purpose of identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of BART operations and delivery of capital projects, including toll-funded projects, and to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
Responsibilities of the OIG are codified in California Public Utilities Code Section 28840-28845. They include, but are not limited to, requiring the IG to:
- Examine BART’s operating practices to identify fraud, waste, and opportunities for efficiencies in administration of its programs and operations.
- Ensure the BART administration, the board of directors, and the public are fully informed of the IG’s findings and recommendations.
- Identify opportunities to improve data used to determine project resource allocations.
- Conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations relating to BART’s programs and operations, including, but not limited to, toll-funded programs.
- Identify best practices for delivering capital projects and recommend policies to enable BART to adopt these practices when practicable.
- Recommend policies that promote efficiency in the administration of programs and operations.
- Review and recommend best practices that BART should follow to maintain positive and productive relations with its employees and the collective bargaining units representing those employees.
- Provide a report, at least annually, to the Board of Directors and the California Legislature that summarizes significant problems identified in audits and investigations and whether BART has implemented the resulting recommendations.
The OIG maintains an independent website with complete information including audits, investigations, reports, the OIG Strategic Plan, resources, governance information and more.
24/7 Fraud, Waste, & Abuse Hotline
Online: www.bart.gov/OIGhotline
Call: 510-464-6100
Inspector General Contact Information
California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Claudette Biemeret to be BART’s Inspector General on May 2, 2023. Biemeret, who was the Assistant Inspector General of BART, has been appointed to a four-year term as the BART Inspector General.
The OIG's independent website is https://bartoig.org
Claudette Biemeret
510-464-6141
[email protected]
Office of the Inspector General
[email protected]
2150 Webster Street
4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612