A Non-Audit Service
A Summary of Financial and Performance Reports Submitted by Regional Planning Commissions
March 2022
Summary Analysis
All 24 regional planning commissions (RPCs) in Texas submitted all statutorily required financial, asset disposal, productivity, performance, and salary reports to the State Auditor’s Office. According to their most recent audited financial reports for fiscal year 2020, the 24 RPCs received a combined $1,024,239,244 in revenue. Overall, they spent the largest amounts of funds on workforce development, transportation, and aging services.
The 24 RPCs’ audited annual financial reports contained all the elements required by Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 391. External certified public accountants issued unmodified opinions on those financial statements.
However, 2 (8 percent) of the 24 RPCs submitted salary schedules to the State Auditor’s Office after the statutorily required due dates. Those RPCs were Coastal Bend Council of Governments and Nortex Regional Planning Commission. In addition, 2 (8 percent) of the 24 RPCs submitted salary schedules with positions for which salaries or salary ranges exceeded the maximum salaries authorized by statute. After auditors identified and communicated those errors to the RPC, the RPC submitted a revised salary schedule with positions for which salaries or salary ranges were less than or equal to the maximum salaries authorized by statute. Those RPCs were Houston-Galveston Area Council and West Central Texas Council of Governments.
• Chapter 1 – Summary of Information from Reports That Regional Planning Commissions Submitted
• Chapter 1-A – Alamo Area Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-B – Ark-Tex Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-C – Brazos Valley Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-D – Capital Area Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-E – Central Texas Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-F - Coastal Bend Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-G - Concho Valley Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-H – Deep East Texas Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-I – East Texas Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-J - Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission
• Chapter 1-K – Heart of Texas Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-L – Houston-Galveston Area Council
• Chapter 1-M – Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
• Chapter 1-N - Middle Rio Grande Development Council
• Chapter 1-O - Nortex Regional Planning Commission
• Chapter 1-P – North Central Texas Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-Q – Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
• Chapter 1-R - Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
• Chapter 1-S - Rio Grande Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-T – South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
• Chapter 1-U – South Plains Association of Governments
• Chapter 1-V – South Texas Development Council
• Chapter 1-W – Texoma Council of Governments
• Chapter 1-X – West Central Texas Council of Governments
• Appendix 1 – Objectives, Scope, and Methodology
• Appendix 2 – Map of Regional Planning Commission Regions
• Appendix 3 – Financial and Population Information Regarding Regional Planning Commissions
• Appendix 4 – Related State Auditor’s Office Work