Taxicab Authority snubs audit findings — PHOTOS
A Taxi Authority officer stands during a TA hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority board member Bruce Aguilera, right, Dean Collins, board member, Iliana Drobkin, chair, Christine Guerci-Nyhus, deputy attorney general, James Campos, board member, Gary Matthews, deputy AG, and Ronald Grogan, administrator during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Jason Awad, owner of Lucky Cab Company, testifies during the Taxi Authority hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Iliana Drobkin, who chairs the Taxi Authority, listens while Jason Awad, owner of Lucky Cab Company, testifies during the TA hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority member Dean Collins during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority chief investigator Ruben Aquino during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority administrator Ronald Grogan during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority member Bruce Aguilera during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Brent Bell,left, president of Bell Transportation, which operates Whittlesea-Bell and Henderson Taxi companies, and Jonathan Schwartz, right, director for Yellow-Checker-Star cab companies listen during the Taxi Authority hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the recommendations from the audit review on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Deputy Attorney General Gary Mathews sits during a Taxi Authority hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the audit review recommendations on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Taxi Authority officers wand people at the Taxicab Authority hearing room, 2090 E. Flamingo Road on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The TA board discussed an audit to recommend disbanding the authority. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Iliana Drobkin, right, who chairs the Taxi Authority, Christine Guerci-Nyhus, deputy attorney general, James Campos, board member, and Gary Matthews, deputy AG, during a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The board voted not to approve the recommendations from the audit review on fees and disbanding the TA. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
The Nevada Taxicab Authority voted on Thursday to not approve the recommendations from state Audit Committee report that was highly critical of the authority.
The audit found Southern Nevada taxi companies took advantage of their customers to the tune of $47 million in unnecessary fuel surcharges and overpriced credit-card fees.
The audit, submitted to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, recommended various options, including turning its regulatory responsibilities over to either the Nevada Transportation Authority or a county board.
