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Commissioners call for auditing authority over sheriff—s funds as county questions transparency
Summary
Several Broward County commissioners urged state legislators to allow local auditing of sheriff office funds, arguing county governments give large sums but lack sufficient oversight of how the money is spent.
Broward County commissioners told state legislators they lack adequate access to detailed accounting of sheriff-office spending and urged changes to permit local audits of funds the county provides to the sheriff.
Vice Mayor Mark Bogan raised the issue directly, saying the county provides more than $800 million a year and cannot audit how those funds are spent. "We give over $800,000,000 a year and we…
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