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Hillsborough commissioners reject motion to make single commissioner point of contact for state efficiency audit
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted down a March 5 motion to transmit a letter offering Hillsborough County to a state "DOGE" efficiency audit and to make a single commissioner the county's point of contact; the measure failed amid debate over local control and staff roles.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners on March 5 declined to transmit a letter volunteering the county to a state-led government efficiency audit and to name a single commissioner as the county's point of contact.
The motion, made by Commissioner Joshua Wostel and seconded by Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda, failed on a 3-4 vote. Commissioners Miller, Cohen, Hagen and Myers voted no.
The proposal asked the county administrator to provide the Florida Executive Office of the Governor's Office of Government Efficiency (referred to in discussion as "DOGE") with access and information, and it would have designated Commissioner Wostel as the primary correspondent for that work. Supporters said an…
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