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Auditors identify nearly $19.7 million in closeout balances; committee to draft legislation to 'DOGE contingency'
Summary
Council auditors reported projects that departments agreed could be closed, potentially freeing about $19.7 million for reallocation; the committee directed staff to draft legislation to administratively close projects and place balances in a DOGE contingency account for future council action.
Council auditors presented a list of capital improvement projects the city’s departments said could be closed and discussed drafting legislation to channel the resulting balances into a committee contingency account.
What was reported: Kim Taylor, Council Auditor, and Ryan Parks of the Council Auditor’s Office told the Special Committee on Duval DOGE that, after departmental review, projects totaling $19,684,823 could be administratively closed (excluding encumbrances). Taylor said there were encumbrances of about $910,000 at the time the auditor pulled the report, and if those are closed as well the total could rise to roughly $20.4 million.
Examples and caveats: Parks Department…
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