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Governor announces reform of Inspector General's office, names Angelle Davis as Chief Integrity Officer
Summary
The governor said he will reform the state's Inspector General's office to focus on optimization and efficiency and announced Angelle Davis as his appointment to the role (Chief Integrity Officer/Inspector General) for the current open six‑year term while reform legislation is pursued.
The governor announced an overhaul of the Office of the Inspector General to focus on identifying inefficiencies and implementing audit recommendations, and said he is appointing Angelle Davis to lead the reformed office as Inspector General and Chief Integrity Officer for the current open six‑year term.
The move, the governor said, is intended to create an "audit-to-action" pipeline: instead of audit reports gathering dust, an executive branch official would follow up to implement fixes identified by the Legislative Auditor. "We're going to need the legislature to help us," the governor said, adding that some changes will require legislative approval.
The governor framed the reform as part of a broader fiscal-responsibility effort that he said has identified "hundreds of millions" in savings across state government. He described the new IG post as responsible for optimization and efficiency rather than supplanting the Legislative Auditor's role of independent audit and referral when criminal conduct is suspected.
Steve Orlando, who led the administration's fiscal-responsibility review, said the office will "pick up" findings and work with executive agencies to implement recommendations. Legislative Auditor Mike Waggersback described the partnership as positive and said the auditor's office welcomed reports being acted upon rather than shelved.
The governor said Angelle Davis will serve as Inspector General and Chief Integrity Officer while the administration and the legislature work through reform legislation. Questions from reporters focused on whether the reform will alter the IG's independence; officials repeatedly said the structural changes would be debated at the legislature and that statutory authority and oversight arrangements would be addressed there.
No formal legislation or vote was enacted at the press conference; officials said the next steps include drafting reform legislation and working with legislators to secure the necessary approvals.
