US EditionFlorida CFO Blaise Ingoglia to Reveal New Proposal in Winter Park
The proposal aims to create the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight to address $1.87 billion in local government overspending in 11 municipalities, enhancing transparency and accountability.
- On Wednesday, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia unveiled proposed legislation in Tampa to codify the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight and protect taxpayers by curbing wasteful local spending.
- Earlier this year, Blaise Ingoglia, Florida Chief Financial Officer, identified more than $1.86 billion in wasteful local government spending across 11 entities in the past year.
- Reforms would mandate FAFO training and annual Financial Efficiency Reports for local governments, require a searchable contracts data bank, and grant whistleblower protections while allowing DFS to pursue penalties.
- Representative Monique Miller, Palm Bay Republican and bill sponsor, plans to prioritize the measure when the Legislative Session begins Jan. 13, despite Palm Beach County officials disputing overspending figures and the Florida League of Cities signaling pushback.
- The proposal positions the state to exert greater control over municipal finances, with the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight creating tension over its indexing formula and local governments' pushback.
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CFO Ingoglia Unveils Legislation to Make Local Officials More Accountable
By Mitch Perry, Florida Pheonix Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia previewed legislation Wednesday meant to increase spending accountability and transparency for local government officials, with penalties for noncompliance including fines and removal from office. Ingoglia has been crisscrossing the state for months with his FAFO (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) team, auditing spending by some of the state’s largest counti…
Florida CFO pitches standardizing budgets of cities and counties
Months into his statewide barnstorming tour blasting local spending, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said Thursday he wants lawmakers to establish standard practices for city and county budgets to allow the public more scrutiny. Speaking at the Winter Park offices of the libertarian group Americans for Prosperity, Ingoglia proposed legislation that would require local governments to post their budgets online 14 days ahead of a pu…
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Spectrum News 13Ingoglia proposes bills he says will make local government more accountable
The measures would standardize transparency throughout the state, the Florida chief financial officer says.
Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia to reveal new proposal in Winter park
Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia is slated to reveal a “legislative proposal” during a news conference in Winter Park on Thursday morning.In a release, Ingoglia’s office announced that the conference will be held at 10:30 a.m.However, no details have been revealed at this time about the proposal Ingoglia intends to unveil.That said, Ingoglia — who was picked to lead the state’s FAFO initiative — announced on Wednesday his “legislative priority” to im…
Ingoglia Introduces Proposal to Codify Fiscal Oversight Agency, Increase Local Transparency
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Wednesday announced a legislative proposal that would formally establish the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight in state law and expand financial oversight of local governments, framing the initiative as a response to rising property taxes and what his office describes as widespread wasteful spending. The proposal would codify the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight, or FAFO, as a permanent ent…
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