Overview
- Ingoglia added requirements for cities and counties to post proposed budgets online at least two weeks before hearings and to post any amendments seven days in advance.
- He proposed mandating that local governments identify at least 10% of their budgets as potential cuts, excluding police, fire and other public safety spending.
- The new outline would bar diversity, equity and inclusion contracting awards, with procurement decisions limited to merit and price.
- The broader package would codify a permanent FAFO, add whistleblower protections, require a centralized contract database and annual efficiency reports, and authorize fines, subpoenas, withholding of state funds and recommendations to remove officials for financial abuse.
- Ingoglia cites roughly $1.86–$1.87 billion in excessive spending across 11 jurisdictions, including $344 million in Palm Beach County and $302 million in Miami-Dade, figures local leaders dispute as they await the promised line-item audits.