Oviedo City Council Orders Independent Audit of Twin Rivers Golf Club Management

The Oviedo City Council voted to order an independent investigation and audit of the management company that runs Twin Rivers Golf Club after elected officials and club members raised concerns about personnel decisions, operating expenses and contract performance. The council action was reported as a vote to initiate the investigation, but public records detailing the motion text, vote tally or date were not provided in reporting available to this newsroom.

City-owned since a 2017 purchase intended to block residential development, Twin Rivers has been the subject of recurring debate in Oviedo. Mayor Megan Sladek is pressing for stronger protections for the property and has again proposed a “no build” easement that would remove building rights from the vast majority of the Twin Rivers parcel. Sladek said, “The intention was to preserve it forever,” and added, “We want to have a conversation about to go ahead and take the building rights officially off of that land.”

Sladek is also pursuing greater oversight of the golf course’s management arrangements. She said, “We want to make sure that we have periodic audits to make sure we’re following the contract,” and that, “The city wants to make sure that any vendors that we subcontract to are completely transparent.” City leaders have scheduled public engagement on the property; Mayor Sladek arranged a Friday conversation to solicit resident input on how the golf course should be improved, conserved, expanded, managed, or modified.

The council vote to order an independent audit aligns with municipal scrutiny of Twin Rivers operations but leaves key questions unanswered. None of the available reports identified the management company by name, set an audit scope, named an independent auditor, or released a budget or timeline for the investigation. The reports also do not list specific personnel actions, operating expense line items, or contract clauses that prompted the council’s move.

Historically, an earlier effort by Mayor Sladek to place permanent development restrictions on Twin Rivers was rejected by the council in 2020 as “too restrictive,” showing a pattern of recurring disputes over the site’s long-term use. With the city already hosting public meetings and the council having voted to begin an audit, residents and stakeholders should expect forthcoming council minutes, a formal audit scope, and possible vendor responses to clarify the allegations about personnel, expenses and contract performance.

This newsroom will seek the official council meeting record, the management contract for Twin Rivers and any auditor engagement documents to verify the vote details, the identity of the management company, and the factual basis for the concerns that triggered the investigation.