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Florida Politics reports that a state Department of Governmental Efficiency review says Astatula Mayor Zane Teeters exceeded his authority in personnel decisions, applied nepotism rules inconsistently and pressed the Town Council to pay attorney Anthony Sabatini. These are findings and concerns attributed to the report, not adjudicated conclusions in the excerpt. The report also describes rapid staff turnover. Teeters faces reelection and has called a public meeting to address the findings; the Florida Ethics Commission separately found probable cause in an abuse-of-office matter.