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Hamilton County mayor tells staff there’s no plan for layoffs despite ‘DOGE-inspired’ task force

Hamilton County government / Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has lunch with Snow Hill Elementary students earlier this month, a visit featured on the county's social media pages. The mayor last month launched an effort to find efficiencies in county government.
Hamilton County government / Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has lunch with Snow Hill Elementary students earlier this month, a visit featured on the county's social media pages. The mayor last month launched an effort to find efficiencies in county government. Hamilton County government / Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has lunch with Snow Hill Elementary students earlier this month, a visit featured on the county's social media pages. The mayor last month launched an effort to find efficiencies in county government.

By Mariah Franklin 5 min read

Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp reassured all county workers in an email this week that his creation of a “DOGE-inspired” task force does not mean county government is planning layoffs.

The mayor said on social media last week that that he was emulating DOGE, the federal Department of Government Efficiciency, headed by businessman Elon Musk.

“DOGE and the efforts of @elonmusk to make the federal government more efficient and accountable have the overwhelming support of the people of Hamilton County, TN,” Wamp posted. “In fact, we have already launched a DOGE-inspired task force to eliminate waste in Hamilton County Government.”

According to reporting from The New York Times, as of Wednesday, at least 11,000 probationary federal staffers had been fired since Trump’s inauguration as the DOGE effort moves through the government, and at least 8,700 would lose their jobs if plans to disband the agencies for which they work were to move forward.