County Administrator

Mr. Jeff Rogers, P.E., became County Administrator on May 14, 2019. He joined Hernando County Government as Deputy County Administrator on September 25, 2017 and served as Acting County Administrator starting January 30, 2019. Rogers has more than twelve years of local government experience with a concentration in administration, public works, budgeting and overall operational leadership and organization change. He has an aptitude for identifying organizational weaknesses, deploying effective solutions, increasing employee efficiency and embodying an organizational vision. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Rogers earned two Navy Achievement Medals.

Rogers’ primary areas of responsibly include:

• Administer and carry out the directives and policies of the Board of County Commissioners and enforces all orders, resolutions, ordinances and regulations of the Board to assure they are faithfully executed
• Direct responsibility to present annual operating budget to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption
• Accountable for the administration, direction, planning and personnel management of all functions and employees under the Board of County Commissioners

Education

• Associate of Arts, Florida Community College at Jacksonville
• Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering, University of Miami
• Master’s in Civil Engineering, University of Miami

Memberships

• Registered Florida Professional Engineer
• Florida City County Manager Association
• Florida County Managers Association

From 2002-2010, Mr. Rogers was in private practice for civil engineering. He worked as project engineer, project manager and engineering office manager for companies in Tampa, Miami and Key West, FL.

Deputy County Administrator

Toni Brady has been announced as Hernando County’s Deputy County Administrator. As Brady is new in the position, she is not new to local government. Brady originally joined the Hernando County Clerk’s office in 2016. She worked closely with the Board of County Commissioners in her role within the Finance Department.

It was a natural transition into the Budget Director position in 2020. From there, Brady then transitioned into the role of Deputy County Administrator on October 2, 2023.

Brady earned a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration both from Saint Leo University. She graduated in 2020 from the Certified Public Manager’s program with Florida State University. She earned the Florida Government Finance Officers Association’s Certified Government Finance Officer designation in 2023.

Brady was born and raised in Spring Hill and has been married to her high school sweetheart for 27 years. They have 19-year-old twins.

As Deputy County Administrator, Brady supervises daily activities of Department Directors and Managers, and is accountable for the management function of planning, organizing, leading and controlling for all departments, programs and services under the county administrator with emphasis in coordination and measurement of the core services of public works, utilities, planning and development.