Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is set to review county spending in Hillsborough and Pinellas, according to letters obtained by ABC Action News.
Both letters state even though counties have “taken steps to reduce the county-wide millage rate in recent years, rising property values have pushed annual property tax collections up.”
The letter states in part: “Through the DOGE effort, Governor DeSantis has charged us to identify and report on this type of excessive spending at the county and municipal level, and the citizens of Florida have responded with enthusiasm. We appreciate [the county’s] establishment of a DOGE committee as an example of that enthusiasm, and we hope that our work will ultimately support responsible decision-making by [county] leaders.”…