Pinellas County Commissioner Chair Brian Scott, who welcomed scrutiny from the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in April, has some issues with their claims and auditing process.
Scott sent the agency’s appointees a five-page letter Wednesday afternoon, before they conduct on-site inspections Thursday and Friday. He began by highlighting the commission’s shared commitment to fiscal responsibility and “good governance.”
However, Scott noted that DOGE overcalculated the county’s property tax revenues by $76 million and general fund expenditures by $81 million. The letter also states that roughly 60 of 80 specific requests, including those related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), do not receive support from either source…