The report admonishes St. Petersburg for supporting LGBTQ events, including “those that groom minors."
“Recent national events remind us of the harm that false and politically motivated statements can create."
“It should be noted that neither of the expenditures called out were funded by property taxes."
Pinellas County Commissioner Vince Nowicki admonished administrators for not sharing information and scrutinized staff positions Thursday.
The state's chief financial officer said auditors should act like police investigators, and doubted protestors pay property taxes.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia pledged that “when local governments say that they cannot cut, we’re going to show them places that they can cut.”
The topic simmered on social media and local radio stations for a week.
The agency overcalculated the county’s property tax revenues by $76 million and general fund expenditures by $81 million.
Some of the 15 requests related to diversity, equity and inclusion extend to “contractors, grant recipients or members of the public.”
Mayor Ken Welch said the city will "fully cooperate" with the controversial agency.
