Florida’s CFO has released findings from audits into more than a dozen cities and counties across the state.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has released his team’s report on the findings from his audits of more than a dozen municipalities. The Florida DOGE report highlights where Ingoglia and his team believe there is excessive spending.

Ingoglia first visited Jacksonville in August 2025 to begin auditing the City of Jacksonville’s finances. A month later, Ingoglia said the city was overspending by $200 million.

Five months later, the DOGE report provides more specific examples of where Ingoglia believes there is overspending. The report states the City of Jacksonville spent $54 million more for bike lanes and sidewalks than it provided for emergency services in a recent capital improvement plan. 

It also gave an example of $7.5 million spent on a single, 1-mile sidewalk project. First Coast News asked Mayor Donna Deegan’s office which sidewalk project this could be, and a spokesperson said it could be referring to the Emerald Trail Model Mile, which is more than just a standard sidewalk. The city put in additional bicycle signals, updated pedestrian signals, and infrared detection systems.

Spending on overtime for city employees also made the report. It states the city spent more than $500,000 on overtime, which is something Jacksonville City Councilman Ron Salem has been working to address in his Special Committee on Duval DOGE.

“I think our philosophy is there’s a little bit of overtime is appropriate if you can keep from hiring another person, but at some point, if you’re using that type of overtime, if it’s appropriate, then you need to look at possibly adding another employee,” Salem explained.

Questions now surround so-called spending on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The report states the city spent $1.9 million in grants given out by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville. The CFO and his team claim the money from these grants is going to organizations that support DEI Initiatives.

Salem said he wants to learn more about this spending.

“They found a lot of not-for-profits that they receive proposals for. My concern is, because it’s one level outside of government, there’s some DEI that’s being funded that we don’t have control over, and that’s what I want to understand from their representatives,” Salem said.

The report even targeted an investment firm used by the police and fire pension fund, Victory Park Capital, which discussed its DEI initiatives during a presentation in 2022.

The mayor’s office said the findings are ‘not new or hidden expenditures,’ and her office has modernized government operations.

“We’ve achieved all this through LEAN process improvements, automation and AI tools, and disciplined limits on staff growth and overtime while serving a rapidly growing population. All of this is publicly available on the transparency dashboards launched in Mayor Deegan’s first year in office,” a spokesperson for the mayor’s office said in a statement to First Coast News.

The DOGE report also highlighted the fact that the city asked JEA ‘to analyze the costs and benefits of converting 100% of the city’s non-emergency on-road vehicles to EVs.’ A spokesperson for the Mayor’s office said there was no charge for this analysis.

“Real efficiency comes from better systems, smarter tools, and clear accountability. Notably, all budgets are a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office and City Council, and no budget passes without final approval by Council. Jacksonville remains committed to genuine collaboration with local and state partners on efforts that truly improve government performance and reduce costs,” a spokesperson from the mayor’s office said. 

Salem confirmed this DOGE report will be discussed during the next Special Committee on Duval DOGE on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.