ORLANDO, Fla. – Personnel representing Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) descended on Orlando Monday, launching its audit of the city.

“We’re open to letting anybody go through our books,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said on Monday. “Most of the information they have is readily available through public records requests. But we feel like we’re a prudent, well-run city government.”

Dyer had previously signaled the city would cooperate with the state’s audit after DOGE sent him a letter scrutinizing the city’s spending.

“Although Orlando has kept its millage rates constant in recent years, rising property values pushed budgeted annual property tax collections up by over $120 million between 2020 and 2025—a 55% increase,” the letter, dated July 30, began. “This growing burd

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