ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A team of auditors with the Florida DOGE arrived Wednesday morning at the St. Petersburg City Hall. This is a two-day effort to comb through the city’s finances in person and ask city staff follow-up questions.

Hours after the team arrived, protestors were at City Hall to express their concerns. One of them was Mary McMullen.

“We don't need them telling us how to spend our money and how we should live,” McMullen said.

The longtime resident joined others who held up signs. One stated, "Hands off our city." Another protestor wrote, "Dump DOGE," and another sign showed: "We trust our elected city government. Not DOGE."

The protestors were also concerned on how the state may interpret some of the city’s efforts and link those initiatives to diversity, equity,

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