Seminole County Latest Target by Florida CFO, Accused of Overspending by $48M

Seminole County has overspent by $48 million over past 5 years, state CFO alleges

YouTube screenshot of Seminole County Commission meeting from Sept. 23, 2025.Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia took his statewide tour highlighting what he has labeled “excessive” and “wasteful” spending to Seminole County on Tuesday, where he alleged the GOP-controlled county commission had overspent to the tune of $48 million since 2019-2020 — and by even more when combined with a recently approved tax increase. The five-member S…

Florida CFO claims Seminole County is overspending by $77 million

Blaise Ingoglia claimed that after a recent property tax increase, Seminole County's general fund budget was $77 million larger than it needed to be.

Seminole County latest target by Florida CFO, accused of overspending by $48M

Seminole County became the latest Central Florida government to be accused of overspending property taxes on Tuesday. In a news conference, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said, based on his DOGE/FAFO audit team’s methodology, the county overspent by $48,445,891.“Since 2019, the Seminole County General Fund budget has increased. $137 million. Now that is a 46.7% increase in their budget in just five years. That’s a big number. Th…