During the City of Tallahassee budget workshop on Monday, June 23rd, staff reported to the elected officials that the budget for FY 2015 was balanced with no increase in property taxes. The proposed General Fund budget will increase from $137.4 million in FY 2014 to $141.6 million in FY 2015. To balance the budget, staff […]
Tallahassee Reports recently wrote a story about a “crisis brewing” at the City of Tallahassee Police Department. The research by TR documented how concerns and requests by the Police Department had been ignored for years. Calls for service had increased, while sworn officer positions had declined since 2008. Read full story here. Now, with the […]
Tallahassee Reports has been told by public safety sources that a “crisis is brewing” in the Tallahassee police department. The “crisis’ revolves around staffing issues that have been documented for years, yet have not been addressed. The staffing issues, say sources, are being ignored by elected officials and city management, and are now being revealed in […]
Current City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate Andrew Gillum is refusing to answer questions about his employer, the People for the American Way, and how their policy positions could effect Tallahassee if he becomes Mayor. In fact, Gillum threatened legal action against Tallahassee Reports for writing that he is employed by the People for the American […]
Recently, City Commissioners and the Mayor have been told they have been “asleep at the wheel” and that their priorities are “out of whack.” These are not the words of Erwin Jackson, frequent City Commission critic. These are the words of current City Commissioner Scott Maddox. Could these comments be the beginning of Maddox’s campaign […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that current City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate Andrew Gillum is employed by the same organization, People for the American Way, which has been given credit for derailing an HGTV show staring two brothers, David and Jason Benham. Gillum is employed by the 501(c)3 arm of the organization called People for the […]
The Tallahassee City Commission is scheduled to approve an $85,000 settlement over a lawsuit that stems from the actions of off-duty police officers during the shooting death of Reshard Morrell in 2011. On April 22, 2011, four Tallahassee police officers were working off-duty at the Tallahassee Elks Lodge during an event being held by Kappa […]
A group named the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce created less than two years ago, on July 31, 2012, and headed by lobbyists and Mayor Marks long time campaign manager Sean Pittman and Tallahassee Lawyer Harold Knowles, is seeking to be added to the governance structure that will have influence over when and how […]
Tallahassee Reports’ continuing investigation of a lawn maintenance vendor selected by the City to maintain the various street median’s in the City has found that Southland Specialities provided questionable information on the application for a City business tax certificate. Previously, Tallahassee Reports found that the store front for the Gold Buyers of Tallahassee, located at 2784-1 […]
An investigation by Tallahassee Reports indicates that the store front for the Gold Buyers of Tallahassee, located at 2784-1 Capital Circle NE, was used as the address for another company, Southland Specialties of Tennessee, Inc. to qualify as a local vendor during the City of Tallahassee procurement process. According to state records, the registered agent […]