On Wednesday, newly elected Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey will ask the City Commission to support his campaign promise to move the management of the state and federal lobbyists contracts out of the Mayor’s Office. In the past, the management of the contracts involved city employees who were hired by the mayor. These employees would evaluate […]
On June 19th the City Manager released her FY2016 budget. In that budget, the responsibility for hiring the federal, state, and electric utility lobbyists was transferred from the Mayor’s Office to the full City Commission. The reason for the move was never explained. However, sources say the move was made to shield the Mayor from […]
Tallahassee Reports has recently written about the $40,000 increase in lobbying services that is included in the City of Tallahassee’s proposed budget. The budget calls for a 23% increase in property taxes. The reports can be seen here and here. Based on these reports, a couple of readers asked about the bid process for the […]