Comments on: Gillum Fails To Lead On Ethics

By: michael paris

michael paris — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:28:53 +0000

This guy like so many, is only out for himself. The way COT is run is like a dysfunctional mafia family.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:44:05 +0000

I don’t know that Commissioner Gillum, or anyone else, can do anything about appointing an ethics officer at this point. The charter only authorizes the city commission to appoint, supervise, and direct a manager, attorney, clerk, and auditor. To also appoint an ethics officer will require a change to the city charter that only the voters can approve. So, it seems to me that the commission can await a charter change before they create an ethics officer, or they make arrangements to hire an ethics officer within the current framework of the city charter. Once the charter is changed, they can appoint, supervise, and direct their own ethics officer. At least there is some immediacy to their current course of action.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:53:11 +0000

Looks like we are doomed to at LEAST 4 more years of corruption.

By: howard eisenman

howard eisenman — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:59:34 +0000

I concur with the point of view expressed by Tallahassee Reports. Ethics and transparency are not, nor should they ever be a “partisan” issue. Whether you consider yourself to be “conservative, moderate or liberal”; Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or “none of the above”– ALL citizens should favor city business that is transparent and does not “favor” a politicians friends or wealthy contributors.

** To the 3 city commissioners that voted against the advisory’s committee’s recommendation to have an “appointed/ethics officer”— thanks for poking your finger in the eye’s of such a highly regarded panel (that you appointed) and for ignorning the position of so many of your constituents.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:51:09 +0000

An “Ethics Officer” would certainly question Gillum’s campaign treasurer receiving a million dollars from the city for a Brew Pub business, which would lead to self-incrimination.

Goes to show the character, – or lack thereof, and that he is only looking out for himself rather than those he wants to serve. Another self-serving politician who protects his own special interests.

Hopefully, someone on the EAP will run against him, and WIN!

By: Terry Ward

Terry Ward — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:05:52 +0000

There is an underlying reason for the Commissioners not supporting the recommendations of the EAP.