You don’t know Tallahassee Reports very well. You must be new. There is never just one document when they cover a story.

The mayor doesn’t respond, because there is no defense in this unethical behavior.

BEC throwing up because you’ll be paying for Mayor’s reelection campaign??

I just threw up in my mouth!

People shouldn’t jump to conclusions over one document. Steve doesn’t have ethics if he gets one document and makes an entire story over it and sheeple agree like bobbleheads. Whole reason voters got snookered with the Charter Amendment in first place. Black hole and expensive too. Taxpayers will end up paying for current commissioners to get reelected with the refund plan. Watch. Then people angry with commission will squeal like stuck pigs when they have to pay for there campaigns.

Look at the chain of events Darren. First, her law firm has a contract to do business with the City of Tallahassee which is voted on by the VERY people she is charged with investigating which is an obvious conflict of interest; second, she vehemently opposed an independent ethics officer – why in God’s name should she be allowed to serve when she opposes the crucial centerpiece of the referendum; third, she bypassed any discussion and hired counsel for the Ethics Board (who himself admitted to the inevitability of conflicts in his own role); fourth, she forced a vote to hire a City employee (who was seated next to her) as the “independent ethics officer” – yes, forced – forgoing any applications, any interviews…heck, she did not even allow the Ethics Board to set hiring procedures and guidelines before ramming it through; fifth, she is close, personal friends with City Managers Anita Favors Thompson – as Ethics Chair how can she be expected to act on behalf of the citizens when scrutinizing the conduct of her friend – another violation of the implied nature of “independence” contained within the referendum. Would you like me to go on? There is no oversight whatsoever. This is EXACTLY why voters demanded independent ethical oversight. Insiders – and Ms. Jaber is certainly that – have been acting brazenly for years with no reason to act differently. Ms. Jaber needs to step-down and Ms. Meadows-Keefe needs to do the same. Sadly, she should not be allowed to apply for the job as the independent ethics officer because she chose to accept the City job knowing, repeat knowing, there was a pending vote. She became a City employee and, as such, disqualified herself for consideration.

If the council knew about this, they should all recuse themselves.

Her actions speak for themselves. She is dishonest, self-serving and is playing the tax payers as fools. She and Sean Pitman are scamming the public for all they can get. I thought John Marks was a crook, these two are real experts. WE MUST DEMAND HER IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION. HER EMPLOYER SHOULD REQUIRE THAT SHE RESIGN IF THEY HAVE ANY HONESTY OR CREDIBILITY.

This is Tallahassee, home of cronyism, nepotism, and collusion.

If it waddles and quacks…

How should it be interpreted?