Comments on: City Manager, City Staff Ignore Request by Elected Officials

By: James Anderson

James Anderson — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:45:18 +0000

She is over paid for what she can do. If she worked for the State she would make half as much if she could find a job that involved skills and no political connections.

By: Sylvia Hubbard

Sylvia Hubbard — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:42:15 +0000

In reply to HOPE & CHANGE. I am with you on that one. How do we get started.

By: Sylvia Hubbard

Sylvia Hubbard — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:40:22 +0000

In reply to DavidB. I don't think so

By: HOPE & CHANGE

HOPE & CHANGE — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:47:59 +0000

What people like Carla who are totally out of touch with reality do not understand that Preston Scott is 100% correct. Brad is also correct because if you challenge Staff or the City Manager, they will retaliate against you and members of your family for decades. I know, I have lived here for over 40 years.

If we had anybody on the commission who could show leadership, they would fire the City Manager over this 27% tax hike, and insubordination for refusing to respond to the Mayor’s request for other options,and trotting out the Police Chief to lie to the public.

Furthermore, it is a hidden tax on the business community to spend the time to do the job of the City Manager and put together budget to fund the Police Department.

If Carla had to deal with the City Bureaucracy to put bread on her table, she would singing a different tune.
Only in the Socialistic Republic of Tallahassee do you have a segment of the population that think that nothing is wrong with raising taxes 27%.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:46:31 +0000

In reply to BEC. It'll change for me. I'm moving out first chance I get.

By: Drew McLeod

Drew McLeod — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:36:10 +0000

I’d be happy to step into her position at a reduced rate of $200,000/year and apply my experienced and successful business practices. She’s a joke. Never willing to face the public. Hiding in her ‘ivory’ tower. She really is Oz, pulling the strings behind the curtain. Guess who the puppets are!

By: Preston Scott

Preston Scott — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:20:59 +0000

In reply to Carla.

Carla, There was a group of business owners – the ones who employ folks who do NOT work for government – downtown today sharing the impact of this ridiculous tax increase. Your City Manager has mismanaged the City for years. From allowing Commissioners to steal, yes, steal, money through the infamous deferred comp debacle (which they stopped when it was uncovered) to this latest tax hike proposal. The only reason to ask for a 23% tax hike (originally 27%) is mismanagement. That is the consensus of those who actually run businesses. The issues with the budget have NOTHING to do with infrastructure. One of the reasons we are taxed so heavily – which scares away business – is because well meaning people like you do not know the facts. Our community just passed an extension of the one percent sales tax to pay for infrastructure. It has NOTHING, repeat NOTHING, to do with the budget.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:48:15 +0000

In reply to JustMe.

Yeah, I admit, I blew it for not completely re-reading taht post before I hit “send”.

“Tallahassians, once, & and” would have made it a whole lot more legible. Sorry, JustMe! 😉

By: JustMe

JustMe — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:39:55 +0000

In reply to DavidB. It's an ironic use of the word competent in an otherwise incoherent post.

By: Franklin Thompson

Franklin Thompson — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:24:29 +0000

In reply to Curtis. Bingo!