Comments on: Mayor Dailey, Williams-Cox Respond to Commissioner Matlow’s Criticism of City Manager

By: Dan S.

Dan S. — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:47:00 +0000

In reply to Fred.

Woah, Matlow is providing free pizza to an organization that is giving much-needed aid to Hurricane victims? A smoking gun if I’ve ever seen one. Lock him up!

I’ve got another inside tip if you want to further your investigative work, he also sometimes gives free pizza to Going Places Street Outreach that provides social services to homeless youth in the area.

Truly despicable.

By: Didllin’ Data

Didllin’ Data — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 01:44:43 +0000

In reply to News Maven.

Ms. Maven – looks like She’s Diddled a few; you’ll see Bert Fletcher’s former wife comes out and says it in these comments in a former article; then Fletcher goes crazy upon his abrupt retirement from the City …and then there’s the guys with the boycott signs outside City Hall and then …. why do you think she has a hyphenated named….- for name recognition – from Lee Meadows….remember him…

By: TONY

TONY — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:14:09 +0000

When will we hear from the OTHER TWO Commissioners?

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:46:58 +0000

In reply to Fred.

Do you mean the Down Syndrome of America?

Or the Democratic Socialists of America with 64 followers on Facebook?

All I know about pizzas associated with Mr Matlow is that they are very good!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:41:46 +0000

In reply to Fred. Matlow let it be known that he is for and believes in Socialism during his Campaign, that's why I didn't Vote for him.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:34:40 +0000

Did you know Matlows primary aide Ryan Ray is an electoral organizer with Tallahassee DSA?
Check the DSA out.
Producer Chris talks to members of the Tallahassee DSA about their disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Michael. They discuss their idea of “disaster socialism”: the opportunity to bring networks of solidarity created by organizations like DSA to direct aid of afflicted communities in the wake of these (increasingly frequent) climate disasters. We also discuss failures of state relief organizations, the presence of right-wing vigilante groups after the storm, and free pizza as praxis.
Wonder where those pizza’s are from?
The DSA has held several brake light initiatives at the 2500 block of S Monroe. Intereting there were so many FSU SDS members speaking against that location for the PD. SDS and the DSA have met with Proctor to rally against “all things police” take a look into that at the fsu union with sds and dsa together.
Socialism at its finest. Not saying Goad is squeaky clean but Matlow is not so clean either.
The game is afoot!

By: $talks

$talks — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:13:43 +0000

In reply to Sylvester.

Guess how many non-deserving City Employees Do-nothings make over $100K per year via our Tax payers dollars? Over 125 losers! Seriously! Cynthia Barber got a $49K pay raise….you’ve captured the issue…; FBI? Highest paid? Beyond Barber, Nancy Miller’s husband….; get it FBI?

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:58:13 +0000

In reply to Sylvester.

You make a very good point!

This salary is way too high for this position in this city. In the Good Ol Boy fiefdom process of Maddox putting in one of his cohorts into this position after the previous cohort was booted out Goad’s starting salary as city manager was $35,000 lower then they gave him a $35,000 raise.

I don’t believe Mr Goad has a degree or experience needed for this position so why is he so overpaid?

As disturbing is the way the mayor acted towards the ethics officer it was almost as I would say abusive. I would think any female person in the city of Tallahassee should be frightened of this man after his disturbing display at the ethic’s meeting

Mayor Dailey is oblivious to the crime problem, he sat on the board of Tiger Bay and the City of Tallahassee paid Tiger Bay $1,200, the mayor is misusing his position to do TV commercials and receive free airtime worth in the tens of thousands of dollars and now he is abusive towards a city employee in public. With all this disturbing behavior it is even more disturbing that the mayor refuses to move in the direction for looking for a city manager through a nationwide search and a fair process.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:45:41 +0000

I wish we had a School Board member that has the guts to speak up like Matlow. If so, the school district may really get a new brand.

By: Sylvester

Sylvester — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:15:24 +0000

My comment does not relate to the Commissioner’s rating of our City Manager. It rather pertains to the fact his salary is $230,000. This is an excessive amount considering the size of this town. The City Manager of Boston makes an extreme less amount for a larger complex city. If this city wanted to save money (which I believe all do), reducing the City Manager’s salary along with the other city administrators would be most beneficial to the city. Clearly, one could hire a City Manager for Tallahassee at the rate of $125,000 and get one that was more competent than our existing one.