Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the April 24th, 2024.
The Commission voted to adopt resolution 24-R-15 authorizing application, acceptance and expenditure of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) joint 5339(c) Low or No Emission Grant Program, and/or the 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive program funding in the amount up to $10,702,275, if awarded, for a total of $12,016,811.
The Commission unanimously adopted four proposed charter amendments by ordinance.
The Commission voted 3-2 (with Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter in dissent) to introduce an ordinance and adopt a proposed charter amendment concerning Commissioner compensation which would double their salary to $90,000.
The Commission unanimously introduced an ordinance that provides that the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board has jurisdiction over members of the City Commission when they serve on outside governmental agencies.
The Commission unanimously approved an ordinance that provides that if only two candidates qualify for a particular seat on the City Commission, the names of the two candidates for that seat will not appear on the primary ballot, and the race for that seat will be decided at the general election.
The Commission unanimously approved to introduce an ordinance that provides that the City Commission shall convene a charter review in June 2033 and conduct a charter review every ten years after.
The Commission voted 4-1 (Dailey in dissent) to establish the Office of the Inspector General and Inspector General.
The Commission unanimously accepted a report to increase the cost for the new Tallahassee’s Police Department (TPD) Head Quarters (HQ) construction project to $135 million. The price of the TPD HQ has increased overtime, and in 2018, the estimated price of the HQ was $46 million. Additionally, Commissioner Jack Porter made a motion that the construction site be kept under public ownership. However, the motion failed 2-3, with Commissioners John Dailey, Dianne Williams-Cox and Curtis Richardson voting against the motion.
The Commission unanimously approved $175,000 from the City’s Community Development Block Grant funding for the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA) to prepare a master plan for the redevelopment of Springfield Apartments. THA has decided to rebuild the apartments that were built in 1972 and revitalize the development which fulfills their mission to improve the quality of life for its residents.
The Commission voted to appoint William McCloud to the Sinking Fund Commission, Seat 3.
The Commission voted to appoint reappoint George Johnson Jr. to Seat 1 and Tracey Cohen to Seat 3, on the MWSBE CAC.
The Commission voted to appoint Christic Henry to Seat 3 and Shauna Powell to Seat 6 on the Tallahassee Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
During the sharing of ideas part of the meeting, Mayor John Dailey commented on the politicization of remarks by unagendaed speakers. Dailey also noted his concern over Commissioner Matlow’s continued attacks of TPD on social media related to the recent DUI case. Matlow interrupted Dailey during his comments.
Commission Jack Porter criticized City Manager Reese Goad for not timely responding to her request for information via email.
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Voting against a proposal (pay raises) you know is going to pass is not the same as voting against a proposal and stopping it. Who doesn’t want a $45,000.00 per year pay raise? Those two get a second bite of the apple….getting the raise and being able to claim they voted against it.
Property taxes are going to skyrocket upward.
Heard on the radio about delaying building TPD campus…isn’t that illegal defunding police under state law? Tax increase can be made permanent? Richardson and Dailey really milking taxpayers by raising property taxes and Walt McNeil said Curtis was cruising in 1996
WHY wouldn’t you want the construction site be kept under public ownership? ALL of it should be, including the Land that you are giving to your Buddy for the Arts Center that nobody wanted.
Why would you NOT want the Office of the Inspector General?