On Wednesday, April 24th, the Tallahassee City Commission voted to move forward with placing proposed amendments on the ballot for consideration at the next general election.
Pursuant to state law, the Commission must adopt proposed charter amendments by ordinance and instruct the Supervisor of Elections of Leon County by resolution to include the related questions on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Provided below are the votes related to the introduction of the ordinances.
The city commission voted 3-2, (Matlow, Porter against) to introduce Ordinance No. 24-O-20, adopting a proposed charter amendment concerning commissioner compensation, and schedule the first and only public hearing for the May 8, 2024, City Commission meeting.
QUESTION 1 – CHARTER AMENDMENT ADDRESSING THE SALARIES OF CITY COMMISSIONERS
Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that members of the City Commission be paid an annual salary equal to the annual salary set by state law for members of the Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, Florida?
___YES
___NO
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The city commission voted 5-0, to introduce Ordinance No. 24-O-21, adopting a proposed charter amendment regarding the jurisdiction of the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board, and schedule the first and only public hearing for the May 8, 2024, City Commission meeting.
QUESTION 2
CHARTER AMENDMENT EXPANDING JURISDICTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ETHICS BOARD
Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board has jurisdiction over members of the City Commission when they are serving as board members of outside governmental agencies by reason of their city commission roles?
___YES
___NO
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The city commission voted 5-0, to introduce Ordinance No. 24-O-22, adopting a proposed charter amendment regarding two-candidate elections and schedule the first and only public hearing for the May 8, 2024, City Commission meeting.
QUESTION 3 – CHARTER AMENDMENT TO RESOLVE TWO-CANDIDATE ELECTIONS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION
Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that if only two candidates, neither of whom is a write-in candidate, qualify for the same seat on the City Commission, the names of those candidates will appear on the general election ballot instead of the primary election ballot? ___YES
___NO
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The city commission voted 5-0, to introduce Ordinance No. 24-O-23, adopting a proposed charter amendment regarding periodic charter review, and schedule the first and only public hearing for the May 8, 2024, City Commission meeting.
QUESTION 4 – CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE CHARTER
Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to require the City Commission to convene a charter review committee and conduct a review of the charter every ten years, beginning in June 2033?
___YES
___NO
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The tie breaking third vote for the property tax increase requested by Diane was Curtis Richardson, who also voted for Scott Maddox’s motion to hire Reese Goad
Question #1 = Should read: Shall the City Commission be allowed to raise their annual salary to Double what it is now?
Question #2 = If any City Commissioner (or County Commissioner) in involved with anything, Work related, even if just talking about it on Social Media, it all should fall in the JURISDICTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ETHICS BOARD.
Question #3 = Can be very confusing to a lot of People. All you need to say is, “If only two Candidates are running for the same Seat, shall they bypass the Primary Election and just rely on the General Election”?
Question #4 = Needs to include “How long is it between Reviews NOW? Are you increasing or Decreasing the Time between Reviews? I say it should be every 5 Years.