Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: September 15, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on September 15, 2025.

The Board approved 19 Consent Items. Consent items 13, 18, 19 & 23 were pulled for further discussion.

Consent Items Pulled for Discussion

Item 13. The Board voted 7-0 to approve the one-year extension and amendment of the FY 2021 – FY 2025 Council on Culture and Arts Funding Agreement through FY 2026. The Agreement provides $150,000 from general revenue and dedicates an estimated $1,897,150 to COCA, which is one cent (20%) of Tourist Development Tax (TDT) revenue, for a total of $2,047,150 in FY 2026. Commissioner Caban raised questions about COCA’s $2 million reserves and issues with a grant to the Tallahassee Museum. Staff will investigate the issues and report back to Board.

Item 18. The Board voted 7-0 to award a bid for Leon County Detention Center Exterior Stair Renovations Phase II to the lowest responsive bidder, OmniCon Corp., in the amount of $562,388. Commissioner Caban noted that only 21% of people in jail come from the unincorporated Leon County and he opined that other jurisdictions should help with jail costs.

Item 19. The Board voted to approve an Interlocal Agreement for the Maintenance of Landscaping on Sections of Capital Circle Southwest and Capital Circle Southeast with the City of Tallahassee.  Under the new Interlocal Agreement, the County will reimburse the city $143,156 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 to provide these services.  The motion also included provisions – based on concerns voiced by Commissioner Caban – related to county staff researching how local businesses could be used to fulfill this contract.

Item 23.The Board voted 7-0 approval of a Three-Year Agreement with Choose Tallahassee for Relocation Marketing and Lead Generation. A total of $60,000 will be funded from County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) revenues over the Agreement term.

General Business

Item 24. The Board voted 7-0 to accept the Leon County 2025 Annual Report. 

Item 25. The Board heard a status report on the City of Ocala Fire Service Fee Lawsuit, Discount Sleep of Ocala, LLC v. City of Ocala, 300 So. 3d 316 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) and then voted unanimously to allow the county attorney to prepare for the possibility of a dispute resolution process. 

Item 26. The Board voted to make appointments to the Leon County Citizen Charter Review Committee, Preliminary Committee Bylaws, and Analysis on Potential Charter Amendment Topics. 

Item 27. The Board voted 7-0 to approve the Status Update on the County’s Traffic Calming Program. This item also includes an update on the petition for the installation of traffic calming devices on Williams Landing Road.

Item 28. The Board voted accept a Florida Department of Environmental Protection Springs Restoration Grant in the amount of $4,275,000 and Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Woodville Sewer System Project Agreement. 

Item 29. The Board voted to make appointments of citizens to the Council on Culture and Arts Board, Investment Oversight Committee, and the Tallahassee-Leon County Commission on the Status of Women & Girls.

Fire Service Fees: The Board voted not to raise their fire service fee, as they had previously discussed, keeping the rate the same as the current rate. The Board also voted to change the method of collecting the fire service fee for unincorporated Leon County residents from their utilities to their property taxes.