Proposed City Spending Outpaces Consumer Spending
The fiscal year 2014 budget process is officially under way. During last weeks City Commission meeting, Raoul Lavin, the City’s budget guru,…
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City Commissioner Maddox Paid by Indicted Co-Conspirator of Alleged Florida Gambling Scheme
On March 13, 2013, local, state and federal law enforcement officials and prosecutors announced the charging of 57 individuals for their roles…
Blueprint Committee Votes For 20 years and $756 Million…Then Fireworks!
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee voted for a 20 year term for the next round of financing of the Blueprint Program.…
Ethics Advisory Panel Moving Forward With Major Changes
When the city commission voted to create the Ethics Advisory Panel, they asked the committee to evaluate existing policies or procedures governing ethics,…
City Staff Projects $5 Million Deficit for General Fund in 2014
At the City Commission meeting this week, city staff will provide commissioners with their first budget update for the 2014 cycle. The…
Ethics Panel Audio Recording Deleted by City
Tallahassee Reports has been told by city staff that a portion of audio recording from the March 26th Ethics Advisory Panel meeting…
View Latest Blueprint Projects and Priorities
Tallahassee Reports has obtained a copy of the The Leon County Sales Tax Committee project list with associated priorities and costs. On…
Marks, Lindley Offer Strong Support to PAC
A lot happened at the CRA Board meeting today. The CRA Board voted to spend almost $200,000 on leasing parking spaces near…
Voting Conflicts On Ethics Panel Agenda
On Thursday, the Citizens Ethics Panel will meet at City Hall to continue to formulate their recommendation on a new ethics policy…
This Week’s Local Government Preview
The Leon County Board of County Commission will have a workshop on Tuesday to address the Fiscal 2014 Budget. After the workshop,…
COT Red Light Camera Program: Is it effective and how much does it cost?
The City of Tallahassee (COT) began installing red light cameras in August of 2010. Like many local governments across Florida and the…
Ethics Advisory Panel Addresses Issue of Oversight Authority
Since October 1, 2012, the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel has held eleven meetings. The panel’s research includes gathering information from around the…