City Approves Collective Bargaining Agreements with Firefighters

City Approves Collective Bargaining Agreements with Firefighters

The City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2339 (IAFF) have reached an agreement on collective bargaining contracts for the Rank-and-File Unit (Firefighters, Engineers & Lieutenants), and the Supervisory Unit (Captains & Battalion Chief), for the 3-year period covering FY2025, FY2026, and FY2027. The IAFF presented the tentative agreement for ratification by […]

City Candidate Inman Johnson Questions Richardson’s “Girl Dad” Parenting

City Candidate Inman Johnson Questions Richardson’s “Girl Dad” Parenting

Just when you thought the campaign for city commission could not get nastier, city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson has publicly criticized the parenting of her opponent, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson. In a recent social media post, Inman Johnson posted, “As a ‘girl dad’ my opponent should fight harder to protect the rights of women, […]

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: October 8, 2024

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: October 8, 2024

Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on October 8, 2024. The Board approved Consent Items 1-20. General Business Agenda Item 21: The Board voted unanimously to accept the Leon County Detention Facility (LCDF) Needs Assessment Final Report (Report) which provides an analysis and recommendations to effectively manage the population […]

Dot Inman Johnson Pays Husband with Campaign Funds

Dot Inman Johnson Pays Husband with Campaign Funds

Campaign finance records show that city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson has paid her husband, Lee Johnson, $3,000 for political consulting services. The payments were made on August 15, 2024 ($2,000) and September 10, 2024 ($1,000). The payments were made to an individual, not a registered political consultant business. The August 15, 2024, payment was […]

City Relocates Over 650 Homeless People on 22 Months

City Relocates Over 650 Homeless People on 22 Months

Since January 1,2023, the City of Tallahassee has relocated over 650 homeless people – who have no ties to Tallahassee – to locations outside of Leon County. The relocations – facilitated by the HOST Team – help the homeless get closer to family, begin new jobs, seek care in hospitals, and to avoid unsafe situations, […]

City Increases Homeless Services Spending by 41%

City Increases Homeless Services Spending by 41%

During the final Tallahassee FY2025 budget hearing, elected officials voted to increase spending for Homeless Services by 41% or $227,600. Last fiscal year the city spent $554,947. Based on this change and other considerations, the city will now spend $2,969,180 for Human Services, up from the $2,643,968 allocated last year. Homeless Services Category The Homeless […]

Matlow’s PAC Receives $85K from California Progressives Ahead of General Election

Matlow’s PAC Receives $85K from California Progressives Ahead of General Election

Ahead of the November election that will decide control of the Tallahassee City Commission, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) – which he once described as people driven – received a total of $95,000 in contributions from three donors located in California and Tennessee. The $95,000 in donations were posted during […]

CSC to Consider 10% Property Tax Increase

CSC to Consider 10% Property Tax Increase

On Thursday, September 26, at 5:00 p.m., the Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC) will hold a public hearing to consider approving a milage rate that will increase property taxes by 10%, or approximately $800,000. The meeting will be held at 2002 Old St. Augustine Rd, Suite A-50. Last year’s property tax levy collected […]

Commissioner Matlow Pushes Abortion Politics at City Hall….Once Again

Commissioner Matlow Pushes Abortion Politics at City Hall….Once Again

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and his progressive colleagues are once again using the divisive issue of abortion in an attempt to win control of the city commission, even though the city has no jurisdiction over abortion. Matlow, who created a political action committee – One Tallahassee – to help fund local progressive candidates, is supporting […]