It seems clear that the Independent Ethics Board has no intention of removing the Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, before her declared resignation date of February, 2020. Amid calls for her removal by business leaders and the Citizens for Ethics Reform, there was some thought that the Ethics Board would address the issue at their monthly […]
At the October 15th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted to establish a short list of four candidates to interview for the soon to be vacant County Attorney position. The vote came after a long discussion about changing the process so that more people could apply for the position. However, consensus could not be reached […]
The Leon County Commission voted to move forward with a revised building fee methodology and a building permit fee study. More specifically, the Commission voted to implement a flat fee methodology for the issuance of residential building permit fees to further expedite the plan review process and simplify how fees are calculated and to proceed […]
Update After seeking a comment on this issue from Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board Chairman Richard Herring, Mr. Herring in an email stated that: “As discussed during the September Board meeting, this issue, along with the history of all Board expenses since inception, will be discussed in 4 days at our October 15 Board meeting.” The […]
The Village Square held their first event of the new dinner season on Tuesday October 1st at St. Johns Episcopal Church. The theme for the season is “The Year of Living Locally”. Tuesday’s event titled, Local Patriotism: The Goliath of national dysfunction vs. The David of local community, featured a discussion with author Stephen Kiernan […]
Today a federal grand jury returned a nine-count superseding indictment against John Thomas Burnette, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida. Burnette was originally indicted in May, 2019. The superseding indictment relates to a controversial vote by the Tallahassee City Commission on a potential hotel development in 2014 involving the Mckibbon Hotel Group. Several facts laid out in […]
Jeff Hendry, the Executive Director of the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government, has filed to run for the Leon County Commission in 2020. Hendry is running for the County’s At Large Group 1 seat which is currently held by Mary Ann Lindley, who announced she will not seek another term. The Leon County […]
Former US Congresswoman Gwen Graham was asked to step down as the co-chair of Rebuild 850 due to her personal attacks lodged against Governor Ron DeSantis on Twitter. Rebuild 850 is a nonpartisan group focused on helping with the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Michael. Graham tweeted the news yesterday: “Yesterday, a friend called to tell […]
At the most recent city commission meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission voted to approve the release of an RFP for the sale and redevelopment of two City-owned properties located downtown. The vote was 4-1. Commissioner Matlow voted against the recommendation. The two properties are designated as the Chevron Block (2.4 acres) and Johns Block (2.7 […]
Each year the City of Tallahassee provides grants to local agencies that address priorities in the community. The City has $1,139,102 budgeted for 27 outside agencies in FY20, an increase over FY19’s $1,017,202. See full list below. The Community Human Services Partnership (CHSP) is a joint City/County funded process that awards approximately $2 million in […]