Based on votes by the current city commissioners and the nomination process, Tabitha Frazier is the odds on favorite to be selected on December 31st to replace Scott Maddox on the Tallahassee City Commission. Frazier was the only applicant to receive support from three city commissioners. They were City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow, Dianne Williams-Cox, and […]
City Commissioners have completed their individual reviews of the 93 applications submitted to fill the vacant seat on the city commission. Nine citizens are on the final list for the full Commission to consider at its special meeting on Monday, Dec. 31, at 4 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, second floor, City Hall, 300 […]
The list of city commission candidates to replace suspended City Commissioner Scott Maddox includes people from all walks of life. When the four members of the Tallahassee City Commission review the applications they will find former politicians, former candidates, former Tallahassee mayors, conservatives, moderates, liberals, whites, minorities, business owners, philanthropists, government workers, insiders and outsiders among […]
The recent revelation by the Tallahassee Democrat that in 2014 the City of Tallahassee began an investigation into allegations of bribery involving City Commissioner Scott Maddox was not the first sign of a pattern of behavior that would eventually lead to a federal indictment of Maddox and his associate, Paige Carter-Smith. Shortly after Maddox took […]
Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida released a 66 page indictment of Scott Maddox and Paige Carter-Smith. See the indictment here. The indictment details forty-four counts related to conspiring to operate a racketeering enterprise that engaged in acts of bank fraud, extortion, honest services fraud, and bribery. Maddox and CarterSmith are also […]
The Board of Leon County Commissioners held their annual retreat on Monday at the Goodwood Museum and Gardens. This years retreat was focused on Leon County’s efforts to build social infrastructure, reviewing progress towards the County’s five -year targets, and updating the current strategic plan. Social infrastructure is comprised of the spaces, places, and other […]
On January 25, 2019 the Commission on Ethics will consider a settlement entered into by former Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez and the Advocate for the Commission. The settlement relates to a $4,700 discount on the catering price for his daughters wedding reception and the use of FSU sky box tickets for four different home […]
On Wednesday, newly elected Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey will ask the City Commission to support his campaign promise to move the management of the state and federal lobbyists contracts out of the Mayor’s Office. In the past, the management of the contracts involved city employees who were hired by the mayor. These employees would evaluate […]
Leon County Schools (LCS) are making changes to the bus system due to budget constraints and bus driver retention and recruitment issues. Manny Joanos, the Director of Transportation for LCS, sent a letter home to parents outlining the problems and changes. Joanos, wrote, “Over the years we have gone out of our way to provide […]
On Tuesday, November 20th, the Leon County Commission swore in three returning commissioners and one new member. Rick Minor, who won his race in August to represent District 3, was the only newly elected commissioner. Minor works as the CEO of the Second Harvest of the Big Bend. He is also a former chief of […]