Andy Alcock, a reporter/anchor for WCTV is leaving the CBS affiliate after three years on the job. Alcock, who relocated his family to Tallahassee from Louisville in 2012, signed a three year contract with WCTV which expired this month. He was recruited by then WCTV General Manager Nick Waller for his skills as an investigative […]
According to agenda item documents to be presented to the full City Commission on Wednesday, Mayor Andrew Gillum is recommending that Ms. Lila A. Jaber be appointed to the newly-created 7-member Ethics Board, which is being organized pursuant to a recent City Charter amendment adopted by voters during the November, 2014 general election. Ms. Jaber […]
A discussion initiated by Mayor Gillum on December 15, 2014 about eliminating criminal background questions from government employment applications may be headed to the full City Commission in January. On December 16, 2014, local TV station WTXL reported that “Mayor Andrew Gillum met with local leaders …about ways to improve the application process for government […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Chief Judge Charles Francis of the Second Circuit Court of Florida has declined to make his appointment to the newly created City of Tallahassee Ethics Board. Last November the citizens voted overwhelmingly to create an independent ethics board for the City of Tallahassee. The ballot initiative created an ethics board […]
The Leadership Council on Gun Violence provided the City Commission with detailed information about the victims and suspects of gun violence and the location of the incidents at the December 10th meeting. City of Tallahassee Police Chief Michael Deleo made the presentation. The Council was created over the summer to develop action steps to help […]
Tallahassee Reports received an anonymous tip detailing “unfair practices” with the City’s procurement process. The tip addressed the relationship between the Manager of Procurement Services at the City of Tallahassee and a City vendor. Through independent research Tallahassee Reports has learned that Andre Libroth, the Manager of Procurement Services for the City of Tallahassee has […]
The issue surrounding the redevelopment plan proposed by the the owner of the Killearn Country Club has finally reached the desk of a judge. Claire Duchemin, who filed a lawsuit in circuit court claiming that Mr. Tuck must offer to sell the club to members before closing any part of the golf course, recently filed […]
A public records request by Tallahassee Reports has resulted in documents that indicates that a high level city official provided the City Commission with incorrect information about the bid process used to select the vendor to pave roads in the Capital city. At the November 12th, 2014 City Commission meeting, the City Commissioners were discussing […]
While number of people employed continues to increase in Leon county, a bit of sobering news was released by the U.S. Department of Commerce recently which showed per capita personal income in Leon County decreasing significantly from 2011 to 2013. The bottom line is Leon county residents, on average, made $38,345 in 2013, down from […]
Killearn Country Club owner, Barton Tuck, through his company Resort Club Properties, has secured a $1.8 million loan from a bank in Cairo, Georgia using the “Killearn Country Club and Inn” as collateral. The loan was recorded with Leon Clerk of the Court on October 31, 2014 and can be viewed here. Why is this […]