Ethics Board Retains City Appointed Ethics Officer with 4-2 Vote
The City’s Ethics Board, during a four hour meeting today, voted to retain the City appointed Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe who has…
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TBT: City Passes Over FDLE General Counsel for In-House Ethics Position, Questions Arise Over Qualifications of New Hire
ThrowBackThursday : This article was originally published on November 3, 2014. Today, the City’s Ethics Board will discuss the hiring process for…
City Retains $9 Million in Excess Garbage Fees
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the City of Tallahassee has been transferring unused fees paid by citizens for garbage service to a…
Bankers, Higher Education Lead in Chamber Attendees
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, who reports approximately 1,400 members, held their annual conference this past weekend at the Hilton Sandestin…
City’s Ethics Board Attorney Recommends Independent Hiring Process
The Chair of the City of Tallahassee Ethics Board, Lila Jaber, asked the recently hired counsel to the Board, Mr. Gerald Currington,…
City’s Fire Service Fee Set to Increase by 26.9% on October 1
The recent debate over the proposed 23% property tax increase has overshadowed another double digit increase due to go into effect on…
Stewart’s Blog: Tallahassee Democrat Botches Planned Parenthood Editorial with Errors and Half-Truths
It is not surprising that the Tallahassee Democrat’s recent editorial, titled “In Our Opinion: Manufactured Controversy”, minimized the concerns of those who…
City Ethics Officer Did Not Inform Board of Possible Conflict, Calls Situation “Entirely Acceptable”
Tallahassee Reports spoke with the City’s appointed Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, about the hiring of a law firm to serve as counsel…
Andy Alcock is Headed to Kansas City
Tallahassee’s loss is Kansas City’s gain. Andy Alcock, the former WCTV investigative reporter, told Tallahassee Reports he has taken a job with…
TR Analysis: The City’s Big Lie, “Our Millage Rate is the Lowest in the State”
The local budget debate, over the proposed property tax increase, has taken many twist and turns and final approval is still more…
UPDATED: BP Settlement Raises Questions About City Legal Fees
UPDATE: On July 27, 2015 the Tallahassee Democrat reported “The city of Tallahassee approved a $2.6-million settlement earlier this month. Shelley estimates…
City Ethics Board Hires Law Firm Doing Business with City of Tallahassee
At the July meeting of the City’s Ethics Board, the General Counsel position was filled by a lawyer who is employed by…