Ethics Advisory Panel Struggles With Oversight Issue, Chairperson Barnett Calls for Charter Amendment
While the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel is set to recommend significant changes to ethics rules for elected officials with respect to financial…
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Oversight Authority At Center of Ethics Panel Discussion
The City’s Ethics Advisory Panel held a public hearing Wednesday night in the City Hall Chambers. But before the public meeting, the…
Gaines Street Development Draws Criticism From Business Owners
Over the last three years, the City and County Commissioners who sat on the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) have voted to spend…
City’s Ethics Advisory Panel Proposes Major Changes for Elected Officials
Chairperson Martha Barnett said something at the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel that a number of citizens have known for a long time:…
Proposed City Spending Outpaces Consumer Spending
The fiscal year 2014 budget process is officially under way. During last weeks City Commission meeting, Raoul Lavin, the City’s budget guru,…
City Commissioner Maddox Paid by Indicted Co-Conspirator of Alleged Florida Gambling Scheme
On March 13, 2013, local, state and federal law enforcement officials and prosecutors announced the charging of 57 individuals for their roles…
Blueprint Committee Votes For 20 years and $756 Million…Then Fireworks!
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee voted for a 20 year term for the next round of financing of the Blueprint Program.…
Ethics Advisory Panel Moving Forward With Major Changes
When the city commission voted to create the Ethics Advisory Panel, they asked the committee to evaluate existing policies or procedures governing ethics,…
City Staff Projects $5 Million Deficit for General Fund in 2014
At the City Commission meeting this week, city staff will provide commissioners with their first budget update for the 2014 cycle. The…
Ethics Panel Audio Recording Deleted by City
Tallahassee Reports has been told by city staff that a portion of audio recording from the March 26th Ethics Advisory Panel meeting…
View Latest Blueprint Projects and Priorities
Tallahassee Reports has obtained a copy of the The Leon County Sales Tax Committee project list with associated priorities and costs. On…
Marks, Lindley Offer Strong Support to PAC
A lot happened at the CRA Board meeting today. The CRA Board voted to spend almost $200,000 on leasing parking spaces near…