Gillum Seeks 21% Increase in Mayor’s Office Budget; Would Be Funded By Property Tax
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Mayor Andrew Gillum is seeking a 21% increase in the Mayor’s office budget in 2016.The increase would…
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The Police Union Responds to Democrat Editorial, City Budget Numbers
In an exclusive interview with Tallahassee Reports, Steven Slade, the President of the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida PBA, voiced his…
Stewart’s Blog: Commissioner Miller’s Cable Bill and the 27% Property Tax Increase
It is time to get real! Yesterday at the City Budget workshop , Commissioner Nancy Miller made an impassioned plea for a…
Despite Spirited Discussion, Few Minds Changed at City’s Budget Workshop
If City staff thought the proposed budget with a 27% property tax increase would be rubber stamped by City Commissioners, they were…
City Chose Pay Raises When Others Tightened Their Belts
When City Manager Anita Favors released her proposed budget last month for FY 2016, which includes a 27% increase in property taxes,…
BREAKING NEWS: Police Union Says No To City Officials Request for Endorsement of Property Tax Increase
On the eve of a crucial budget hearing, high level City of Tallahassee officials requested a meeting with police union members (PBA)…
City Commissioners Get Input at Town Hall on Budget
Approximately 95 citizens attended the Town Hall meeting sponsored by Tallahassee Reports last Thursday to address the City’s proposed 27% increase in…
BREAKING NEWS: Tallahassee Democrat Article on City Budget Includes Incorrect Pay Raise Number
The Tallahassee Democrat has a major story in their Sunday edition on the City’s proposed 2015-16 budget, which includes a 27% increase…
The Mystery of Silver Airways Flight 134
On June 25, 2015, Silver Airways flight 134 took off from Fort Lauderdale with 34 people on board headed to Tallahassee, Florida.…
Northside Town Hall Addresses Proposed City Tax Increase, Four Commissioners Scheduled to Attend
If you would like to ask a City Commissioner a question about the proposed property tax increase, you will not have to…
City Budget Analysis: What Will Proposed Tax Increase Pay For?
On June 16, 2015 Anita Favors Thompson released the City Manager’s budget for 2016. The proposed general fund budget calls for a…
Less than 30% of Proposed $10.8 Million City Tax Increase Goes to Police Department
A closer look at the numbers behind the proposed 27% property tax increase by City Manager Anita Favors Thompson reveals that the…