Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on April 26, 2023.__ The city commission heard a legislative update from Thomas Whitley from Strategic Solutions. After Whitley’s presentation on the current state of Florida lawmaking and its impact on local municipalities, Commissioner Jeremy Matlow offered up his thoughts on […]
During the City of Tallahassee budget workshop held on Wednesday, City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter addressed the property tax increase recommended by city staff but were silent on the proposal to increase the law enforcement budget due to increases in violent crime. City staff recently released the agenda for the workshop which proposed […]
On Tuesday, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted 5-0 to authorize staff to execute a memorandum of understanding to facilitate a $7 million loan for a 300-unit workforce housing development to be constructed downtown. The agreement is with Global City, a real estate development organization that has completed a number of similar projects in […]
Below are the news briefs from the City’s Independent Ethics Board meeting that took place on April 18, 2023.___ Dwight A. Floyd, the Independent Ethics Officer, noted the activities of the staff since the last meeting. Floyd wrote that, “During this period, we conducted ethics training for new employees. John Reid and I attended a […]
At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop next week, city commissioners will hear a proposal to increase public safety spending due to violent crime trends. In addition, a proposed property tax increase will be presented as a method to fund the spending. According to the agenda materials, the collective proposed changes in Tallahassee Police Department’s […]
The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred Monday morning in the 400 block of DuPont Road. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male with serious injuries. DuPont Road is located south of Orange Ave. and east of Wahnish Way. The male was transported […]
Two Florida Democratic leaders – Democrat party chair Nikki Fried and Senator Lauren Book – were arrested Monday with a group of protesters outside city hall. The group was advocating for abortion access due to the proposed six-week ban on abortion that was passed in the Senate earlier in the day. The arrests came after […]
On March 27th, the non-profit organization City Walk Urban Mission filed a complaint against the City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Fire Department’s Fire Marshal to prevent them from enforcing an order to vacate residents from the homeless shelter due to fire code violations. City Walk was first notified of the fire code violation in […]
On March 23rd, Sheriff McNeil gave a report to the Tallahassee City Commission on the Sheriff’s Council on the Status of Men and Boys (the Council). Previously, the City Commission reserved $140,000 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the startup funding of the Council. The Council is an initiative by the Leon County Sheriff’s […]
On Wednesday, March 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted against ratifying […]