City Approves Collective Bargaining Agreements with Firefighters

City Approves Collective Bargaining Agreements with Firefighters

The City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2339 (IAFF) have reached an agreement on collective bargaining contracts for the Rank-and-File Unit (Firefighters, Engineers & Lieutenants), and the Supervisory Unit (Captains & Battalion Chief), for the 3-year period covering FY2025, FY2026, and FY2027. The IAFF presented the tentative agreement for ratification by […]

City Commission Meeting Briefs: October 16, 2024

City Commission Meeting Briefs: October 16, 2024

Provided below are the news briefs from the October 16th, 2024, Tallahassee City Commission meeting. Item 5.03 The City Commission recognized the Capital Region Real-Time Crime Center which was recently awarded Center of the Year by the National Real Time Crime Center Association, recognizing its excellence in multi-agency collaboration and innovation. Item 9.01 The City […]

City Proposes Five Charter Amendments

City Proposes Five Charter Amendments

Provided below are the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. City Charter Amendment Question 1: Charter Amendment Addressing the Salaries of City Commissioners Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that members of the City Commission be paid an annual […]

City Increases Homeless Services Spending by 41%

City Increases Homeless Services Spending by 41%

During the final Tallahassee FY2025 budget hearing, elected officials voted to increase spending for Homeless Services by 41% or $227,600. Last fiscal year the city spent $554,947. Based on this change and other considerations, the city will now spend $2,969,180 for Human Services, up from the $2,643,968 allocated last year. Homeless Services Category The Homeless […]

Matlow’s PAC Receives $85K from California Progressives Ahead of General Election

Matlow’s PAC Receives $85K from California Progressives Ahead of General Election

Ahead of the November election that will decide control of the Tallahassee City Commission, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) – which he once described as people driven – received a total of $95,000 in contributions from three donors located in California and Tennessee. The $95,000 in donations were posted during […]

City to Address Budget, FAMU Campus Development Agreement

City to Address Budget, FAMU Campus Development Agreement

On Wednesday, September 25, the Tallahassee City Commission will hold public hearings to address the FY 2025 budget and the FAMU Campus Devlopment Agreement. The FY 2025 Budget The City of Tallahassee is conducting the second and final public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Operating Budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 […]

Commissioner Matlow Pushes Abortion Politics at City Hall….Once Again

Commissioner Matlow Pushes Abortion Politics at City Hall….Once Again

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and his progressive colleagues are once again using the divisive issue of abortion in an attempt to win control of the city commission, even though the city has no jurisdiction over abortion. Matlow, who created a political action committee – One Tallahassee – to help fund local progressive candidates, is supporting […]

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: September 11, 2024

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: September 11, 2024

Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on September 11, 2024. Item 8.01 The City Commission voted to move forward with a $900,000 matching grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Terminal Modernization – Elevator & Air Handler Improvements Project included in the Airport’s approved Capital Improvement Program […]

City Commission Approves FY2025 Budget in 3-2 Vote

City Commission Approves FY2025 Budget in 3-2 Vote

On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2, with Mayor John Dailey, and City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne William-Cox supporting the proposed budget and […]

City Lands $20.3 Million Federal Grant for Airport

City Lands $20.3 Million Federal Grant for Airport

In a press release, the City of Tallahassee reported that a $20.3 million grant was secured from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support two critical infrastructure projects at Tallahassee International Airport – enhancements to Taxiway Bravo and the terminal’s central utility plant. “We set a goal five years ago to increase our receipt of […]