Provided below are news brief from the February 16, 2022 Tallahassee City Commission meeting. –The City Commission approved accepting a grant from the Florida Association for Career and Technical Education for $10,000 to add a cathodic protection component to the gas training yard. –The Board approved the negotiations for a contract with Limelight Signs & […]
The Citizens for Ethics Reform (CER) issued a press release on February 14, two days ahead of the City of Tallahassee workshop on ethics. The release called on Tallahassee City Commissioners to support new lobbing reforms and stronger protections for whistleblowers. The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board has sent proposals to the city for consideration. Some […]
This Wednesday, February 16, 2022, in City Commission Chamber at 10.00 a.m., the City of Tallahassee will convene an Ethics Workshop. The workshop will take citizen input then city commissioners discuss matters related to ethics, including the recommendations by the Independent Ethics Board. During a city meeting in October 2021, the commissioners requested an ethics […]
Tallahassee city officials are recommending that city commissioners adopt a change to the current noise ordinance to address concerns noted by law enforcement. These concerns relate to the lack of cooperation with businesses to initiate a noise complaint where large groups have gathered. The agenda item states that the City’s noise ordinance is ineffective at […]
On Monday, January 31, the Tallahassee Police Department made a second arrest connected to the murder of Florida A&M University graduate student MaKayla Bryant which occurred on January 26. After an investigation by TPD, Khalil Ogilvie, age 26, was charged with first-degree felony murder and remains in Leon County Detention Facility without bail. According to […]
Tallahassee elected officials appointed Donna Cotterell to the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) during the January 26, 2022 city commission meeting. Cotterell was nominated by Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. Her term will end in December 2025. The seat became vacant when Adner Marcelin resigned from the Board after he filed to run for office. Marcelin has […]
In a unanimous vote, Tallahassee City Commissioners gave the green light for the Sheridan Center for the Arts to be added to the master planning process for the Northwood Centre site. The vote took place during the City Commission meeting on January 26. In December 2021, the Board discussed the performing arts center proposed by […]
Provided below are brief notes for items addressed at the January 26, 2022 Tallahassee City Commission. –Mayor John Dailey read a proclamation recognizing January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. –The mayor also acknowledged Honor Flight Tallahassee. Honor Flight is a program that flies veterans to Washington D.C. to view the memorials and […]
Federal Judge Jill Pryor of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denied J.T. Burnette’s request to remain out of federal prison pending his appeal of a guilty verdict on corruption charges. The decision was first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. Due to his involvement with Scott Maddox – who plead guilty to charges related to […]
Ben Crump, a civil rights lawyer who has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd, has donated the maximum contribution of $1,000 to the city commissioner campaign of Adner Marcelin. Just four years ago, Crump’s law firm made an in-kind contribution of $250.00 to Marcelin’s rival and current city commissioner, Dianne […]