The jury in the J.T Burnette federal public corruption trial found Burnette guilty on five of the nine charges. A guilty verdict was reached on charges related to extortion, honest services mail fraud, Travel Act, and lying to the FBI. The guilty verdict on extortion – count 2 – was related to obstructing and delaying […]
Chief Lawrence Revell announced on Monday, August 9, 2021, the swearing in of 17 new officers with the Tallahassee Police Department. Chief Revell mentioned in a recent interview the need to hire on new officers and noted he would like to recruit 50 more people. Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) offers incentives such as, academy reimbursement, […]
The City of Tallahassee recently announced the creation of a Neighborhood-Based Mental Health Pilot Program which will be located at the Lincoln Center. The initiative will bring mental health services closer to neighborhoods. Through the new program, residents can participate in up to three free one-on-one counseling sessions with a certified mental health provider, regardless […]
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey announced on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, a new initiative he is calling the Tallahassee Awards. The award is to celebrate those “who help make Tallahassee the Best City Ever,” he said in a tweet on Tuesday. He stated that Tallahassee is a city to which other communities aspire to be, and […]
On Friday afternoon, based on updated CDC guidance related to COVID-19, the City of Tallahassee sent out a memo requiring “all city employees and contractors/vendors/volunteers” to wear masks indoors. The change in policy comes amid an increase in positive COVID cases and an increase in hospitalizations in Leon County. The change also comes days after […]
On July 21, 2021, the President of Tallahassee Professional Firefighters, Joseph Davis, filed an ethics complaint against Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad. Davis claims that Goad misused his public position through intimidation related to his request for public records. When contacted by TR, the City of Tallahassee said they would not comment on the complaint. […]
Almost eight years after Tallahassee Reports published a story about Gary Yordon skirting the city’s lobbyist registration ordinance, Yordon verified the facts in the report during his testimony today at the public corruption trial of J.T Burnette. In 2013, in an attempt to avoid revealing his connection to Scott Maddox and Governance – a Maddox […]
The City of Tallahassee’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY22-FY26 is approximately $1 billion over five years, including $273.2 million for FY22. The City’s capital budget allocates fund to general government projects and enterprise fund projects. Listed below is where $273.2 million is being allocated during FY 22. General Government The general government capital budget […]
At the July 7th budget workshop, the Tallahassee City Commission approved a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The proposed budget includes a $758 million operating budget and a $273 million capital budget. Public hearings are scheduled for September 8th and September 22nd to prepare for final approval of the the budget which takes […]
Mayor John Dailey and the City Commissioners recognized the Capital Park All-Star baseball team who represented Tallahassee in Mississippi, at the Dizzy Dean World Series. The team finished in third place and received the Sportsmanship Award for the tournament. ____ Mayor Dailey and Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox recognized the former president of FAMU, Frederick S. Humphries, […]