Commissioner Richardson Says Executive Raises “Were Certainly Reasonable”
In an interview today with Tom Flanigan on WFSU’s Perspectives show, challenger Steven Hougland traded jabs with incumbent City Commissioner Curtis Richardson…
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Stewart’s Blog: Big Raises and the Group Hug at City Hall
City Manager Rick Fernandez put on the performance of his life last week. And Mayor Gillum and the City Commissioners gave him the…
City Commissioners Back Executive Raises, Offer Some Tax Relief
In a move that is sure to be controversial, all five City Commissioners offered their full support to the executive raises doled…
FSU, FAMU, & TCC Call Out City of Tallahassee Over Bar Hours Vote
Back in January when the City Commission voted 3-2 to extend the bar hours from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. it appears…
BREAKING NEWS: Tallahassee Poll Says 57% Want Property Tax Relief, Only 17% Support Executive Management Pay Raises
In an attempt to influence upcoming votes on the FY2017 budget, local groups questioning the budget priorities of the City of Tallahassee…
City’s Own Study Does Not Support Recent Raises for Assistant City Managers
Tallahassee Reports has received a copy of the pay study that City Manager Fernandez used as support for the the recently reported…
View Top 250 City of Tallahassee General Fund Salaries
Listed below is a searchable and sortable list of the top 250 general fund salaries for the City of Tallahassee. There are…
New Information Contradicts City Manager Fernandez’s Defense of Double-Digit Raises
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the substantial raises given by City Manager Rick Fernandez to executive staff has resulted in annual salaries…
Two Assistant City Managers Pull Down $49K and $46K in Raises
Tallahassee Reports has learned that since January of this year two assistant city managers, who were promoted under newly appointed City Manager…
Budget Hawks Support Chamber’s Proposal to Eliminate Business Tax
Budget Hawks, one of the groups working to overturn the 13% property tax increase adopted by the CIty of Tallahassee last year, issued…
Commissioner Miller Asks City to Reconsider Vote Extending Bar Hours
At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, Commissioner Nancy Miller, who previously voted with Commissioner Curtis Richardson and Mayor Andrew Gillum to extend bar…
Lightsey Complaint Dismissed, Investigation Continues
In a convoluted decision that is sure to keep the controversy surrounding the pension payments of former City Commissioner Debbie Lightsey alive,…