Edison Owner Faces More Questions About Conflicts with City of Tallahassee
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Adam Corey, the owner of The Edison in Cascades Park and the former campaign treasurer for Mayor…
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Gillum’s Office Circumvents City Commission, Plans to Extend Contract for Donor, Confidante
On June 19th the City Manager released her FY2016 budget. In that budget, the responsibility for hiring the federal, state, and electric…
City Approves 13% Increase in Property Tax, 26.9% Increase in Fire Service Fee. Maddox is Lone Dissenter
Last Wednesday, the City Commission ended one of the most contentious budget debates in memory with the approval of a 13% property…
BREAKING NEWS: City’s Latest Budget Spends More Than City Manager’s Original Budget
After numerous budget workshops, town hall meetings, recommendations from citizens, and city commission votes, the City staff released the budget that City…
BREAKING NEWS: Feds to Give City $1.85 Million for Police Officers
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced yesterday that more than $107 million in grant funding will be released through the Department of…
ANALYSIS: Mayor’s Office Salary Expenses Are Significantly Higher Than Expenses In Comparable Cities
Tallahassee Reports has determined that the personnel expenditures in the City of Tallahassee’s Mayor’s Office are significantly higher when compared to personnel…
Mayor Gillum Calls Citizen Group Proposal A “Lie”, Then Asks for “Mutual Respect”
At last weeks public hearing on the City’s proposed $750 million budget, Mayor Gillum aimed his most pointed comments at a group…
City Commission Sets 13% Increase in Property Tax, Commissioners Criticize Budget Process
In a public hearing that started at approximately 6:30 pm and lasted past 10:30 pm, 50 speakers let their voice be heard…
Citizens Group Details Path To No Property Tax Increase, Proposes $9.5 Million in Adjustments
The Citizens for Responsible Spending held a press conference today to address the City’s proposed 23% increase in property taxes. The purpose…
City Manager, City Staff Ignore Request by Elected Officials
At the August 19th meeting of the City Commission, each City Commissioner gave their thoughts and wishes on how the budget process…
City Chose Highest Bidder for Lobbying Contract After Re-calibrating Scoring
Tallahassee Reports has recently written about the $40,000 increase in lobbying services that is included in the City of Tallahassee’s proposed budget.…
More Conflicts With City’s Ethics Board Chairman, Gunster Law Firm and City of Tallahassee
Roughly two weeks before Mayor Andrew Gillum recommended Lila Jaber as the City Commission’s appointment to the newly formed independent ethics board,…