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…
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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,…
Ethics Board Chairman Failed to Disclose Her Law Firm’s Contract with City
Current Chairman of the City’s newly formed independent Ethics Board, Lila Jaber, failed to disclose a business relationship between her law firm,…
City of Tallahassee Pays Over 100% More than Gainesville, Lakeland and Leon County for State Lobbying
Being a stones throw away from the state capital does not seem to have an impact on state lobbying expenses for the…
City Tax Increase to Fund $40,000 Raise for Lobbyist, City Management Silent on Why
Tallahassee Reports may have finally found an answer to City Commissioner Scott Maddox’s question about the Mayor and the City Commissioner’s budget.…
Without Commission Approval, Mayor Gillum to Spend $40,000 on Three “Graduate Interns”
Tallahassee Reports has learned, that so far this year, Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office has spent approximately $30,000 on three interns. Based on…