Tallahassee Reports recently published a story about a $4,700 discount on a catering bill from the Edison restaurant given to a family member of Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez. The Edison restaurant, which was partly developed with city funds, has a contract with the City of Tallahassee to lease the old electric building in Cascades […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a Nancy Miller family member, John R. Buss, was hired in a temporary city position after she entered the 2010 race for city commission. Records also show Mr. Buss received a 33% pay raise weeks after Miller won the race and was subsequently hired in a permanent position that was […]
Almost immediately after Adam Smith, the political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, wrote on June 16, 2017 that Mayor Andrew Gillum was the Democratic party’s front-runner in the race for governor, this lofty assessment came crashing down. Days after Mr. Smith’s column, Peter Schorsch, an influential state political blogger, wrote that Smith’s “claim is made […]
Per Mayor Andrew Gillum’s request, Tallahassee Police Chief DeLeo made a presentation to the city commission on Wednesday and addressed a number of law enforcement issues. The presentation was requested after the release of UCR data that showed Leon county had the highest per-capita crime rate in the state of Florida for the third year […]
Dr. Karen Rubin, the TAPP Progam Coordinator from 2012-2014, told TR that City Commissioner Nancy Miller directed city staff to take the steps needed to assure the TAPP program contract would be awarded to a business controlled by Paige Carter-Smith and affiliated with Gary Yordon. The City of Tallahassee Charter calls for the removal of […]
The day following a city budget workshop that revealed a $4.5 million general fund budget deficit and a vote by city commissioners not to increase property taxes, the the city cancelled the downtown lunch trolley service that was costing taxpayers $50,000 per month. Tallahassee Reports recently published a story about the trolley costing taxpayers $18 […]
The Budget Hawks, a local financial watchdog group, is seeking feedback from citizens about the upcoming city budget process though a six question survey. Citizens can review and participate in the survey here. The City of Tallahassee is holding a budget workshop this week and one of the main questions before the elected officials is […]
An analysis of costs and ridership of the City of Tallahassee’s complimentary trolley service shows that taxpayers paid $18 for each trolley rider over the period from February to May, 2017. According to the city’s website, the trolley service was developed to make it “convenient to take a break from your daily routine and support […]
Less than two years after voting for a 13% property tax increase and a year after a 2.3% property tax decrease, the City of Tallahassee professional staff will present the City Commission with a proposed budget that is $4.5 million in the hole for fiscal year 2018. The budget workshop presentation, scheduled for next week, […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a former employee of the Edison restaurant has landed a $47,000 a year job with the City of Tallahassee’s Communications Department. Also, documents show that the employee, Edward Kring, was the “sales rep” for the Edison catered event that resulted in a $4,700 “owners discount” for the family of Tallahassee […]