At the March 9th Leon County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Commissioners approved an agreement with Marpan Recycling to maintain the County’s single-stream recycling program’s sustainability. For fiscal year 2022, the proposed contract with Marpan is anticipated to result in an upswing in conservation costs by about $80,000. “As discussed during the Nov. 17, […]
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved the Fiscal Year 2022 Maximum Discretionary Funding Levels for outside agencies during its meeting on Tuesday. The agenda item involves the establishment of funding levels for the Community Human Services Partnership (CHSP), Commissioner Office Budgets and non-departmental categories, including special events. Discretionary funding levels must be finalized […]
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners received a status report on the updates to the temporary cold night shelter activation process during the March 9 meeting. The Board coordinated with the Big Bend Continuum of Care (BBCoC) in establishing the temporary cold night shelter activation process. The County’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) was […]
At Tuesday’s Leon County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners received a status report on the 2020 Annual Supervised Pretrial Release Program Report and authorized staff to submit the report to the Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller for Leon County. The Supervised Pretrial Release Program Report is required by Florida Statutes, Section 907.43, […]
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted to schedule a public hearing for an ordinance amending the county’s current fertilizer ordinance. The State of Florida Model Fertilizer Ordinance being updated and the changes to the current fertilizer ordinance in Leon County are an attempt to stay up to date with the […]
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved implementing a new traffic calming policy. The policy aims to address traffic and speeding issues in Northeast Tallahassee and along Deer Lake Road. “Traffic calming helps to encourage healthy environments for motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians by rendering suburban neighborhood traffic flows more consistent with […]
The Board of County Commissioners met Tuesday and received a status update regarding curbside trash collection service by Waste Pro. The curbside collection service by Waste Pro is a monthly subscription paid for by residents in Leon County who want residential and commercial solid waste collection. On Feb. 10, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners […]
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved the addition of new policy statements to the official Leon County 2021 State and Federal Legislative Priorities. This comes after the Board proposed a discussion on these policies during their Jan. 26 meeting. The policy statements, which are projected to have no fiscal impact […]
Earlier this month, deputies from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) voted to form a union for collective bargaining. Florida sheriff’s deputies have had the right to form unions for collective bargaining since 2003, and this is the first time that LCSO has approached creating a union. Matt Puckett, executive director of the Florida Police […]
After a discussion about process and the qualifications of one candidate, the Leon County Commission settled on 15 names to send to Governor Ron DeSantis for the Children’s Services Council Board. Based on a process set earlier, each of the seven county commissioners had two picks from the pool of 83 applicants. The fifteenth selection […]