Leon County Commissioner candidate Kelly Otte expressed her views about the recent altercation at a downtown protest on her candidate Facebook page. Referring to the man who brandished a gun after being attacked at the protest, Otte wrote, “I can’t imagine any legitimate scenario where he is not charged with a crime.” Otte went on […]
Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil appeared on WCTV this morning to explain the county-wide curfew that was instituted today. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. from today until Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to McNeil, the purpose of the curfew is to add structure to protests and demonstrations by giving […]
In a video released earlier this week, Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge detailed four indicators that Leon County are monitoring to measure the impact of COVID-19. Desloge said the indicators are the number of emergency room visits, the number of new cases, the test positivity rate, and the hospital capacity. Tallahassee Reports provides daily […]
The Leon County Commission received a status report at the July 14 meeting on Waste Pro, the waste collection vendor for approximately 27,200 residents of unincorporated Leon County. The status report, provided by staff, addressed improvements to Waste Pro’s service and included data on Waste Pro’s yearly customer complaints and liquidated damages. According to the […]
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners, in a 7-0 vote on July 14th, balanced the County’s tentative budget without raising the current millage rate. The proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget of $281.9 million is a 2.74% percent increase from last year’s budget. A decline in general revenues by $7.4 million was offset by an […]
At their meeting today, Leon County Commissioners approved the 2020 Florida Legislative Session Final Report. They also extended the County’s state and federal lobbying contracts. The 2020 Florida Legislative Session ran from Jan. 14 to March 19. The Legislative Session Final Report details legislation that may impact Leon County’s budget. The report includes appropriation requests […]
The Leon County Commissioners approved a status report on the 2019 Leon County Real Estate Portfolio at their July 14 meeting. The report is prepared annually. The full report can be viewed here. The report includes information on properties and buildings owned by Leon County. According to the report, “As of December 31, 2019, the […]
At their July 14 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners endorsed a plan for the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to establish a committee of experts to make recommendations on law enforcement policies, funding allocations, and more. Staff reports that the Sheriff McNeil’s proposed committee would include representatives from law enforcement, social services agencies, Florida A&M University, […]
Face masks have been mandatory in Leon County business establishments since June 25, 2020, after the Leon County Commission passed an emergency ordinance in response to an uptick in positive COVID-19 tests in the county. Leon County Commission Chair Bryan Desloge said the goal of the mask order was to stop or slow the spread […]
At their meeting on June 16, the Leon County Commissioners voted to change their meeting schedule to one regular meeting per month. Previously, they scheduled regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The Commissioners voted to schedule one regular meeting the second Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m., allocated workshops to […]