Carlos Rey Joins Ethics Board After Unanimous Vote
The City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board voted to appoint Carlos Rey to fill a seat that is required to be chosen…
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Ethics Officer Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Board Counsel Applicant During Selection Process
Tallahassee Reports has learned that an applicant for the Board counsel position with the City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board represented the…
Ethics Board to Consider Counsel Appointment…Again
The Tallahassee Ethics Board is scheduled to discuss the appointment of Board counsel at the March 19th meeting at city hall. The…
City Commission Meeting Coming to Gilchrist Elementary
For those who live in northeast Tallahassee and believe it is too difficult to travel downtown to a city commission meeting to…
Leon County Report: Pretrial Release Program Saved $13 Mill in 2018
A Leon County report states that the Supervised Pretrial Release Program (SPRP) has saved $13,539,062 in jail costs by diverting defendants into…
Leon County Commission Approves $1.5 Million for Social Services, Special Events in 2020
At the Tuesday Leon County Commission, officials voted to approve a $1.3 million funding level for the Community Human Service Partnership (CHSP)…
First DCA Court Ruling Favors Killearn Golf Course Owner
Today the Florida First District Court of Appeal, after hearing oral arguments, denied an appeal filed by Jorge Piekarewicz and J. D.…
Leon County Report: Ten Roads Operating Below Minimum Traffic Standards
At their last meeting, the Leon County Commission accepted the Concurrency Annual Report for 2018. One of the main purposes of the…
Study Shows Fiber Optic Projects Can Be Financially Risky
Last week, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with a study to determine the feasibility of building a citywide,…
Killearn Residents Speak Out Against Northeast Gateway
Approximately 300 people showed up to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency kick-off meeting at the Holy Comforter School to hear a presentation about…
Former FSU Credit Union Lending Director Indicted by Feds
Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arraigned on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand…
Rick Fernandez Settlement Includes Fine, Public Reprimand
The Florida Commission on Ethics voted to accept a settlement in the case against former Tallahassee City Manage Rick Fernandez. The investigation…