City Ethics Officer Did Not Inform Board of Possible Conflict, Calls Situation “Entirely Acceptable”
Tallahassee Reports spoke with the City’s appointed Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, about the hiring of a law firm to serve as counsel…
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Prime Meridian Bank to Open New Branch in Crawfordville
Prime Meridian Bank (Member FDIC), which currently operates two locations in Tallahassee, took the next step towards its expansion into Crawfordville. On…
TR Analysis: The City’s Big Lie, “Our Millage Rate is the Lowest in the State”
The local budget debate, over the proposed property tax increase, has taken many twist and turns and final approval is still more…
UPDATED: BP Settlement Raises Questions About City Legal Fees
UPDATE: On July 27, 2015 the Tallahassee Democrat reported “The city of Tallahassee approved a $2.6-million settlement earlier this month. Shelley estimates…
Killearn Golf Course Litigation Update
A recent hearing before Circuit judge Angela Dempsey addressing the Killearn golf course litigation, provided some clarity on one issue, dismissed another,…
City Ethics Board Hires Law Firm Doing Business with City of Tallahassee
At the July meeting of the City’s Ethics Board, the General Counsel position was filled by a lawyer who is employed by…
BREAKING NEWS: Pons to Seek Re-Election, Sets Up Race with Maddox
Current Superintendent Jackie Pons has told Tallahassee Reports he will file to run for re-election at the end of this month or…
Mayor’s Office Seeks Increases in Salaries, Health Benefits & Contract Services
Tallahassee Reports recently posted a story on the 21% increase in spending requested by Mayor Gillum’s office in the proposed 2016 City…
Gillum Seeks 21% Increase in Mayor’s Office Budget; Would Be Funded By Property Tax
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Mayor Andrew Gillum is seeking a 21% increase in the Mayor’s office budget in 2016.The increase would…
The Police Union Responds to Democrat Editorial, City Budget Numbers
In an exclusive interview with Tallahassee Reports, Steven Slade, the President of the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida PBA, voiced his…
Stewart’s Blog: Commissioner Miller’s Cable Bill and the 27% Property Tax Increase
It is time to get real! Yesterday at the City Budget workshop , Commissioner Nancy Miller made an impassioned plea for a…
City Chose Pay Raises When Others Tightened Their Belts
When City Manager Anita Favors released her proposed budget last month for FY 2016, which includes a 27% increase in property taxes,…