Tallahassee Reports has learned that Adam Corey, the owner of The Edison in Cascades Park and the former campaign treasurer for Mayor Andrew Gillum, was appointed to the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA) in 2014 even though he was being paid by an association that has financial ties through association members with the THA. The Board […]
On June 19th the City Manager released her FY2016 budget. In that budget, the responsibility for hiring the federal, state, and electric utility lobbyists was transferred from the Mayor’s Office to the full City Commission. The reason for the move was never explained. However, sources say the move was made to shield the Mayor from […]
Now that the budgets are set for a number of local government entities, Tallahassee Reports will begin to research the impact of decisions made by our local officials through votes on taxes and expenditures. Our first report compares the growth in government expenditures from 2008 through 2016 with other growth measures in Leon County. The […]
Last Wednesday, the City Commission ended one of the most contentious budget debates in memory with the approval of a 13% property tax increase and a 26.9% increase in fire service fees. In the end, the City will spend more money than was asked for by City Manager Anita Favors Thompson in the proposed budget […]
UPDATE The CRA voted 6-2 in favor of the $1.5 million grant to Big Bend Cares. Voting for the grant were County Commissioner’s Maddox, Lindley, Dozier, City Commissioner’s Miller, Richardson, and Mayor Gillum. Voting against were City Commissioner Scott Maddox and County Commissioner Bill Proctor. Those who supported the project talked about the redevelopment upgrade […]
After numerous budget workshops, town hall meetings, recommendations from citizens, and city commission votes, the City staff released the budget that City Commissioner’s will consider at the last scheduled public hearing tomorrow at 6:oo pm. And guess what? The latest proposal spends more money than the original budget proposed by the City Manger back in […]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced yesterday that more than $107 million in grant funding will be released through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to nearly 200 law enforcement agencies across the nation, aimed at creating, and in […]
Tallahassee Reports has determined that the personnel expenditures in the City of Tallahassee’s Mayor’s Office are significantly higher when compared to personnel expenses in other Mayor offices in Florida. At last weeks budget hearing, Mayor Gillum took the time to address critics of the Mayor’s Office budget, which is approximately $475,000. Gillum called a proposal […]
By Anthony Stephens The airspace over the sleepy little coastal community of Mashes Sands was abuzz this weekend as dozens of airplanes flew in for the first annual Wakulla Wings & Wheels Airport Fly-in. Wakulla’s airport, located at the Southwest most point of Wakulla county, along with the fly-in community of Tarpine hosted today’s event. […]
At last weeks public hearing on the City’s proposed $750 million budget, Mayor Gillum aimed his most pointed comments at a group of citizens who proposed a $100,000 cut in the Mayors office budget. Mayor Gillum called the proposal a lie and then minutes later asked upset citizens to treat him with respect. This is […]