Tallahassee Ethics Board Member to Apply for City Commission Vacancy
UPDATE Another member of the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board will apply for the vacant seat on the city commission. Bruce Grant, whose…
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City Commission Passes Ethics Ordinace, Keeps Corrupt Intent Language
During the most recent city commission meeting, elected leaders passed an ethics ordinance that allows for anonymous complaints and grants self-initiating authority…
After Four Months, City’s Director of Human Resources Avoids Questions About Football Tickets
Imagine you are an employee in a large organization and you have a workplace complaint against the CEO. You follow procedures and…
City Ethics Board Gets Another Ausley Connection
On Wednesday the City Commission voted to fill a vacancy on the City Independent Ethics Board with Bill Hollimon -the husband of…
The Fate of Rick Fernandez: Reinstated, Status Quo, or Terminated?
The agenda for the next city commission meeting on December 6th contains Item 11.01 which is titled “City Manager Administrative Leave.” The…
Dr. Erwin Jackson, Rep. Ausley’s Husband, Among Those Seeking Ethics Board Appointment
On Wednesday the City Commission will vote to fill a vacancy on the City Independent Ethics Board. Notable applicants include Dr. Erwin…
Mayor Gillum Proposes Strong Ethics Rules
Lost in the media’s coverage of the letter of admonishment by Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board to City Manager Rick Fernandez were the…
BREAKING NEWS: City’s Elected Officials Post “Dear Citizens” Letter that Says They Are Trustworthy
Following more revelations about questionable behavior by City of Tallahassee officials, Mayor Andrew Gillum and Tallahassee’s four city commissioners took the unusual…
Ethics Board Investigation: Adam Corey Gave Discounts “Mainly for Political Events”
Last week the city’s independent Ethics Board released documents emanating from the investigation of a $5,000 discount received from a city vendor…
Commissioner Nancy Miller Refuses to Meet With “Ethics Team”
In an email recovered by Tallahassee Reports through a records request for city commissioner emails, City Commissioner Nancy Miller refused to meet…
Ethics Reform Group Responds to City Manager’s Threatening Letter
Below is the statement released by the Coalition for Ethics Reform in response to the threatening letter sent by City Manager Rick…
City Manager Fernandez Threatens Ethics Board Members with Legal Action
City Manager Rick Fernandez, in a letter through his attorney, threatened individual members of the City’s Independent Ethics Board with possible legal…