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…
Julie Meadows-Keefe
Ethics Officer Says City Vendor Discount for City Manager’s Family Not Against Ethics Code
Tallahassee Reports recently published a story about a $4,700 discount on a catering bill from the Edison restaurant given to a family…
City Ethics Board Investigates Lightsey Pension Payment
TR has learned that the City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board has begun an investigation into the pension payments being made to…
Decision by City Ethics Officer Raises Questions
The City’s independent ethics board is experiencing growing pains. The recent announcement of Chair Lila Jaber’s resignation after revelations of possible conflicts…
TBT: City Passes Over FDLE General Counsel for In-House Ethics Position, Questions Arise Over Qualifications of New Hire
ThrowBackThursday : This article was originally published on November 3, 2014. Today, the City’s Ethics Board will discuss the hiring process for…
City’s Ethics Board Attorney Recommends Independent Hiring Process
The Chair of the City of Tallahassee Ethics Board, Lila Jaber, asked the recently hired counsel to the Board, Mr. Gerald Currington,…
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…
City Passes Over FDLE General Counsel for In-House Ethics Position, Questions Arise Over Qualifications of New Hire
When the City Attorney and City Auditor filled the in-house ethics officer position last month, they passed on hiring the former General…