Unadvertised, $47,000 City Job Given to Edison Catering Employee
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a former employee of the Edison restaurant has landed a $47,000 a year job with the City…
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Records Show City Manager Family Received a $4,700 “Owner Discount” on Edison Catering Bill
Records obtained by Tallahassee Reports indicate the family of Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez received a $4,761.39 “owner discount” on a $14,964…
Lab Report: Hopkins Leak Caused by Corrosion Due to Lack of Maintenance
Through an information request, Tallahassee Reports has learned that an outside metalurgical laboratory concluded in August 2012 that the leak in the…
The $2.1 Million Cost For The “Diesel Disaster That Wasn’t”
Tallahassee Reports has learned that taxpayers have paid approximately $2.1 million in the clean-up and failed refurbishment costs associated with the Hopkins…
Leaders Change CDA Terminating Procedures
On December 14th, 2016 the City Commission voted to support an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City, County and the…
Dispatch Agency Director Left Tallahassee Saturday Morning for Family Vacation
Sources informed TR that Dee Crumpler, the Director of the Consolidated Dispatcher Agency (CDA), left Tallahassee Saturday morning for a family vacation…
City Manager Counted Employee that Retired in 2014 as Reorganization Savings in 2016
Tallahassee Reports has learned that City Manager Rick Fernandez counted the salary from a position that had not been filled since 2014…
Stewart’s Blog: Big Raises and the Group Hug at City Hall
City Manager Rick Fernandez put on the performance of his life last week. And Mayor Gillum and the City Commissioners gave him the…
City Commissioners Back Executive Raises, Offer Some Tax Relief
In a move that is sure to be controversial, all five City Commissioners offered their full support to the executive raises doled…
New Information Contradicts City Manager Fernandez’s Defense of Double-Digit Raises
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the substantial raises given by City Manager Rick Fernandez to executive staff has resulted in annual salaries…
City Budget: More Tax Revenue, More Spending, Less Transparency
A review of the FY2017 budget proposal by the City of Tallahassee reveals more revenue for the General Fund through an increase…
Tallahassee’s City Manager Seeks $23,000 Permit For Office Renovation
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee’s City Manager, Rick Fernandez, has requested a permit to complete approximately $23,000 in renovations to his…