City’s Ethics Advisory Panel Proposes Major Changes for Elected Officials
Chairperson Martha Barnett said something at the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel that a number of citizens have known for a long time: “We need more transparency and accountability in this digital age.”...
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Oversight Authority At Center of Ethics Panel Discussion
The City’s Ethics Advisory Panel held a public hearing Wednesday night in the City Hall Chambers. But before the public meeting, the Panel took care of some unfinished business with regards to the...
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Ethics Advisory Panel Struggles With Oversight Issue, Chairperson Barnett...
While the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel is set to recommend significant changes to ethics rules for elected officials with respect to financial disclosure, business conflicts, and training, the question...
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After Debate, Ethics Panel Votes For Charter Level Ethics Officer
During the 17th meeting of the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel, on Monday June 10, the issue of oversight authority was front and center. The question of who an Ethics Officer would report to has been...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: City Staff Asks Commissioners to Vote Against Ethics Panel...
The City of Tallahassee staff will formally ask the City Commissioners to vote against some of the major recommendations made by the Ethics Advisory Panel (EAP) on Wednesday during a City Commission...
View Article“We Have A Once In A Decade Opportunity”
Over a six month period from October, 2012 until July, 2013 something special happened in City Hall. Something that a lot of people in this community had been seeking for a number of years. But those...
View ArticleCity Staff Once Again Recommends Against Appointed Ethics Officer
On March 12, 2014, the City Commission will address the Ethics Advisory Panel recommendations that were not adopted at the Target Issue Workshop held on November 20, 2013. The City Commission appointed...
View ArticleMayor Marks Silences Jackson With “Kill Switch”
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Mayor John Marks used an electronic kill switch to repeatedly turn off the microphone being used by Dr. Erwin Jackson during the time allotted for citizens to speak to the...
View ArticleGillum Fails To Lead On Ethics
The City Commission vote against the Ethics Advisory Panel (EAP) recommendation for an appointed Ethics Officer was bad enough. But to think the probable future Mayor of the City of Tallahassee could...
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