Special Meeting of City Commission

Time Change Update

January 02, 2018

Update: January 2

Based on the forecast from the National Weather Service for winter weather impacts tomorrow morning, Jan. 3, the special meeting of the City Commission has been moved to 1 p.m. It was previously scheduled for 9 a.m.

The meeting agenda has been updated to include two additional items. The City Commission will review and discuss a resignation agreement pertaining to the City Manager. Subject to the Commission’s approval, the City Manager would retire effective Jan. 3.

Also on the agenda, is a discussion of a settlement with a local media outlet related to public records and an updated policy that would ensure text messages are archived in the future.

The complete agenda can be viewed here.

Original Release: December 13

A special meeting of the Tallahassee City Commission will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 300 S. Adams St. At the meeting, the City Commission will discuss next steps for appointing a City Auditor and City Attorney to ensure the City continues to provide citizens with strong leadership and high quality services. The Commission will receive an update on the recruitment process for the City Attorney that began in November and includes a nationwide search and feedback from a citizens’ committee.

City Attorney Lewis Shelley announced earlier this year that he would retire in January 2018. Shelley has served as City Attorney since 2013 and previously served as Deputy City Attorney.

City Auditor Bert Fletcher will retire on December 29, sooner than previously announced. As such, the Commission will look to name an Interim Auditor and begin the process for appointing a permanent replacement. Fletcher was appointed to the role of City Auditor in 2013 after serving as the Senior Audit Manager since 2000.

The special meeting is open to the public, will be aired live on WCOT (Comcast and CenturyLink channel 13) and streamed on Talgov.com. City Commission meeting agendas are available on Talgov.com no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before the specific meeting.