TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Right now, Leon County staff are generating a memo to Leon County Commissioners about the pros and cons of consolidating Tallahassee’s two local governments.
The idea was rejected by voters by about 60-40, but that vote was in 1992. The county commissioners voted 5-2 earlier this month to authorize a study. A pros and cons list will be given back to the commission in a few months.
In consolidated governments, like in Jacksonville, there is not a separation between city and county governments. In this scenario, the City of Tallahassee and Leon County would become one government entity…