Tallahassee Government Guide

Tallahassee is run by a five-member City Commission led by Mayor John Dailey, which sets policy and tax rates, and by four appointed officers, including City Manager Karen Jumonville, who administer the duties of the city (About the City Commission).

The City Leadership page lists Curtis Richardson as Mayor Pro Tem and Jacqueline 'Jack' Porter, Jeremy Matlow and Dianne Williams-Cox as commissioners (City of Tallahassee). The appointed side of Tallahassee City Hall is Karen Jumonville as City Manager, Amy M. Toman as City Attorney, James Cooke, IV as Treasurer-Clerk and Dennis R. Sutton as Inspector General (City of Tallahassee). The commission office is at 300 South Adams Street, Tallahassee FL 32301, phone 850-891-8181.

Tallahassee's mayor is a leadership mayor: the office presides at commission meetings, acts as ceremonial head of the government and signs legal documents, but has no veto power and only one vote (About the City Commission). The four commission-appointed officers are the same four positions the Tallahassee charter officers guide explains one by one.

Deeper Tallahassee guides: the city commission members guide profiles each seat, the mayor of Tallahassee guide covers the office itself, the charter officers guide covers the manager, attorney, treasurer-clerk and inspector general, the commission-manager government history guide explains why an appointed manager runs City Hall, the city departments guide maps who runs what, the officials guide lists elected officials, and the independent ethics board guide covers the city's Independent Ethics Board.

Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the City of Tallahassee website.

The Tallahassee City Commission meets in person at City Hall, 300 South Adams Street, unless otherwise noted, and anyone may speak for up to three minutes per item (City of Tallahassee).

Regular meetings are typically held twice a month, and the commission also meets for workshops on specific issues (About the City Commission). Most meetings on the posted schedule start at 3 p.m. (City of Tallahassee).

Commissioners serve four-year staggered terms, and Tallahassee elections fall in even-numbered years: two seats in presidential cycles, and two other seats plus the mayor in mid-term cycles (About the City Commission).

Deeper Tallahassee guides: the how to speak at city commission guide walks through speaker forms and hearings, the city commission seats and elections guide explains how the five citywide seats are filled, and the 2024 charter amendments guide covers the 2024 city charter amendments.

Leon County government has its own seven-member County Commission, with five district seats and two at-large seats, and its office is on the 5th Floor at 301 South Monroe Street in Tallahassee (Leon County).

Christian Caban of District 2 is the 2025-2026 Chairman and David T. O'Keefe of District 5 is the 2025-2026 Vice Chairman (Leon County). The other Leon County commissioners are Bill Proctor (District 1), Rick Minor (District 3), Brian Welch (District 4), and Carolyn D. Cummings and Nick Maddox in the two at-large seats. The county commission office phone is (850) 606-5302.

Deeper Tallahassee guides: the Leon County Commission guide covers the seven seats and how they differ from City Hall, the city-county consolidation guide covers city-county consolidation, the annexation guide covers how land is annexed into the city, and the comprehensive plan and urban services area guide covers the comprehensive plan and the Urban Services Area.

Tallahassee voters cast ballots through the Leon County Supervisor of Elections, and for the November 3, 2026 General Election early voting runs October 19 to November 1 (Leon County Supervisor of Elections).

The voter registration deadline for the general election was October 5, and the deadline to request a mailed ballot is October 22 (Leon County Supervisor of Elections). Leon County counted 184,627 active registered voters as of October 15, 2026: 88,270 Democratic, 54,667 Republican and 41,690 others (LeonVotes.gov).

The Supervisor of Elections is Mark S. Earley, and the office at 2990-1 Apalachee Parkway is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, phone (850) 606-8683 (LeonVotes.gov).

Deeper Tallahassee guides: the voting in Leon County guide covers registration, early voting and mail ballots for 2026, and the city commission seats and elections guide covers which Tallahassee seats appear in which cycle.

Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency spends Tallahassee-Leon County's one-cent sales surtax, approved by voters in 2000 and again in 2014, on transportation, utilities, stormwater management, parks, greenways and economic development programs (Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency).

Blueprint Infrastructure receives 66 percent of the surtax and the Office of Economic Vitality 12 percent; the City of Tallahassee and Leon County each receive 10 percent, and 2 percent goes to Leon County's Livable Infrastructure for All (LIFE) program (Blueprint). The Blueprint page lists 27 Blueprint 2020 infrastructure projects, including the Northwest Connector widening of Tharpe Street, Orange Avenue widening from Adams Street to Springhill Road, Northeast Park and StarMetro enhancements.

StarMetro, the Tallahassee bus system, is a city department that began in 1973 as TalTran with 21 buses, and its central terminal, C.K. Steele Bus Plaza, opened in 1985 at Tennessee and Adams Streets (City of Tallahassee). The Southside Transit Center now under construction will be the first new Tallahassee transit center since C.K. Steele Bus Plaza.

One caution for readers checking names: the Blueprint page still lists Reese Goad as Tallahassee City Manager and shows Brian Welch as county Vice Chair in a photo caption (Blueprint), while the city and Leon County pages checked October 15, 2026 list Karen Jumonville as City Manager and David T. O'Keefe as 2025-2026 Vice Chairman.

Deeper Tallahassee guides: the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency guide covers the agency and its sales tax projects, the community redevelopment agency guide covers the city's community redevelopment agency, the property taxes and millage guide covers TRIM notices and who sets each rate, and the StarMetro bus system guide covers routes and history.

The Florida Legislature's 2027 Regular Session convenes in Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 2, 2027, with interim committee meetings scheduled before then (The Florida Senate).

For Tallahassee visitors planning around the Legislature: as of October 15, 2026, the Senate website lists Ben Albritton of District 27 as President of the Florida Senate, and it posts a 2026-2027 Interim Committee Meeting Schedule, with weekly schedules and meeting notices posted before each meeting (The Florida Senate).

Deeper Tallahassee guide: the visiting the Florida Legislature guide covers session timing, committee testimony and touring the Capitol.

Every Tallahassee government guide answers one question, and the table below maps the common questions to the key fact and the guide that goes deeper.