FL S0024

Appropriates funds from the City of Tallahassee to compensate Irving Hoffman and Marjorie Weiss for the wrongful death of their daughter Rachel Hoffman, who was killed on May 7, 2008, during a police-supervised confidential informant operation.

Rachel Hoffman was recruited as a confidential informant after police found marijuana and pills in her apartment, then directed to purchase 1,500 MDMA pills, 2-3 ounces of cocaine, and a firearm from dangerous suspects in an operation plagued by multiple failures in planning, supervision, and execution.

Police lost visual and audio contact with Hoffman, failed to brief officers about the firearm present, allowed the meet location to be changed twice without proper authorization, and negligently delayed intervention despite being only 2 minutes away from her final location.

A Leon County Grand Jury determined that the Tallahassee Police Department's negligent conduct attributed to Hoffman's death and found the department committed 14 acts of negligence; the city subsequently reprimanded four officers and terminated the case manager responsible.

Attorney's fees, lobbying fees, costs, and other similar expenses may not exceed 25 percent of the total amount awarded.