This is a huge step in the right direction. Escambia County Commission reduces the county’s 2007-08 property tax millage rate from 8.017 mils to 6.9755 mils in the 2008-09 fiscal year –…
Tag: Escambia politics
Panel needs to study ECSO budget
Okay, it’s time we quit ignoring the pink elephant in the room. The biggest sinkhole in the Escambia County budget is the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office budget. It has grown astronomically over…
Notes: BCC agenda review 5.15
Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review May 15, 2008 â 5:30 p.m. Call to Order at 9:04 a.m. All County Commissioners were present. Items to be added to the agenda: The County…
Notes: Special meeting
SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Governmental Complex 221 Palafox Place May 15, 2008, 8:55 a.m. Call to Order at 9:03 a.m. All County Commissioners were present. Recommendation Concerning Roads, Inc.,…
Notes: Commission Agenda meeting 5.08.08
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Escambia County Government Complex 221 Palafox Place May 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m. Called to order at 9 03 a.m. All Commissioners were present….
BTW: Wells retired
Rusty Wells who is currently an assistant City Attorney and part-time attorney ($60K) for the Escambia County Sheriff’s office retired in August 2004 and is in the DROP program. He is considered…
Notes: BCC meeting 5.01.08
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting – 1 May 2008 Governmental Complex – First Floor Call to order at 5:33 p.m. All Commissioners were present. Commissioners’ Forum “I would like to recognize…
City attorney candidate works for ECSO, too
Asst. City Attorney William “Rusty” Wells – and candidate to replace John Fleming as the City Attorney for Pensacola. Wells has a dual career. He supposedly works 40+ hours a week for…
Is Alan Scott dropping out?
The buzz tonight is that Alan Scott has dropped out of the Escambia County School Superintendent race. If so, then Malcolm Thomas would be the only Republican still in the race. Stay…
Notes: BCC agenda meeting 4.17.08
Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting – April, 17, 2008 – 8:55 a.m. Called to Order at 8:56 a.m. A recommendation was made to ratify the scheduling of an attorney/client session for…
Code Head Walker out
Code Enforcement Division manager Charlie Walker is taking early retirement – as we first reported. Walker has cost the county two lawsuits (Bubbas on Patrol), possibly more. WEAR TV 3 – Asked…
County ombudsman to be created
The PNJ story on county reorganization missed a key point. The restructuring creates an “Ombudsman” position. The Ombudsman will hear taxpayers’ complaints or suggestions about county service and be tasked with helping…