Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Pensacola City Council’
Deleting text messages may be a crime for public officials
Watch a county commission or city council meeting and you will see some of the board members scanning their cell phones every few minutes. Then the council member or commissioner types something in reply. The public and media don't know if the message is from a loved one reminding him to pick [...]
Penzone Lost in Gray Area
With three days left to meet an end-of-the-month deadline, the Pensacola City Council today walked away from David Penzone, the mayor’s choice to represent the city on Escambia County’ RESTORE Act advisory committee. “I think the cloud over this nominee really puts us in an awkward [...]
So much for city transparency. Special meeting not televised
Unless there is some super-secret code to the City of Pensacola website, I can't find the online stream to today's Special Council Meeting on the city's RESTORE Advisory representative. What the heck is going on? This isn't that hard, but maybe it's there and I just can't find the right link.
Messer: ‘Reevaluate the Role’
City Attorney Jim Messer sent an email to various Pensacola officials this morning concerning the parameters of his role. The email seems to have been triggered by the recent questions which arose during the city’s process of selecting a representative to sit on Escambia County’s RESTORE [...]
Bare asserts Friday meeting was unlawful, asks for more citizen input. Plus there is an ironic twist
Pensacola Councilman Charles Bare issued the following press release to the media this afternoon: CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PUT CITY RESIDENTS FIRST Adjourning Today’s Meeting Provides More Time for Citizen Input and Participation PENSACOLA, January 25, 2013 — This morning, seven members [...]
Doughnuts with Council
It was an early morning for the Pensacola City Council. Councilman Charles Bare brought hot doughnuts, but there was barely a chance to eat them before the meeting ended. A few minutes into this morning’s 12-hour notice special meeting, council members began questioning some things. They had [...]
City of Mobile has downtown club issues, too
Mobile Press Register: The owner of the Alabama Music Box believes the boundaries of a proposed entertainment district that excludes the music venue is another example of "constant harassment" he's faced since opening the establishment five years ago. Being included within the entertainment [...]
Council Considers CMPA Seats
The Pensacola City Council tomorrow will be considering candidates for two seats on the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees. Two weeks ago, members of council indicated they might be looking to downsize the CMPA board. Councilman Larry B. Johnson said that 14 members was too [...]
Miami has gun buy-back program
In an effort to curb illegal guns and gun violence, Miami police is holding its first 2013 gun buyback operation of the year. Beginning on Jan. 19, anyone can drop off any firearm at designated locations and receive a gift certificate with no questions asked. “We are urging the public to [...]
A Little Fuzzy in the Nebulas
Before authorizing the mayor to execute a $2 million Economic Development Transportation Project Fund Agreement between the city of Pensacola and the Florida Department of Transportation Monday, City Council Vice President Jewell Canada-Wynn had a question: was it “free money.” “Now, [...]
IN Cover Story Puts a Face on Area Homicides
Murders, shootings, assaults, rapes...they too quickly become just numbers, one-day headlines lost in the flood of news of Justin Beiber's tattoos, Lady Gaga's outfits and Kim Kardashian's pregnancy Firing a county administrator, supposedly disheveled mayor, political grandstanding and [...]
How to be a better elected official in 2013
Forbes has published a slideshow on how employees can be better. I've adapted the 14 points for elected officials. 1. Anticipate your district's needs. What are the issues in your district? Not your issues--theirs. 2. Get to know your constituents better. Reach out to your neighborhoods. Go [...]