Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Pensacola City Council’
Peacock Disputes FOP’s Statement
Downtown Improvement Board member John Peacock is disputing the local police union’s version of a Gallery Night incident it brought before the Pensacola City Council last night. For starters, he said he did not refer to officers as ‘terrorists.’ “Did I use the word ‘terrorists?’ Yes. [...]
City Explores Charter School
Should the city of Pensacola start a charter school? It’s a question the Pensacola City Council may decide to start exploring tonight. “It’s really saying, ‘the city needs to take it’s destiny in its own hands,’” Councilwoman Megan Pratt said today. Pratt brought the issue to [...]
City Council’s Back
After a lengthy break due to technical difficulties at city hall, the Pensacola City Council will meet today for its Committee of the Whole. The council will be making appointments to several local boards and commissions, as well as discussing the possibility of municipal charter schools and [...]
Council Meetings Cancelled
Next week’s meetings for the Pensacola City Council have been cancelled. The cancellations are apparently due to technical difficulties experienced at Pensacola City Hall in recent days. The council was scheduled to meet Oct. 8 and 11 for its Committee of the Whole and regular meeting. The [...]
Council Selects Executive
After two years of searching, the Pensacola City Council may soon have a new executive. The council decided last week to offer the position to Lila Cox. Cox was among a group of candidates put forth to the council after it recently turned to the Landrum staffing agency to provide a pool of [...]
Myers vs. Hayward Ruling
The verdict’s in. Everyone wins. At least that’s what both sides are claiming after a judge issued a ruling this morning regarding the lawsuit filed by Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers against Mayor Ashton Hayward. Myers filed suit against the mayor in June, charging that he had [...]
Kumbaya Through Clinched Jaws
Mayor Ashton Hayward arrived at last night’s meeting just in time for the Pensacola City Council’s discussion regarding his veto of its budget amendment. He slipped into the seat behind the plate bearing his name and smiled at the gallery. “My motion is that the council override the [...]
Councilwoman Myers’ Statement
Following Mayor Ashton Hayward’s press conference Wednesday, Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers has issued a statement. She was apparently not invited to the press event. Currently, Myers is involved in a lawsuit against the mayor. Hayward has also vetoed a council budget amendment that [...]
Hayward Rallies Allies, Addresses Council’s Concerns
One day before the Pensacola City Council is to consider its reaction to his veto, Mayor Ashton Hayward called a press conference to discuss the troubled relationship between the city’s executive and legislative branches. “As you know, we haven’t always agreed,” Hayward said to the [...]
Council Beats Hayward-Piñata
It looks like Thursday is shaping up as the main event, but last night’s Pensacola City Council meeting was nothing to sleep through. The stage was set, new storylines were pitched. One man in attendance supplied the gallery with popcorn for the show. During its Committee of the Whole meeting [...]
Messer’s Statement
Earlier this month, the Pensacola City Council made two amendments to Mayor Ashton Hayward's proposed 2013 budget. The mayor then vetoed one of council's amendments. In vetoing the amendment—which removed marketing money from the MIS budget and placed it into the council's own budget—Hayward [...]
Myers, Hayward Tell It to the Judge
Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers and Mayor Ashton Hayward will have to wait until the end of the week to find out which will prevail in their legal battle. “This obviously is an important case, it’s important to the citizens of Pensacola,” said Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan after [...]