Author: Rick Outzen
What happened in the Council Executive Committee?
I asked Ronald Townsend and Brian Spencer about the Council Executive Committee and what other council members participated in their meetings. Townsend: We had a…
Buzz: Childers to run for County Clerk
We are hearing that Pam Childers may soon file for the Escambia County Clerk of Courts. Childers is the Financial Services Manager of City of…
3rd Annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival Coming
The 3rd Annual Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival kicks off September 28 and runs through October 3, 2011. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the songs…
On WCOA: Council has no power to hire
I’m guest hosting this morning with Don Parker on WCOA 1370AM. Don has brought up the point: Does the Pensacola City Council have the power…
What do other Florida cities with strong mayors do? No WCAOs
St. Petersburg, which is five times larger than Pensacola, has Terri Lipsey Scott, who is the Office Administrator to the City Council. Here is an…
WCAO finalists
The job description for the council staff member has grown to council executive – or Wisdom of Crowds Administrative Officer. Here is the job description:…
Eddins elected president
Press release: The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announces the appointment of State Attorney William “Bill†Eddins as President of…
Crabs? Is there a problem?
Stuart Smith reports that a Pensacola fisherman has complained to him about the crabs in the area: Our observation from the last two weeks is…
Wisdom of Crowds Council is still meeting
The 95 minutes was up 37 minutes ago. Council Administrator powers have grown considerably.
Council CAO could make more than entire council
The Pensacola City Council’s salary is $14K a year. The entire council salaries equal $126,000. The proposed city council administrator could cost $130K—not including health…
Workshop: Council CAO could cost big bucks
The proposed administrator for the Pensacola City Council —not the City CAO as established by the charter—appears to have been narrowed to two candidates. The…
Murdoch/News Corp whistleblower found dead
The Guardian reports Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbusiness reporter who was the first named journalist to allege that Andy Coulson was…
Court upholds $28M Tobacco judgment
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury’s order that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co pay nearly $30 million to a woman whose husband…
BP another spill, more charges of recklessness
This Week has an article on the latest BP spill in Alaska. I love this quote: “You’d think that by now,” says Steve Gelsi in…
Tomlinson convicted
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that on July 19, 2011, John Tomlinson, a former Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant, was convicted by a Santa…
Viewpoint: When conflict gets impersonally personal
By Tom H. Hastings In the field of conflict resolution we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of the…
Warrington Middle still waiting for turnaround
The daily newspaper has put a positive spin on Warrington Middle School, which has been on the state’s list of schools in danger of being…
Charter Commission did not see need for council atty or staff
I got a hold of Charter Review Commission chair Crystal Spencer last night while she was the road to Nashville for a meeting with a…
Pratt defends her at-large seat
Pensacola City Council member Megan Pratt has posted on her blog a defense for the at-large seats. As I reported earlier on this blog and…
Simple plan balloons to WCAO
In February 2011, the Pensacola City Council president first proposed a council staff person. His/her duties would include: 1. Refer information requests to Departments within…
