Commissioner Lumon May this afternoon toured the Rosa L. Parks Transit Complex to see firsthand the work conditions at the facility. Inweekly accompanied the commissioner on the visit. Yesterday, the bus drivers’…
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Former HR director points finger at county budget department
The never-ending HR saga about the 401(a) plan has another twist. Maybe this more of a M. Night Shyamalan script than the Coen Brothers. After eight years of signing checks for the…
County HR stories coming in
The tale of Gwen McCormick isn’t unique. We knew it wouldn’t be the only complaint of mistreatment in the Gilley administration. We received this in a text message: Lynn Orcutt, an HR…
Anonymity may require paper bags
County Administrator Janice Gilley has made a big deal about protecting the identity of persons who make public record requests if want to be anonymous. Last week, Inweekly made a public record…
Recap of County Pension Debacle (read for updates)
Let’s review the latest developments of what could be the plot of the next Walker Holmes novel or the script of a Coen Brothers movie. Since 1997, Escambia County has offered its…
Gilley responds, bus drivers rebut
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley issued a statement in response to the bus drivers calling for her removal: “I know our professional transit workers have been through a lot over the past…
Bus Union votes for removal of Administrator Gilley
The member of ATU Local 1395 overwhelmingly gave Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley a vote of non-confidence and has asked for her removal. Gilley’s employment contract is up for discussion at the…
County HR director apologizes, sorta
On the day the Union representing the county’s bus drivers announced its no-confidence vote regarding Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley, Gilley’s human resources director, Jana Still, sent an apologetic email to ATU…
Childers finds retirement contribution excessive
Clerk of Courts and Comptroller Pam Childers has reviewed the much publicized 401(a) annuity program offered to the county’s senior management staff and determined the county has been using an incorrect formula…
Randall sworn in as police chief
By Jeremy Morrison The chambers at Pensacola City Hall were packed for the swearing-in ceremony of Eric Randall, the Pensacola Police Department’s new chief. And Randall, who grew up in Pensacola and…
Presser Notes: PPD Gets a Chief, W. Cervantes Gets a Wall, Bayview Gets Paddlesports
by Jeremy Morrison The density of uniformed law enforcement officers was impossible to ignore. “Obviously, it either looks like there’s a crime scene here, or something else is going on,†joked Pensacola…
Mayor stumped why county not collaborating on homeless
By Jeremy Morrison City officials have been working with local non-profit organizations to address the issues surrounding homelessness, Â issues like services and food and shelter. While the city has allowed a homeless…
Administrator did ask for legal input, but changes not made
Though the agenda item shows no legal consideration or sign-off for County Administrator Janice Gilley’s request to change public record disclaimers, the county has provided a series of emails that show County…
Escambia County has trouble filling positions
CareerSource EscaRosa is hosting a hiring event for Escambia County jobs on Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6913 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504. This hiring event…
Gilley makes up public records problem, continues to push myth
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley continues to promulgate the belief that it’s a violation of Florida’s public record laws to release the IP address of a person making an anonymous record request….
Inhumane treatment of sick, older employees inside county HR
No life appears to be more disposable to the county’s HR than an older Black woman who worked 25 years for the transit system, been hospitalized twice because of COVID, and now…
Nightly lane closure begin tonight on Pensacola Bay Bridge
Drivers will encounter nighttime lane restrictions on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Thursday evening, June 10 through Friday morning, June 18 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Construction crews will be performing repairs…
Dismal picture painted of ECAT work conditions
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery painted a dismal picture of the work conditions inside Escambia County’s transit system and blamed the county administrator and HR for the conditions. During the BCC…
County loses arbitration in Union prez suspension
In February 2020, Escambia County gave bus driver Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 1395, a one-day suspension for alleged insubordination when he took a day off to complete annual forms required…
As reported earlier…
News is often about who has the best sources. Once again, this little newspaper scooped the largest newspaper chain in the country. UWF names new general counsel Pensacola, Fla. – June 10,…