Category: Politics
Messer advises City Council (video)
City Attorney Jim Messer advises the Pensacola City Council on the charter and how conflicts can be resolved. His tone is professional and candid. He…
Who hired Elaine Mager and Al Coby?
I’ve been asked who hired Elaine Mager. She worked for the City of Pensacola prior to Ashton Hayward being sworn in. I don’t know which…
Wackadoo Theater, Part 1
I have posted on YouTube clips from the Pensacola City Council’s special workshop that was held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20. These clips are the…
Council Executive Committee failed to keep minutes
According to Florida Sunshine Law, minutes are to be kept of all public meetings. The Council Executive Committee did not keep minutes, according to City…
Wackadoo! Council can’t hire anyone
The Pensacola City Council was told by the city attorney last night at their council meeting that they don’t have the power to hire employees….
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…
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:…
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…
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…
City Workshop Agenda Online
The agenda for the Wednesday, July 20 special workshop of the Pensacola City Council is now available online. According to the agenda, the meeting will…
Charter review without experts
The Pensacola City Council is doing a charter “checkup” tomorrow without any input from the Charter Review Commission chair Crystal Spencer or any of the…
Wall Street Journal defends its honor
The Wall Street Journal published a lengthy editorial Sunday depending its integrity in light of the phone hacking scandal involving its for former publisher and…
How presidential candidates spend their money
Washington Post has reviewed the campaign spending of the presidential candidates. The first major spending reports of the 2012 presidential campaign demonstrate styles and priorities…
