Category: Pensacola
Gov. Rick Scott declares state of emergency for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Severe Weather Update · Governor Rick Scott has issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties as a…
City hall shutting down
Press release: City Hall and all City of Pensacola administrative offices will close today at 3 p.m. This also applies to all meetings and events…
Council access to city staff for inquiries determined in 2012 court case
In 2012, Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan ruled that individual Pensacola City Council members have the power to make good faith, bona fide inquiries of…
Pensacola City Council still locked out of sixth floor and now city server
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he would not act on the council resolution passed at its Feb. 11 meeting that gave its…
Gulf Breeze mayor discusses ‘State of the City’ with League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters invited the Mayors of Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Century and Jay to speak to their group a “The State of…
Pensacola mayor’s office rejects resolution to allow council members on city hall floors without escorts
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare passed on this email he sent to Mayor Ashton Hayward: Mayor Hayward: I just received word from a local…
Pensacola Chief Human Resources Officer violated PFD chain of command and collective bargaining pact
Public records recently released by the City of Pensacola show that its Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson violated the grievance process established by the…
Pensacola residents gave Fire Department high marks, but chiefs still booted
While City Administrator Eric Olson has the city’s outside counsel investigating the Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, it should…
Pensacola City Council speaks out on investigation of fire chiefs
Pensacola City Councilman P.C. Wu spoke first on the investigation of the fire chiefs, during the “Council Communications” segment of the meeting. “Sixty years of…
Pensacola City Attorney fumbles baton on briefing city council
After Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson passed the baton to City Attorney Lysia Bowling on briefing the City Council about the investigation into Fire Chief…
Pensacola City Administrator’s February report: RESTORE, Recycling, UBER and more
A little after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, Pensacola City Administrator gave his monthly report to the City Council and citizens of Pensacola. He…
Pensacola city officials handled Appeal changes differently from other revisions, according to public records
Inweekly has investigated the circumstances surrounding the revisions to the City of Pensacola’s HR manual that eliminated the independent personnel board and modified the appeal…
Pensacola city officials never notified employees of changes to HR manual
On Monday, Feb. 8, Inweekly requested from the City of Pensacola copies of the “notification sent to city employees regarding changes to the HR policy…
Council president pushes paying for Fire Station 3 with fund balance
Pensacola Council President Charles Bare has an alternate method to pay for the construction of a new Fire Station #3. He plans to propose funding…
Pensacola city administrator does not mention second investigation of fire chiefs to WUWF
WUWF interviewed Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson today – Fire Dept. Probe, Human Resources Separate issues at Pensacola City Hall. He did not mention the…
Pensacola city officials leak a new story about its investigation of fire chiefs
During his weekly radio interview with Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, News Radio 1620 host Andrew McKay said, “We now learn that there is some additional…
Five problems with Pensacola City Administrator’s story on fire chiefs
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson went on radio yesterday to explain the city placing its fire chief and deputy chief on paid administrative leave while…
Pensacola city official says investigation concerns complaints filed against him
After refusing to answer questions from the News Journal and Inweekly, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson went on a local morning show to discuss why…
Investigation into Pensacola fire chief and deputy chief appears to have predrawn conclusion
Pensacola city officials have refused to speak with the media about the investigation of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Chief Joe Glover. The one statement…
Pensacola City Council told Fire Chief and Deputy Chief focus of the investigation
Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells has been briefing the city council privately on the investigation that prompted City Administrator Eric Olson to place Fire Chief…
