Category: Pensacola
Planning board members say they relied on city staff
Planning Board member Scott Sallis read a written statement into the record at the Aug. 11 board meeting. He said that he voted on the…
PNJ editorial blisters Olson for bullying, Hayward for his silence
The News Journal asked the First Amendment Foundation about City Administrator Eric Olson ordering city employees to not read emails from government accounts. FAF President…
City Hall: The Wobbly Wheel of Pensacola
Pensacola is an exciting place to live. Downtown Pensacola is booming and more development is on the way. The YMCA of Northwest Florida this morning…
Olson says he called boss because Nichols violated federal regs
On WEAR TV, City Administrator Eric Olson admitted that he called the boss of the president of the North Hill Preservation Association, but he said…
Word on the Street: What was Ashton thinking?
The Cease and Desist letter from attorney Alistar McKenzie regarding the City Administrator Eric Olson allegedly threatening the president of the North Hill Preservation Association…
Montgomery mayor welcomes Sky Warrior project
WSFA reports that Montgomery, Ala. Mayor Todd Strange is excited about his city being considered for Sky Warrior’s Initial Flight Screening Program, which could include…
Municipal Official of the Year award named for Wu
Somehow the City of Pensacola’s Communications Department missed this. Jackson County Floridan reports that during the June 2015 Northwest Florida League of Cities board meeting,…
Three strikes put Olson on the hot seat
The News Journal is reporting today that Mayor Ashton Hayward’s City Administrator Eric Olson has been accused of threatening an NAS employee who also heads…
Councilman Brian Spencer also cleared
The Florida Ethics Commission also dismissed a series of allegations against Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer. From the report: No probable cause was found to…
Council given mixed messages on Tamara Fountain’s departure
Yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward announced that his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, had resigned. Before the official announcement was sent to the media, Hayward sent…
Mayor says it is his fault that he screwed up qualifications of his COO
Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he misspoke about his former Chief Operations Officer’s education. Employees have come forward and said the COO talked…
Fountain blames demise on local media and bloggers who ‘repeatedly crossed line and bullied public employees…’
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, resigned this morning. She also sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council saying, “It has been…
COO Fountain resigns
Press Release: The City of Pensacola announced today that Tamara Fountain would step down as Chief Operations Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. During…
Hiring Fountain makes sense if…
From the perspective of education and work history, Mayor Hayward’s hiring of Tamara Fountain as his Communications Administrator, at a salary above the market, doesn’t…
PBR: Olson has his own cover-up
While his co-leader, COO Tamara Fountain, is battling to keep her job, City Administrator Eric Olson has some explaining to do about the Planning Department…
PNJ editorial focuses the resume issue back on Mayor Ashton Hayward
The daily newspaper has a strong editorial coming out tomorrow. It is available online now: “City blind to bigger picture.” The editorial board points out…
Resume-gate: How a snafu became a full blown crisis on the 7th floor of City Hall
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward is interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about his restructuring of his administration and the qualifications of his…
Councilman Bare wants Pensacola City Council to conduct an inquiry into conduct of Planning Board member
Councilman Charles Bare wants the City Council to conduct an inquiry into the conduct of Planning Board member Scott Sallis in his recent vote on…
Fountain releases resume. It is a little sparse on prior experience (Update)
The Chief Operations Officer for the City of Pensacola late last night released her resume to the media. Tamara Fountain lists only one job that…
WEAR TV reporter says she never received email with corrections to Hayward interview
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward was interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about the qualifications of his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain. In…
