Late Friday afternoon, Escambia County released the meeting schedule for this week:
BCC Weekly Meeting Schedule: June 29-July 3, 2026
Monday, June 29
IAFF Bargaining Session – 1 p.m., Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 N. “W” St.
Tuesday, June 30
No meetings scheduled
Wednesday, July 1
Contractor Competency Board Regular Meeting – 9 a.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park Place (Agenda)
Development Review Committee Meeting – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park Place (Agenda)
Santa Rosa Island Authority Board Meeting – 5 p.m., Santa Rosa Island Authority Office, 1 Via de Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach (Agenda)
Santa Rosa Island Authority Second Budget Workshop – 5:05 p.m., Santa Rosa Island Authority Office, 1 Via de Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach (Agenda)
Santa Rosa Island Authority Special Board Meeting – 5:10 p.m., Santa Rosa Island Authority Office, 1 Via de Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach (Agenda)
Thursday, July 2
Veterans Service Office Outreach Event – 9 a.m., Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95-A North (News Release)
PBA Bargaining Session – 10 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, HR Training Room, Second Floor
Friday, July 3
County offices closed for the 4th of July (News Release)
Missing
County Administrator Wes Moreno did not include the special meeting requested by the West Florida Public Libraries Board of Governance (BOG) chair, Blaine Wall.
Problems:
- According to the BOG webpage, the board will not meet until September 28, after the Board of County Commissioners has approved the budget for FY 2027.
- Moreno and his chosen library director, Christal Bell-Rivera, will have run the library without oversight from the library board for five months.
- The library board cannot submit a budget for WFPL system to the BCC, which was mandated in the 2013 resolution. Wall told me, “Budgeting is an issue. There’s also a lot of uncertainty right now with proposed changes to property taxes.” It looks like Moreno will be deciding the budget, not the BOG.
Are you an Escambia County worker? Did you apply for a county job only to see it go to someone less qualified? We want to hear from you.
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