Pensacola city boards filled mostly with white males

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The Pensacola City Council was given a report on the demographics of the 23 boards of the city. The boards aren’t that diverse and don’t reflect the demographics of the city. Women only make up 32 percent of the appointees.  Minorities – African-American, Hispanic and Asian-Americans comprise only 19 percent.

 

Male Female White Minority Unknown
General Pension 3 0 3 0 0
Fire Pension 3 2 3 1 0
Police Pension 1 1 2 0 0
Architectural Review 5 2 7 0 0
Gateway Review 6 1 6 1 0
Planning 5 1 6 0 1
Zoning 8 1 8 1 0
Board of Adjustments 8 1 8 1 0
Fire Appeals 4 1 4 1 0
Code Enforcement 2 1 2 1 0
Parks & Rec 8 1 8 1 0
CMPA 9 3 10 2 0
Environmental 3 5 6 1 1
International 1 4 4 1 0
Eastside 2 2 2 2 0
Enterprise 6 3 7 2 1
Fire Education 1 0 1 0 0
Human Services 1 1 0 2 0
Area Housing 1 1 1 1 0
Mass Transit 0 1 1 0 0
Human Relations 1 3 2 2 0
PEDC 1 2 2 1 0
Library 0 1 0 1 0
79 38 93 22 3
68% 32% 79% 19% 3%
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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”