In 2014, I suggested the Pensacola City Council considered a charter amendment that would tie the mayor’s salary to that of the county’s constitutional officers, such as the clerk of court, property appraiser and tax collector.
While we believed it made sense to take politics out of the mayor’s compensation, the suggestion received no support from the council or mayor’s office.
The current recommendation by Council President Gerald Wingate to raise the mayor’s pay from $100,000 to $125,000 doesn’t have much support with the city’s voters, according the March 1 poll conducted by The Political Matrix.
District 5, which is represented by Wingate, only has 17.6 percent in favor of his proposal.
| District 1, Responses: 71 | |||
| 1. Yes | 12 | 16.90% | |
| 2. No | 55 | 77.50% | |
| 3. Undecided | 4 | 5.60% | |
| District 2, Responses: 68 | |||
| 1. Yes | 15 | 22.10% | |
| 2. No | 48 | 70.60% | |
| 3. Undecided | 5 | 7.40% | |
| District 3, Responses: 76 | |||
| 1. Yes | 15 | 19.70% | |
| 2. No | 53 | 69.70% | |
| 3. Undecided | 8 | 10.50% | |
| District 4, Responses: 75 | |||
| 1. Yes | 24 | 32.00% | |
| 2. No | 47 | 62.70% | |
| 3. Undecided | 4 | 5.30% | |
| District 5, Responses: 68 | |||
| 1. Yes | 12 | 17.60% | |
| 2. No | 45 | 66.20% | |
| 3. Undecided | 11 | 16.20% | |
| District 6, Responses: 69 | |||
| 1. Yes | 15 | 21.70% | |
| 2. No | 43 | 62.30% | |
| 3. Undecided | 11 | 15.90% | |
| District 7, Responses: 58 | |||
| 1. Yes | 9 | 15.50% | |
| 2. No | 41 | 70.70% | |
| 3. Undecided | 8 | 13.80% | |