Tag: Ashton Hayward
Mayor nominates Flynn for Pensacola airport director
Pensacola Council President Charles Bare has called a special meeting for 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 27 for the City Council to approve Mayor Hayward’s appointment…
Corcoran: Panhandle will get $300M of first BP settlement tranche [podcast]
The incoming Speaker of the House, Rep. Richard Corcoran (R-Pasco County), said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks†that Northwest Florida can expect to receive 75-percent of…
Arguments that won confirmation for Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen
The Pensacola City Council on Monday confirmed Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Allen as the city’s fire chief by a 5-3 vote. Council members…
Pensacola Promise Zone can be resurrected with leadership
Last week, the Obama Administration named the final nine Promise Zones–high poverty areas in select urban, rural and tribal communities. The Pensacola Promise Zone was…
Civil rights leader to speak out against Pensacola Fire Chief appointment
Ellison Bennett, a national board member of the National Movement for Human and Civil Rights, told Inweekly this morning that he will speak out against…
Notes re: missing 2015 reprimands of Fire Chief-designate David Allen found
Since June 1, former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese has been trying to get the City of Pensacola to release all letters of reprimand issued…
Other Florida cities have dozens apply for city administrator jobs
Before he was hired as the Pensacola City Manager in 1998, Tom Bonfield served as the city manager of Temple Terrace, Fla. for 13 years….
Special meeting to consider appointment of new Pensacola fire chief
Pensacola City Council president Charle Bare has called a special meeting for Monday, June 13 to consider Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of fire marshal David…
Attorney clarifies conclusion regarding demise of Independent Personnel Board
Attorney Russell Van Sickle clarified that the conclusion that that Mayor Hayward was not bound to create the Independent Personnel Board, which we published in…
Judge asked to require issuance of demolition permit for John Sunday House
The Liberis Law Firm has filed an emergency motion for preliminary injunction to preempt the City of Pensacola’s Zoning Adjustments Board hearing, scheduled for June…
No application or resume in personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer; Inweekly background check reveals…
Through a public record request, Inweekly received the personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson. The folder contained 51 pages – changes of…
Disciplinary appeal by former Pensacola fire chief denied
Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover appealed the mayor’s decision to terminate his 27-year career with the Pensacola Fire Department. He received notification last Thursday…