Tag: City of Pensacola
Mayor Hayward to post FY 2017 budget in July
According to city officials, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward plans to release his sixth budget next month. “The proposed budget document will be posted on the…
Timeline shows Hayward administration created stormwater pond crisis
Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward didn’t get the $316,600 that he requested from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners for the clean up of…
Olson talks about airport annexation, Government Street pond, BP funds and MWBE
City Administrator Eric Olson gave his monthly report at the Pensacola City Council meeting on June 16. His five-minute report covered the Airport Commerce Park,…
Commissioner still looks for answers on mosquito facility remediation
In preparation for tomorrow’s Escambia County Commission meeting, PNJ reporter Will Isern presented the City of Pensacola’s case for the county to pay for the…
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…
Okaloosa fire chief investigation shows how it could be done with transparency
Last night, the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District board was briefed on how Mark Bonfanti with the Tallahassee law firm of Allen Norton & Blue…
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….
Pensacola not selected for Housing and Urban Development designation as a Promise Zone
The City of Pensacola and its local partners (UWF, PSC, Escambia County School District and Escambia County) were not selected for Housing and Urban Development…
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…
Pensacola fire chiefs investigation cost over $65K
The Pensacola City Council requested at its May 26 special meeting the Beggs & Lane invoices for the investigation of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and…
Chief Human Resources Officer boasts he ‘successfully removed’ city employees, gets $12K raise
In February 2015, when the City of Pensacola HR administrator, Ed Sisson, wanted to have his job title changed to “Chief Human Resources Officer” and get…
City Hall changes job description of Pensacola Fire Chief before investigation completed
Inweekly has discovered the job description for the Pensacola Fire Chief was changed on March 14, six weeks before Beggs & Lane attorney Russell Van…
Bare says May 26 Special Meeting is still on
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare says the May 26 Special Council Meeting will take place as planned, despite pressure from Mayor Ashton Hayward and…
City of Pensacola drops ball on job evaluations
The city of Pensacola has not done a written job performance evaluation of its administrative staff in four years, according to records obtained by Inweekly….
ARB tabled 72 items from 2012 through 2015
A review of the minutes of the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board revealed the board tabled 72 agenda items from January 2012 through December…
City of Pensacola must deal with ARB challenge to Bowling opinion
When the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board met yesterday, the members felt it was important to make clear their position on how it treats…
It is official: John Sunday demolition stayed, ARB seeks assistance from Pensacola City Attorney
Elizabeth Schrey received late yesterday a copy of the letter sent by Bill Weeks, who heads the City’s Inspection Services, to contractor Greg English. The…
Appeal filed, demolition of Sunday house stayed
Congressional candidate Elizabeth Schrey has filed an appeal of the City of Pensacola’s decision to issue a demolition permit for a house once owned by…
