Through a public record request, Inweekly received the personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson. The folder contained 51 pages – changes of address, employment contract, certification renewal, annual review…
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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 that his appeal had been denied. In…
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 Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover. The bills…
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 a 13-percent pay raise, he didn’t have…
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 Sickle completed his investigation of Fire Chief…
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 his chief financial officer to cancel the…
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. The most recent evaluation of a department…
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 2015, proving the point made by the…
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 projects on its agenda. For years, the…
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 letter officially suspended the demolition of 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 John Sunday. She has set up a…
Buzz: City Hall reverses decision on John Sunday house, demolition imminent
On Friday, the mayor’s office reversed its decision regarding a home once owned by John Sunday. The new city attorney opinion is that the Architectural Review Board’s decision to table the demolition…