Survey: PPD speaks out on pay, benefits and ‘toxic’ City Hall

The results are in on Mayor Grover Robinson’s initial survey of city employees. Employees were asked: 1. Our City of Pensacola government does many things…

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Former deputy fire chief files federal lawsuit against Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward

On Dec. 22, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover filed a lawsuit against the City of Pensacola. Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief…

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Okaloosa fire chiefs suspended, see report

Ocean City Wright Fire Control District commissioners voted this week to suspend Fire Chief Billy Lord for 45 days and Assistant Fire Chief Scott Funchess…

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City of Pensacola treats allegations of insubordination differently

In 2014, a city department head called Mayor Ashton Hayward names and was found to have hired staff without going through the proper protocol and…

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How did Hayward, Olson and Sisson hand out pay raises last year?

In his civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola, former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt said that City Administrator Eric Olson…

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Former Pensacola fire chief sues Mayor Hayward, Olson and Sisson

Former Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Independence of Pensacola fire chiefs investigation questioned

New documents published by former Pensacola Councilwoman Maren Deweese have cast doubts about the independence of Beggs & Lane attorney Russell Van Sickle’s investigation of…

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