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Inside Fire Chiefs Report: Deas complaint, failed to follow union grievance process

Chief Human Resources Office Ed Sisson complained, “Schmitt and Glover intentionally and deceptively severely retaliated against Edward Deas, an African-American Fire Lieutenant, merelyÂ because Deas made…

Inside Fire Chiefs Report: Drug test, questioned but taken, nothing improper found

Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson also complained that “Glover improperly tried to obstruct a random drug test.” Beggs & Lane attorney Russell Van Sickle…

Inside the Fire Chiefs Report: Sisson upset about dinner remarks, really?

Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson claimed that Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover publicly demeaned him during the Firefighters Annual Awards ceremony Beggs & Lane…

Inside Fire Chiefs Investigation: Battalion chief raises, ‘blame to go around to all’

Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson complained that “(Deputy Fire Chief) Glover and (Fire Chief) Schmitt handled raise requests for the battalion chiefs poorly, and…

Inside Pensacola Fire Chiefs Report: Apprenticeship and BMW complaint ruled unfounded

Among Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson’s six complaints was an allegation about Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover and the Fire Apprenticeship Program: “Glover poorly…

Inside Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Jan 2016 was first time PFD handled hiring process without HR, but given no written protocols

Last night, I reviewed Exhibit VII that supports the section of Russell Van Sickles’ report regarding the first of six complaints that Chief Human Resource…

Inside the Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Unwritten hiring practice not followed by chiefs, but all applicants passed

According to the attorney Russell Van Sickle, the primary reason Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson filed his complaints against Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt…

Inside the report on Pensacola Fire chiefs: how the 25 years-plus careers of two firefighters ended in 98 days

Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward issued a press release announcing that he was terminating the employment of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief…

Pensacola fire chiefs investigation apparently headless, final report a secret

On Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m., the City of Pensacola issued a statement that Mayor Ashton Hayward had received the Beggs & Lane report…

Inweekly prepares Public Records lawsuit against City Attorney

Apparently City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s public record training didn’t take. Since March 29, Inweekly has attempted to get public records concerning the city’s random drug…

Pensacola Chief Human Resources Officer violated PFD chain of command and collective bargaining pact

Public records recently released by the City of Pensacola show that its Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson violated the grievance process established by the…

Pensacola city officials handled Appeal changes differently from other revisions, according to public records

Inweekly has investigated the circumstances surrounding the revisions to the City of Pensacola’s HR manual that eliminated the independent personnel board and modified the appeal…

Pensacola black community outraged over treatment of fire chief and deputy chief

A local civil rights leader told Inweekly in a phone interview Sunday morning that the black community is outraged over Pensacola City Hall placing Fire…

Pensacola city officials break commitment made to Florida Legislature

City Administrator Eric Olson and his Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson recently abolished the Personnel Board that was created to handle employees’ appeals of…

City officials altered appeal process after Pensacola fire chief and deputy chief placed on administrative leave

An preliminary analysis of the City of Pensacola Human Resources Policy Manual on the cityâ€™s website has revealed that the Chapter F – Administrative Appeals…

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