The $575K meeting

The plan to place Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover on administrative leave, hire attorney Russell Van Sickle to investigate…

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Olson pocketed $87K with resignation

On Aug. 3, 2018, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office announced through a press release that Olson had “relinquished” his role as city administrator. “Eric has helped…

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Olson replaced HR manual with Mayor’s Policy Manual

City Administrator Keith Wilkins called this morning to explain the inactivation of the City of Pensacola’s Human Resource Manual by his predecessor, Eric Olson. He…

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Olson ‘inactivated’ HR manual while facing HR complaints

Last week, we reported that former City Administrator Eric Olson “inactivated” the the Human Resources Manual. The city PIO has failed to respond to emails…

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HR found ‘toxic environment’ in mayor’s office

Among the public records received by Inweekly on Friday afternoon was the report of Human Resource manager Tracy Walsh’s investigation into Constituent Service Administrator Latasha…

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Former city administrator submitted resignation on July 23

According to public records received by Inweekly, former City Administrator Eric Olson submitted his resignation to Mayor Ashton Hayward on Monday, July 23. Read Resignation…

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Former city administrator left mayor’s office in disarray

Public records show that former City Administrator Eric Olson left the mayor’s office “fraught with stress, suspicion, and major polarization.” Olson had two allegations of hostile…

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Olson gets $83K severance

According to his employment agreement, former City Administrator Eric Olson is entitled to 20 weeks of pay plus 500 hours PTO payout, about $83,115. It…

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Who forced Hansen to resign and why he withdrew resignation

City Administrator Eric Olson and his special assistant, Rusty Wells, are the ones who insisted that Butch Hansen had to resign as the council’s budget…

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City sidewalk plan disappears

Sidewalks were an issue when the Pensacola City Council discussed the budget last year. In the mayor’s 2017 Pensacola Resident Satisfaction Survey, city sidewalks received…

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Petition calls for City Administrator to be investigated

A petition has been launched on change.org regarding City Administrator Eric Olson’s decision to halt processing of the city’s recyclables last September without informing the…

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City administrator misstates facts about 2011 Bruce Beach vote

PNJ reporter Joe Baucum has written an article on the Hayward administration’s failure to market Bruce Beach to the private sector. – “City of Pensacola…

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Utility Service Co. built Admiral Mason Park

The Pensacola News Journal yesterday reported on the frustrations of the Utility Service Company in dealing with the City of Pensacola officials regarding the Government…

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City Clerk disputes staffing cut

In March, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward hired retained Evergreen Solutions LLC of Tallahassee to conduct an operational study of the City Clerk’s office. The report…

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City decision may have led to flooding Tanyard neighborhood with raw sewage

The Escambia County Utilities Authority’s Tim Haag reported that the cause of raw sewage overflowing in the Tanyard neighborhood a block west from City Hall…

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Olson on homelessness: ‘This is not a problem we can solve’

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY The homeless and panhandlers have been a problem among Pensacola area residents for years. Several ordnances have been put in place…

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What happened to City of Pensacola’s BP settlement funds? You may be surprised

In August 2015, the City of Pensacola announced that it had reached agreement with BP on its oil spill claim. The one-time windfall had the…

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City and County have different stories on superfund site

At Monday’s Agenda Review, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escambia County had requested verbally the city hand over its portion…

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Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie

Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP…

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City Administrator report for January

The citizens of Pensacola only hear from their city administrator once a month at the Agenda Review. He doesn’t hold town hall meetings. He doesn’t…

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