Tag: Eric Olson
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…