Sheriff David Morgan has proposed a reduced budget for 2009-10 – $74,681,845. This is a $4.036 million budget cut, 5.1 percent reduction. Elimination of Helicopters $800K Replace Jail Health Contract with in-house…
Tag: Escambia Co. Politics
McLaughlin exacts revenge on ECSO?
The Escambia County is getting two Byrne Grants. The Byrne Grants give federal assistance to state and local law-enforcement agencies to fight crimes. The funds can used for Law enforcement programs; Prosecution…
Anderson post confirmed
The Pensacola News Journal confirmed my post about Cindy Anderson becoming the new assistant county administrator of Escambia County. Carlton Proctor reports that Escambia County Administrator Bob McLaughlin plans to ask the…
Where is Perkins coming from?
It’s both perplexing and disturbing that ECUA board member Dale Perkins tried to do an end run around the consolidation effort and get the Emerald Coast Utility Authority excluded from the study….
Buzz: Proposed wording of Perkins amendment
According to our sources, this is the wording of the amendment Dale Perkins is proposing to the consolidation bill: “Neither the consolidation plan nor the commission shall consider, discuss, or propose the…
Two big meetings today
This morning at the Extension offices, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is meeting to discuss the 2009-10 budget. The BOCC who failed to get Sheriff Ronnie McNesby to make any…
Inside PD Owens reorganization
Much was made of the massive reorganization of the District 1 Public Defender’s office. However, documents given to IN reveal the new Public Defender James Owens has added more attorneys, reduced support…
Pay to quit plan
Last year the county commissioners paid about 50 senior leaders $2.7 million to quit. This year, the county is considering pay $4 million to get some 370 more county employees to quit….
What took DOJ so long to investigate ECSO
Why did it take six years for the Department of Justice to investigate the first complaint against the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and three years to investigate the second? National Public Radio…
Firefighters protest Whitfield hiring
This letter is from the Escambia County Professional Firefighters Union to the Escambia County Commission: This letter is in opposition to the recent appointment process of Chief Robbie Whitfield to the position…
Bigger oops, Whitfield fired by Santa Rosa sheriff
The man the Escambia County Commission wants to make the Deputy Fire Chief – Robert Paul Whitfield, Jr. – was fired by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff on Dec. 22, 2005. He…
Oops, who does county hiring?
Last week, the daily newspaper announced that Robbie Whitfield was named the new deputy fire chief for Escambia County at the Tuesday, Jan. 13 retreat of the county commission. The only problem…
Ingram files first
Press Release: Clay Ingram to run for Florida House of Representatives Vows to fight for Escambia County’s future PENSACOLA-Escambia County native Clay Ingram has filed to run for the Florida House of…
Gas tax for education?
Yesterday the IN reported that Escambia All for One is putting together an effort to save the K-8 Carver School in Century that is scheduled to close next year. The group is…
McLaughlin stays
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners held a retreat yesterday on Pensacola Beach at the Hilton. One topic discussed was whether or not the commissioners wanted Bob McLaughlin to continue as the…
Oops, Ford isn’t getting any Speaker buzz
The local Republicans gave as important reason to re-elect Clay Ford was that he would be the Speaker of the Florida House by 2012 or 2014 (his last term). The St. Pete…
Owens talk of Judicial Center
Newly-elected Public Defender James Owens had the Blanchard Judicial Center buzzing yesterday. Long-time employees were dismissed and told to pack their things and not return to work today. There is a persistent…
Holley is part of double dipping wave
Escambia County tax collector, Janet Holley, retired this month. She will take office again in January. The St. Pete Times reports that Holley is part of a “new crop of double dippers,…
ECSO sheriff settles with Jeff Van Camp
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has settled with former deputy Jeff Van Camp – or more accurately McNesby’s insurance carrier did. Van Camp has been reinstated as the head of Crimestoppers at…
Bits and pieces
We heard yesterday that the negotiations between new Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas and the teachers union have broken off. Union wants a larger pay increase than Thomas can give, especially with…
