Mayoral candidates give five-year plans

Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber released responses to their 2018 candidate questionnaires for the offices of Escambia County Commission, Pensacola Mayor and Pensacola City Council….

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Poll: District breakdown on raising pay for mayor

  In 2014, I suggested the Pensacola City Council considered a charter amendment that would tie the mayor’s salary to that of the county’s constitutional…

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Grover asks City Council not to raise salary for mayor

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, who is the only candidate that has pre-filed to run for mayor of Pensacola, has sent an email to the…

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Will pay raise boost anemic city elections?

Will increasing the salary of Pensacola’s mayor from $100,000 to $125,000 attract more citizens to run for the office? We may soon find out. Council…

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Interesting Job Description for City Attorney leads to charter questions (update)

The job description for the Pensacola City Attorney has been posted on The Florida Bar website: The City Attorney shall serve as the chief legal…

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Tale of two platforms

The Strong Mayor initiative was built on the concept that the elections for mayor would be based on platforms and that the voters would be…

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