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. The questions touched on a variety of…
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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 officers, such as the clerk of court, property…
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 Pensacola City Council asking them not to…
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 President Gerald Wingate has sponsored an agenda…
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 adviser to, and shall represent, elected or…
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 able to hold the new mayor accountable….