From Pensacola Council President Brian Spencer: Mayoral Veto of #17-00186 Hiring of a Budget Analyst Although requests have been made of me as Council President to provide an opinion on the Mayoral…
Tag: Pensacola Charter
Council president responds to veto
Pensacola Council President Brian Spencer responded last night to Inweekly’s request for his position on Mayor Ashton Hayward’s veto of a council action to begin the hiring process for a budget analyst….
Pensacola mayor vetoes something he can’t
Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward notified Council President Brian Spencer that he has vetoed the Council action on March 9 regarding the hiring of a Budget Analyst, citing Article IV, Section 4.01(a)(10)….
Stafford warns council of adding too many charter amendments to ballot
Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford is concerned that adding a lot of city charter amendments to the ballot might cause problems next November. May 6, 2016 The Honorable Charles Bare President…
Johnson wants to attract young talent to Pensacola City Council
Today, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to discuss 11 proposed amendments to the Pensacola City Council. The News Journal published a viewpoint by Councilman Larry Johnson in support of…
Mayor supports Recall amendment, council staff not so much
From the Mayor’s Office: I believe that citizens should have a clear path to recall any elected official, and if this amendment helps clarify the issue, then I wholeheartedly support it. However,…
Consolidation Commission killed itself early
In an article on NorthEscambia.com, State Rep. Clay Ford says the Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission chairman Ken Bell disbanded the commission, which was actually formed by the Florida Legislature, early when…
Two More Years
The state legislators should table the Consolidation Plan until the proposal is fully discussed by the voters and modifications made to it based on the voters’ input—not based on the demands of…
By District
Sam Hall’s District 2 canceled out Ron Townsend’s District 7: +84 vs. -79 PC Wu’s District 1 canceled out John Jerralds’ District 5: +241 vs. -225 This referendum was won on the…
Charter Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES for Approval 7,762 (55.2%) NO for Rejection 6,308 (44.8%) Total votes cast 14,070 We will analyze the vote further tomorrow, but the message of change that began in September 2006 with…
From SOE
Press Release: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today reminded voters that all mail ballots for the City of Pensacola Charter Referendum must be returned to the Elections Office no…
Election eve analysis
As of Saturday, 12,144 votes had been received by the Supervisor of Elections. The over 65 voters are still the largest percentage of the voters – 4,743, 39.1 percent of votes cast….
Nov. 17 deposit for Pro Charter
Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contributions: Mike Bruce $100 No Boss Mayor is apparently changing its name to “No Backroom Deals, But Ours.”
Pro Charter Daily Financial Report
Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contributions: Charles Presti $100 Dr. Richard Hawkins $350 Still no word from No Boss Mayor on who repaid co-founder Charles Fairchild his $3000…
Lewis may be off the hook
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford says that while he isn’t the authority to determine whether C.J. Lewis violated Florida Election laws, it does appear, in his opinion, that flyers don’t qualify as…
Mack votes Yes for charter
In a big blow to the No Boss Mayor effort, the Pensacola City Council’s most independent member, Diane Mack, has announced that she is supporting the new charter proposal. She says that…
Charter votes
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reports that 7,990 ballots have been received by his office, about 1,600 today alone. He believes that about 14,000 votes will be cast, a 37-percent turnout. A…
Need a Charter ballot?
What if you haven’t received your ballot in the mail or threw it away thinking it was junk mail? You can still vote. Call the Supervisor of Elections at 595-3900 to check…
No Boss Mayor keeps finances out of Sunshine
It has been two days since we emailed No Boss Mayor for their financial information. Still no replies. As you may remember, No Boss Mayor sent out a press release on Monday,…
Today’s deposit for Pro-charter
Today Believe in A Better Pensacola deposited the following contribution: Melinda Hilterbrand 500.00 This is the fourth financial report released by this PAC.