Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he plans to ask the council to consider replacing the invocation at its regular meetings with a moment of silence….
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Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare on invocation flap
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare will be my guest in the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks.” We will discuss the timeline on how The Satanic Temple of West Florida was scheduled…
Studer: City boards need basic standard operating procedures [podcast]
Quint Studer, local developer and founder of the Studer Group, discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” how the City of Pensacola can improve its boards and advisory committees. Over the past 12 years, he…
Council president releases emails re: Satanic Temple request
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare released yesterday afternoon his emails that give a timeline on the decision to have The Satanic Temple of West Florida give the invocation at the July…
Satanic Temple to deliver invocation at Pensacola City Council in July
Inweekly received the following press release. We have confirmed with City Council Executive Don Kraher. He wrote, “David Suhor with the Satanic Temple will be providing the invocation.” —– A representative of…
Pensacola City Council looks at three qualified attorneys
On Friday morning, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to interview three candidates to be its attorney. Two of the candidates have considerably more Florida municipal government experience than Mayor…
Four Pensacola City Council seats up for grabs, few running
The Pensacola City Council has four seats that go before the voters this year. The incumbents have pre-filed for their seats: District 1 P.C. Wu; District 3 Andy Terhaar; District 5 Gerald…
Arguments that won confirmation for Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen
The Pensacola City Council on Monday confirmed Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Allen as the city’s fire chief by a 5-3 vote. Council members Larry Johnson, Brian Spencer, Andy Terhaar, P.C….
Special meeting to consider appointment of new Pensacola fire chief
Pensacola City Council president Charle Bare has called a special meeting for Monday, June 13 to consider Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of fire marshal David Allen as chief of the Pensacola Fire…
Bare says May 26 Special Meeting is still on
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare says the May 26 Special Council Meeting will take place as planned, despite pressure from Mayor Ashton Hayward and his chief financial officer to cancel the…
Boyd Forum: Citizens admonish empty chairs of MIA Pensacola mayor and administrator
Several citizens appeared the Boyd Forum held at the beginning of the Pensacola City Council on Thursday, May 12. Many wore red bands on their arms in support of Fire Chief Matt…
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…
Maybe the time has come for new Pensacola Charter Commission
Next Monday, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop concerning possible changes to the city charter. The most publicized proposal is to reduce the number of council members from seven to…
City Attorney opines Council resolutions are not necessarily binding
Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling has issued her legal opinion on whether resolutions adopted by the Pensacola City Council are binding if the mayor does not veto them. The council passed on…
City officials reminded of racist past of PFD
During the public forum at the beginning of last Thursday’s Pensacola City Council meeting, several citizens spoke in support of the fire chiefs that have been under investigation for undisclosed issues since…
ECUA tanks added to Pensacola City Council agenda
Yesterday, North Hill residents came ready to fight against the Long Hollow radio tower but also spoke out against ECUA plans to put sewage storage tanks in their neighborhood. The issue came…
Pensacola City Council to take action on Long Hollow radio tower
Divine Word Radio owner Gene Church may have deceived city, Federal Communications Commission and Federal Aviation Administration officials about the construction of the 400-foot high radio tower inside the Long Hollow Conservation…
Long Hollow radio tower to be discussed today
Pensacola City Council Executive Donald Kraher was tasked by the City Council in November to research the Long Hollow radio tower. He will present his findings at a council workshop this afternoon….
Pensacola City Attorney opines council resolution on city hall access not binding
City Attorney Lysia Bowling has rendered an opinion that the resolution passed by the Pensacola City Council granting them access to city hall without an escort as non-binding on the mayor’s office….
