Tamara Fountain, former Chief Operations Officer for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, yesterday stepped down as CEO of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. According to Gail Acosta, the chamber’s board chair,…
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Why only Castille and Fountain?
We’ve been asked why we only reported on the severance payouts to former City Administrator Colleen Castille and former COO Tamara Fountain. Why? Because the public was misled that those resignations were…
Mayor Hayward pays out severance packages, totaling more than $100K
When she announced her resignation in August 2014, City Administrator Colleen Castille made it sound like it was the natural end to a one-year commitment. Through a public request, Inweekly has discovered…
Council given mixed messages on Tamara Fountain’s departure
Yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward announced that his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, had resigned. Before the official announcement was sent to the media, Hayward sent a memo to the Pensacola City Council….
Mayor says it is his fault that he screwed up qualifications of his COO
Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he misspoke about his former Chief Operations Officer’s education. Employees have come forward and said the COO talked about having a Masters. Other media are…
Fountain blames demise on local media and bloggers who ‘repeatedly crossed line and bullied public employees…’
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, resigned this morning. She also sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council saying, “It has been an honor to work for the citizens…
COO Fountain resigns
Press Release: The City of Pensacola announced today that Tamara Fountain would step down as Chief Operations Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. During her tenure, Fountain has managed the City’s…
Hiring Fountain makes sense if…
From the perspective of education and work history, Mayor Hayward’s hiring of Tamara Fountain as his Communications Administrator, at a salary above the market, doesn’t make sense. But it does if she…
Resume-gate: How a snafu became a full blown crisis on the 7th floor of City Hall
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward is interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about his restructuring of his administration and the qualifications of his Chief Operations Officer. He misstates her salary…
Fountain releases resume. It is a little sparse on prior experience (Update)
The Chief Operations Officer for the City of Pensacola late last night released her resume to the media. Tamara Fountain lists only one job that she held prior to being hired as…
WEAR TV reporter says she never received email with corrections to Hayward interview
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward was interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about the qualifications of his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain. In the interview, the mayor said, “She’s very…
Mayor Hayward issues statement on Fountain, he will talk to her next week
In the furor over the qualifications of Tamara Fountain to serve as the Chief Operations Officer for the City of Pensacola, one voice has been missing–Mayor Ashton Hayward. The PNJ’s article on…