The City of Pensacola’s budget details the organizational structure of each city department, including the Mayor’s Office. The positions in that department have turned over an average of three to five times since Mayor Ashton Hayward was sworn into office in January 2011.
The Mayor’s Office was reorganized in each budget year since Oct. 1, 2013. Many times key leaders either resigned or were fired between when the proposed budget was printed, usually in May, and when Pensacola City Council approved it in September.
Pensacola residents have needed a scorecard to keep up with the staff changes on the seventh floor of City Hall.
Mayor’s Office
Organization Charts
FY 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011-Sept. 30, 2012)
*Mayor Hayward’s first budget
Total Positions: 11
Personal Services Actual: $611,661
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Bill Reynolds
Chief of Staff John Asmar
Chief Of Economic Opportunities & Sustainability Clark Merritt
Chief Of Neighborhoods Helen Gibson
Executive Assistants (6)
FY 2013 (Oct. 1, 2012-Sept. 30, 2013)
Total Positions: 11
Personal Services Actual: $929,600
See FY_2013_chart
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Bill Reynolds (*dismissed)
Chief of Staff John Asmar (resigned)
Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain
Chief Of Economic Opportunities & Sustainability Clark Merritt (transferred)
Chief Of Neighborhoods Helen Gibson
Diversity Officer LuTimothy May
Executive Assistants (4)
FY 2014 (Oct. 1, 2013-Sept. 30, 2014)
Total Positions: 9
Personal Services Actual: $1,016,487
See FY_2014_chart
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Colleen Castille (*dismissed)
Executive Administrator Rita Lee (*resigned)
Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain
Press Secretary Derek Cosson (*transferred)
Chief Of Neighborhoods Helen Gibson
Community Outreach Administrator LuTimothy May
Executive Assistants (2) – City used Landrum, $81,076
FY 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014-Sept. 30, 2015)
Total Positions: 9
Personal Services Actual: $1,115,718
See FY_2015_chart
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Dick Barker (*interim)
Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain (*promoted)
Communications Assistant Rebecca McLellan (transferred)
Chief Of Neighborhoods Helen Gibson (transferred)
Community Outreach Administrator LuTimothy May
Initiatives Coordinator Eric Olson (*promoted)
Executive Assistants (2) – City used Landrum, $124,591
FY 2016 (Oct. 1, 2015-Sept. 30, 2016)
Total Positions: 8
Personal Services Budget: $987,700
See FY_2016_chart
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Eric Olson
Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain (*resigned)
Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart
Community Outreach Administrator LuTimothy May (*dismissed)
Constituent Services Administrator Latasha Buchanan
Constituent Services Assistant Casey Kelley (*resigned)
Executive Aide to the Mayor Zachary Michael (resigned)
Executive Assistants (0) –Landrum, budget $150,000
FY 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016-Sept. 30, 2017)
Total Positions: 8
Personal Services Budget: $1,039,800
See FY-2017-chart
Mayor Ashton Hayward
City Administrator Eric Olson
Special Assistant to City Administrator Rusty Wells
Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins
Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart
Constituent Services Administrator Latasha Buchanan
Constituent Services Assistant Laurie Byrne
Executive Aide to the Mayor Ben Ouellette
Executive Assistants (0) –Landrum, budget $120,900
Note:
* Change happened before budget year began.