City of Pensacola

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The City of Pensacola is the incorporated portion of the Pensacola metropolitan area and the municipal government which administers it. As of the federal census in 2000, the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255 (see Population). The City of Pensacola is the county seat of Escambia County and the anchor of a metropolitan area with a population of over 400,000.

The City of Pensacola maintains its administrative offices at Pensacola City Hall, located at 180 Governmental Center in Downtown Pensacola.

Contents 1 Population 2 City limits 3 Codes and ordinances 4 City government 4.1 Elected Officials 4.2 Appointed Officials 5 References

[edit] Population

As of the federal census in 2000, the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 54,055. The City of Pensacola has seen a steady decrease in population in recent years as more residents migrate to outlying suburban areas in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The population of the Pensacola metropolitan area, encompassing both Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, is estimated to be 439,877 (2005).

[edit] City limits

Main article: Pensacola city limits

The city limits were originally set by Andrew Jackson in 1821 with an area of 9.75 square miles. This was increased to 17.2555 square miles in 1953.^[1] Other areas have been annexed since then, such as in the 1980s, when the area including Cordova Mall was incorporated into the city.^[2] The city now occupies 22.7 square miles. However, there is a movement to annex more unincorporated urban areas of Pensacola to better represent the actual metropolitan area.

[edit] Codes and ordinances

A complete copy of the City's Code of Ordinances is available online.

[edit] City government

The City of Pensacola operates using the council-manager form of government. The city is governed by the Pensacola City Council, a ten-member legislative body. The council in turn appoints a city manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of City operations.

The City Council is comprised of seven members elected by district, two elected at-large by the entire city, and is chaired by the Mayor of Pensacola, whom is also elected at-large and is a voting member of the council. Prior to changes made by referendum in 2001, the mayor was appointed by Council rather than elected, and in his place was a third at-large member of council.

Prior to 1983, all ten council members were elected at-large by the entire city.

[edit] Elected Officials

The current mayor of Pensacola is Mike Wiggins.

Pensacola City Council
Seat	Council Member
Mayor of Pensacola	Mike Wiggins
District 1	P.C. Wu
District 2	Sam Hall
District 3	Maren DeWeese
District 4	Larry B. Johnson
District 5	John Jerralds
District 6	Jewel Canada-Wynn
District 7	Ronald Townsend
8 (at large)	Diane Mack
9 (at large)	Megan Pratt

[edit] Appointed Officials

Position	Name
City Manager	Al Coby (interim)
Assistant City Manager	Vacant
City Attorney	Rusty Wells
Assistant City Attorney	Susan Woolf
City Clerk	Ericka Burnett
Director of Finance	Richard Barker, Jr.
Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency	Becky Bray (Interim)
Director of the Community Department	Thaddeus Cohen
Director of the West Florida Regional Library System	Gene Fisher
Director of Public Works	Al Garza
Director of Housing	Pat Hubbard
Director of Civil Service	Suzanne Humphrey
Purchasing Manager	George Maiberger
Director of the Port of Pensacola	Clyde Mathis
Chief of the Pensacola Police Department	John Mathis
Director of the Pensacola Regional Airport	Melinda Crawford (interim)
Director of Sanitation Services and Fleet Management	Jerry Moore
Director of Management Information Services	William Norrish
Director of Engineering	Derrik Owens
Director of Parks and Recreation	David Flaherty
Director of Employee Services	Mary Ann Stalcup
Director of Energy Services Pensacola	Don Suarez
Fire Chief of the Pensacola Fire Department	Russell Beaty (interim)

[edit] References