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{{sourcelink|Charter of the City of Pensacola, 1931|Charter of the City of Pensacola, 2010}}
The '''Charter of the City of Pensacola''' is the document which establishes the [[City of Pensacola]] and provides for the government thereof. The [[Source:Charter of the City of Pensacola, 1931|current charter]] was adopted in [[1931]].
No fewer than three different charter documents have been used before, and there have been unsuccessful efforts at several points in Pensacola's history to propose the adoption of alternate charters.
==History of charter documents==
===1895 charter===
The [[1895]] charter abolished the [[Provisional Municipality of Pensacola]] and organized the City of Pensacola under a [[Wikipedia:Mayor-council government|mayor-council government]]. This form of government and charter remained in place until it was superceded by the [[1913]] charter, which provided for a [[Wikipedia:City commission government|city commission government]].
===1913 charter===
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===1931 charter===
The [[1931]] charter organized the City of Pensacola under a [[Wikipedia:Council-manager government|council-manager government]].
===2010 charter===
The [[2010]] charter, approved in a November 2009 [[Charter of the City of Pensacola#2009_referendum|referendum]], will reorganize the City government under a [[Wikipedia:Mayor–council government|mayor–council government]].
==Proposed alternatives==
===[[1916]] referendum===
{{main|Pensacola City charter referendum, 1916}}
In [[1913]], the City of Pensacola adopted a new charter and transitioned to a [[Wikipedia:City commission government|city commission government]]. In [[1915]], the Florida Legislature appointed a "Charter Board" to study that charter and recommend any necessary revisions. The Charter Board recommended that the City return to the previous [[Wikipedia:Mayor-council government|mayor-council government]], and a referendum was held to decide the issue. The initiative failed by a large margin and the commission government was retained until [[1931]].
===[[2009]] referendum===
{{main|Pensacola City charter referendum, 2009}}
In [[2009]], a mail-in referendum was conducted to consider the adoption of a new City charter, including a transition to a [[Wikipedia:Mayor-council government|Mayor-council government]]. The proposed charter was adopted.
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