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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 [[Wikipedia:United States Census, 2000|federal census]] in [[2000]], the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255 ''(see [[City of Pensacola#Population|Population]])''. The City of Pensacola is the [[Wikipedia:County seat|county seat]] of [[Escambia County]] and the anchor of a [[Pensacola metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a population of over 400,000. | The '''City of Pensacola''' is the incorporated portion of the [[Pensacola metropolitan area]] and the municipal government which administers it. As of the [[Wikipedia:United States Census, 2000|federal census]] in [[2000]], the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255 ''(see [[City of Pensacola#Population|Population]])''. The City of Pensacola is the [[Wikipedia:County seat|county seat]] of [[Escambia County]] and the anchor of a [[Pensacola metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a population of over 400,000. | ||
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==City limits== | ==City limits== | ||
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| − | 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]].<ref>http://www.cityshowcase.com/pensacola/</ref> Other areas have been annexed since then, | + | 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]].<ref>http://www.cityshowcase.com/pensacola/</ref> Other areas have been annexed since then, most recently in the 1980s to incorporate the area including [[Cordova Mall]].<ref>"City eyes annexation of areas." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 17, 2005.</ref> 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. |
==Codes and ordinances== | ==Codes and ordinances== | ||
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==City government== | ==City government== | ||
| − | The | + | The city is administered by a [[Pensacola City Manager|city manager]], appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council]], a ten-member legislative body. The City is divided into seven electoral districts, each of which elects a council member. Two council seats are at-large and are elected by the entire city. The final council seat is held by the largely ceremonial but elected [[mayor of Pensacola|mayor]], who chairs the Council. |
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===Elected Officials=== | ===Elected Officials=== | ||
| − | The current [[ | + | The current [[mayor of Pensacola]] is [[John Fogg]]. |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | + | '''[[Pensacola City Council]]''' | |
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! Seat | ! Seat | ||
! Council Member | ! Council Member | ||
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| − | | [[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]] || [[ | + | | [[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]] || [[P.C. Wu]] |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 2|District 2]] || [[Sam Hall]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 3|District 3]] || [[Mike DeSorbo]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 4|District 4]] || [[Marty Donovan]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 5|District 5]] || [[John Jerralds]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 6|District 6]] || [[Jewel Canada-Wynn]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]] || [[Ronald Townsend]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 8 (at large) || [[Jack Nobles]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 9 (at large) || [[Mike Wiggins]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ===Appointed Officials=== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Position | ||
| + | ! Name | ||
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| + | | [[Pensacola City Manager|City Manager]] || [[Tom Bonfield]] | ||
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| + | | Assistant City Manager || [[Al Colby]] | ||
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| + | | Assistant City Manager || [[Robert Payne]] | ||
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| + | | City Attorney || [[John Fleming]] | ||
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| + | | Assistant City Attorney || [[William Wells]] | ||
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| + | | City Clerk || [[Ericka Burnett]] | ||
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| + | | Director of Finance || [[Richard Barker, Jr.]] | ||
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| + | | Director of the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] || [[Becky Bray]] (Interim) | ||
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| + | | Director of the Community Department || [[Thaddeus Cohen]] | ||
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| + | | Director of the [[West Florida Regional Library System]] || [[Gene Fisher]] | ||
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| + | | Director of Public Works || [[Al Garza]] | ||
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| + | | Director of Housing || [[Pat Hubbard]] | ||
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| + | | Director of Civil Service || [[Suzanne Humphrey]] | ||
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| + | | Purchasing Manager || [[George Maiberger]] | ||
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| + | | Director of the [[Port of Pensacola]] || [[Clyde Mathis]] | ||
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| + | | Chief of the [[Pensacola Police Department]] || [[John Mathis]] | ||
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| + | | Director of the [[Pensacola Regional Airport]] || [[Frank Miller]] | ||
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| − | | | + | | Director of Sanitation Services and Fleet Management || [[Jerry Moore]] |
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| − | | | + | | Director of Management Information Services || [[William Norrish]] |
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| − | | | + | | Director of Engineering || [[Derrik Owens]] |
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| − | | | + | | Director of Parks and Recreation || [[David Flaherty]] |
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| − | | | + | | Director of Employee Services || [[Mary Ann Stalcup]] |
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| − | | [[ | + | | Director of [[Energy Services Pensacola]] || [[Don Suarez]] |
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| + | | Fire Chief || [[Frank Edwards]] | ||
|} | |} | ||