Changes

At the local level, the organization is administered by a community liaison (a paid, part-time position) and a volunteer council. The There is presumably no current community liaison is ; until [[May 2]], [[2007]], [[Thelma Manley]]served in that capacity, who until she was fired after coming under investigation for allegedly paying organization funds to herself. Manley replaced Crawford in [[2000]] when he was ousted for excluding community input and soliciting funds without direction from the state office<ref>[http://ricksblog.biz/?p=1455 Thelma Manley] - [[Rick's Blog]], March 20, 2007</ref>. A [[2006]] audit found irregularities with the organizations finances and chided the leadership for failing to keep better records of "its bank reconciliations, expenditures, current liabilities, fixed assets and grant agreements for the period ending June 30, 2006."<ref>[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/OPINION/70321041/1020 Air needs to be cleared at Front Porch Pensacola] - [[Pensacola News Journal]], March 22, 2007</ref><ref>[http://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/audit-front-porch-1.pdf PDF of state audit] - Source: [[Rick's Blog]]</ref> In [[2007]] controversy (see [[#Controversy|below]]), in which two council members resigned, stemmed from Manley's alleged mismanagement of organization funds for personal benefit.

*Manley leased Building "C" of the [[Long Hollow]] Community Building from which Front Porch operates Center to a third party for $600. She then "gave a third to the Long Hollow Neighborhood Association, deposited a third in her own bank account and kept a third in the Front Porch account," in apparent accordance with the "30%" policy she believed was granted in 2002. However, Front Porch leases the building for $1/year from the Long Hollow Neighborhood Association, which in turn leases it from the City of Pensacola for $1/year, and no other leases are allowed with City permission, which Manley did not obtain.<ref name="pnj-032707"/> Following a six-week investigation, Manley was fired in a [[May 2]] letter from the Florida Department of Community Affairs. In the letter, housing and community development Janice Browning instructed Manley "not to return to work at the Front Porch Florida program office in Pensacola, nor may you provide services on a voluntary basis."<ref>[http://pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070504/NEWS01/705040334/1006 State fires Front Porch liaison] - Pensacola News Journal, May 4, 2007</ref> The state is continuing their investigation and may hold Manley liable for missing funds and other damages. On [[July 24]], [[2007]], the program was reactivated by the Florida Office of Urban Opportunity, but with major organizational changes:<ref>"Front Porch Pensacola saved." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 25, 2007.</ref>*The community liaison position will be eliminated by [[2008]].*State funds will be reduced and eventually eliminated, forcing chapters to become self-sufficient.*An entirely new group of council members and officers, who live outside the Front Porch community, will be elected.