Mayor Wiggins’ letter to legislative delegation
Attached below is Mayor Wiggins’ letter to the Northwest Florida legislative delegation regarding the City Council’s position on the proposed consolidation plan developed by the Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission (ECCSC).
Resolution #35-08, adopted by the Council in November 2008, clearly specified that the City Council “shall communicate its approval or disapproval” of the consolidated government charter.
Unfortunately, Mayor Wiggins, writing the letter on behalf of the Council, chose to do so in a roundabout fashion. Rather than simply indicating the Council’s disapproval, Mayor Wiggins said:
On January 25, 2010, the Pensacola City Council seated as the Committee of the Whole voted on the following motion: That City Council shall communicate its approval of the proposed Charter for Consolidated Government of Pensacola, Century, and Escambia County. The motion to approve the proposed Consolidated Charter failed by a vote of four in favor, five against.
It’s unclear why Mayor Wiggins felt the need to include the vote total. Typically, when the City Council takes a position on an issue, regardless of the vote tally, that position is communicated as that of the Council as a whole, not of specific members.
Download 020410legdelletter.pdf (PDF, 29.71KB)
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Mayor Wiggins continues to show why he was wrong for weak mayor much less strong mayor.
He was for strong mayor after he was against it
He was aginst the consolidation plan before he was for it.
He is for giving money for the arts, rather than the employees
Basically, hes for whatever his downtown handlers want or which side he thinks will win.
Diane is looking better every day. Keep it up Mike
Diane Mack can’t even run her own advertizing firm, how do you think she can run the City. Neither of these two choices is what we need. I hope someone else will step up and run.
Where is the mystery strong mayor candidate described to us during the sale of the strong mayor government?
That was no description of Wiggins.
The description of Wiggins:
“Basically, he’s for whatever his downtown handlers want or which side he thinks will win.”
Unclear? What would be unclear is if he had NOT given the breakdown. Because if he had left that vacuum, you know it would have quickly been filled by either his critics, consolidation activists in either direction, or both.
My take on the announcement is one of being thorough.
I should have added too, contrary to what you suggest, that no specific members were named. Just the vote tally.
I’m just not seeing anything bad about that letter. Isn’t more information better? Aren’t we entitled to know?
I’m thinking that if i were in the State Legislature I would consider voting for putting it on the ballot in November with that close a vote by the City Fathers……. Let the People decide! That’s what I’m talkin bout!