The Charter Click Here To View A Copy Of The Proposed Charter
After years of citizen input and pressure, the Pensacola City Council in 2008 set up a citizen-led Charter Review Commission (CRC) to review our current City charter, which serves as our City’s constitution. The CRC was asked to study the charter and recommend any changes to make our city government more responsive and effective.
The last comprehensive review of the City’s charter was 78 years ago, in 1931. As you can imagine, much has changed since then, and so the CRC decided that some significant changes were necessary to make Pensacola’s government structure more accountable, give the citizens more authority, and prepare our City for the new century.
As a result of 18 months of deliberation, the CRC submitted a newly revised Charter to the City Council. The Council then approved the referendum language and voting process, resulting in the mail-out ballot beginning November 4th.
From November 4th until November 24th, citizens will be asked to vote if they want to keep the current Charter, or do they prefer to replace the 1931 version with the newly revised Charter. Here is the ballot language you will see on your ballot (city residents only):
CITY OF PENSACOLA CHARTER REPLACEMENT QUESTION
Shall the City of Pensacola replace its current Charter with a completely revised Charter providing for:
- A Mayor-Council form of government, replacing a Council-Manager form of government;
- A nine-member Council with two at-large seats and seven district seats;
- Four-year staggered terms of office instead of two-year terms of office;
- Term limits of three consecutive terms;
- (citizen) Recall, initiative and referendum
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To find out what these changes mean for you, click on the section titled, “A Better Future”.
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