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What is the New Charter?• 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;
• • Recall, initiative and referendum,
• as described in Ordinance No. 35-09.
What is The New Charter?
✓A document that lays out our city’s form and structure of government
✓A “Constitution” for the City of Pensacola
✓An update and replacement of the old Charter from 1931.
What Does the New Charter Do?
✓Separate, elected branches of government
✓Elected, full-time Mayor, not appointed manager
✓Mayor serves as Chief Executive, responsible for directing city staff.
✓Consistent with the separation of powers in State and Federal government.
What Does the New Charter Do?
✓Gives citizens broad, new powers to hold city government accountable
✓Referendum to overturn Council actions
✓Citizens Initiative to allow voters to pass their own laws
What Does the New Charter Do?
✓Gives Council four-year terms to prevent “constant campaign”
✓Sets Term Limits of three terms to prevent special interests from taking over
✓Staggers terms of Council to preserve continuity in leadership
What Does this Mean for Pensacola?
✓Government is more accountable to the citizens
✓Elected Mayor answers to the people for how City Government operates
✓Mayor can set an agenda for the City, and work to implement it
What Does this Mean for Pensacola?
✓Community can unite around a common vision for the future
✓Clear line of responsibility for budgets, services, and overall performance of City Government
✓Continued representation for neighborhoods and communities on City Council
What Does this Mean for Pensacola?
✓No more excuses for failure or runaway spending - City Hall will be accountable at all levels
✓Citizens have the right to challenge, overturn, or write their own laws governing the city
✓A Better Pensacola !
Coming Soon...
✓Yes on Charter! web site
✓Lots of misinformation and scare tactics from the “NO” crowd
✓A better future for all of us who love Pensacola
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