Pensacola Charter

Do You Believe In Pensacola?

Do You Believe In A BETTER Pensacola?

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 !

How Can You Help?

✓Speakers

✓Writers

✓Sweat-ers

✓Givers

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

Tell Your Friends

✓If you believe that Pensacola can be better, Vote Yes on the New Charter

✓If you believe that our government should be more accountable to citizens, Vote Yes on the New Charter

✓If you think this is the best we can do, then throw your ballot away.