Comments on: Changes In Escambia’s Search For New County Administrator http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-36469 Jack Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:27:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-36469 Need an administrator that will do his job and get rid of THE BACK DOOR POLICIES AND GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB THAT HAS FORMED ONCE AGAIN IN THIS COUNTY i HATE TO CALL HOME. Need an administrator that will do his job and get rid of THE BACK DOOR POLICIES AND GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB THAT HAS FORMED ONCE AGAIN IN THIS COUNTY i HATE TO CALL HOME.

]]> By: John Peacock http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35983 John Peacock Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35983 Let's elect the county executive! Let’s elect the county executive!

]]> By: escambiamom http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35816 escambiamom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:34:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35816 JackRUBY, Your assessment sounds pretty believable from what I have observed. That is why I insist that it is necessary for the commissioners to hire someone from outside the area. They may follow the same pattern eventually, but at least it will take them a little more time doing so. We have some definite problems in some of our county departments and we need someone with guts to clean them out and let the good workers do their jobs correctly. The commissioners need to spend more time doing their homework and not get enraged or sarcastic at staff when they are fooled again! ( lol!) They need to quit doing the majority of their wheeling and dealing in the morning Agenda Review meetings and have those discussions during the regular BCC meeting when the public is mainly watching. And they (commissioners and county workers/administration) need to treat the citizens with respect from the moment that they interface with the county government, not treat them as suspect and stupid until they spend a lot of time proving otherwise. This opinion is based on my experiences and those of people I have observed dealing with county government. I am glad they are getting a new administrator (I had definite issues with the past two administrators) but I hope they actually choose a better one this time. I'm not sure I believe that none of the applicants so far had the qualifications. JackRUBY,
Your assessment sounds pretty believable from what I have observed. That is why I insist that it is necessary for the commissioners to hire someone from outside the area. They may follow the same pattern eventually, but at least it will take them a little more time doing so. We have some definite problems in some of our county departments and we need someone with guts to clean them out and let the good workers do their jobs correctly.

The commissioners need to spend more time doing their homework and not get enraged or sarcastic at staff when they are fooled again! ( lol!)
They need to quit doing the majority of their wheeling and dealing in the morning Agenda Review meetings and have those discussions during the regular BCC meeting when the public is mainly watching.

And they (commissioners and county workers/administration) need to treat the citizens with respect from the moment that they interface with the county government, not treat them as suspect and stupid until they spend a lot of time proving otherwise.
This opinion is based on my experiences and those of people I have observed dealing with county government.

I am glad they are getting a new administrator (I had definite issues with the past two administrators) but I hope they actually choose a better one this time. I’m not sure I believe that none of the applicants so far had the qualifications.

]]> By: jACKRUBY http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35734 jACKRUBY Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:46:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35734 It has been my experience (which includes years of associating with commissioners and county administrators), that as soon as an administrator is hired, he begins to build his internal fiefdom, sucks up to the Pensacola News Journal and the City of Pensacola crowd. Before you know it he is fearlessly lying to the Commissioners who have not read the backup material provided to them. The Administrators staff present snapshots of the backup material and the Administrator tells the unread Commissioners what the material says but it is TOO frequently NOT SO. The administrator depends on the Commissioners NOT to have read all the material..... especially when there are night meetings when less of the public can stay out DOWNTOWN until after 10 p.m. and see what is slipped in at the last minute. It has been my experience (which includes years of associating with commissioners and county administrators), that as soon as an administrator is hired, he begins to build his internal fiefdom, sucks up to the Pensacola News Journal and the City of Pensacola crowd. Before you know it he is fearlessly lying to the Commissioners who have not read the backup material provided to them. The Administrators staff present snapshots of the backup material and the Administrator tells the unread Commissioners what the material says but it is TOO frequently NOT SO. The administrator depends on the Commissioners NOT to have read all the material….. especially when there are night meetings when less of the public can stay out DOWNTOWN until after 10 p.m. and see what is slipped in at the last minute.

]]> By: anydaynow http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35728 anydaynow Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35728 I would wager that they have already decided who they are going to announce as the "winner" and they don't want to have to listen to citizen input as to what is being done every year. Odds are, they have something going on under the table that will require their selected someone to be in the position for three years minimum. I would wager that they have already decided who they are going to announce as the “winner” and they don’t want to have to listen to citizen input as to what is being done every year. Odds are, they have something going on under the table that will require their selected someone to be in the position for three years minimum.

]]> By: molinojim http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35717 molinojim Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:56:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35717 klondike kid--I'm with you on this. The Commission acts as if they just want a "yes man" who will rubber stamp any and all things things hey come up with. Some times when I go to the meetings I come away with the feeling that "boss hog" from the Dukes is alive and well. klondike kid–I’m with you on this. The Commission acts as if they just want a “yes man” who will rubber stamp any and all things things hey come up with. Some times when I go to the meetings I come away with the feeling that “boss hog” from the Dukes is alive and well.

]]> By: Klondike Kid http://www.northescambia.com/2010/03/changes-in-escambias-search-for-new-county-administrator/comment-page-1#comment-35710 Klondike Kid Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:36:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=15316#comment-35710 They should beg Bob Mc to take his job back. People with ethics & integrity probably won't last more than a year in this job. They should beg Bob Mc to take his job back. People with ethics & integrity probably won’t last more than a year in this job.

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