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Five Candidates Recommended For Escambia County Administrator’s Job
January 9, 2014
A citizens advisory committee has narrowed the list of candidates for the Escambia County administrator’s job to a short list of five. The five finalists will be considered by the Escambia County Commission during a committee meeting on Thursday.
Former Pensacola City Administrator William “Bill” Reynolds is the only local resident on the finalist list….last year the county commission voted 3-2 to remove current Interim Administrator George Touart from the pool of candidates being considered for the job.
The finalist list is as follows:
- Jack Brown — Perry, FL. County Administrator, Taylor County BOCC.
- Ted Lakey — Graceville, FL. County Administrator, Jackson County BOCC.
- Albert Penska — Gettysburg, PA. County Manager, Adams County.
- William Reynolds — Pensacola. Former City Administrator, City of Pensacola.
- John Weaver — Murrells Inlet, SC. Attorney, Thomas & Brittain
The original pool of candidates was compiled by the Waters Consulting Group before being cut to five by the citizens committee comprised of Tom Knox, Bob Price, David Pavlock, Alex McMillan and Joseph Marshall.
Editor’s note: Former Pensacola City Administrator William Reynolds is no relation to the NorthEscambia.com publisher of the same name.
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7 Responses to “Five Candidates Recommended For Escambia County Administrator’s Job”
Jane has a good point.
I would look for retired military, someone with the rank of 0-6 or higher who has experience managing large bases, fleets or commands.
Moreover, does anyone know how the county came to be saddled with former manager Touart and current commissioner Valentino. My online research has yielded little on this subject, other than personal data on those two?
Here’s a fun game to play…
Type their names in Google, followed by words such as “resigns,” “fired,” or “scandal.”
I had a small amount of dealings with Reynolds when he was with the city, he was rude and over bearing. I had been directed to him by another city staffer and regretted calling Reynolds. He appeared to have forgetter the first thing in public life– you can be polite. I guess he feels he is still in the military and can do as he likes. I ended the conversation and let him feel he had won– we’ll see. If he gets the job he will not last.
Hope they check into Ted Lakey further. He has already been fired and run off from the County once. Come on Commissioners check it out.
Nice save on the editors note.
Now save us from him and lackey for sure.
Possibly the other 3 also.
dont matter who they put in there.its not gona change for the money they waste and he cant fight the commisioners.they need to hire people thats worked out in the field and has seen whats going on. only the workers see what needs to be done.when people get in office they forget where thy come from.and the good ole boys will never change.
Let’s get someone from out of state…enough with the Pensacola Good Ol’ Boys already!