Great Coffee this Week, and a New Intro Format from CMR

 

CMR has developed a new "Intro" for our monthly "Coffee with the Commissioner" event.  You can see it and the entire coffee from this past Wednesday in the video above.  We had a great conversation with Pensacola Mayor DC Reeves, an update from Wes Moreno from the county, and a Public Safety department update from Eric Gilmore.  Additionally, we spoke with county purchasing director Jeff Lovingood about an interesting new approach his division is taking to make working with the county easier and to simplify the acquisition process for greater efficiency for the taxpayers.  

Stay tuned next month as we take our 82nd Coffee with the Commissioner event "Live" from the beaches of District 1 at Perdido Key with Perdido Key area Chamber of Commerce President Tammy Thurow and the public is welcome to attend in person and interact with the group.  It will be great!

81st Coffee this Wednesday! Special Guests DC Reeves, Wes Moreno, Eric Gilmore, and County Purchasing Director Jeff Lovingood

 

District 1 Coffee with the Commissioner on Wednesday Morning, March 8th

Join us for our  81st Coffee with the Commissioner event this Wednesday morning, March 8th. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit us on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/. 

Attendees will include County Administrator Wes Moreno and Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. Moreno will give an update on county business and Gilmore will discuss public safety matters. This month's special guests are Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Purchasing Director Jeff Lovingood.  Mayor Reeves will discuss current challenges and progress in the city of Pensacola as well as areas where the County and City can work together for the benefit of citizens including economic development and working to help address the challenges posed by the issue of homelessness in our community. We may even discuss some current events surrounding the appointed versus elected school superintendents....Next, we will discuss County Purchasing with Director of Purchasing Lovingood --specifically the county's new task order-based solicitation program. The program will allow Escambia County to obtain a vendor pool for various specialized services at different levels, ensuring qualified businesses have the opportunity to do business with the county.  Looking forward to some great discussions!

For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com. 

On 1370 WCOA's "Real News with Rick Outzen" Later this Morning

I've been invited to appear at 7:10 this morning on the area's best, most informative, highest rated and entertaining morning drive news radio program "Real News with Rick Outzen" on 1370 WCOA.

After an action-packed Committee of the Whole yesterday, I am sure we will be discussing the hiring of Wes Moreno as our administrator next week.  We will more than likely also discuss the Board's direction on issues of homelessness and the Contractor Competency Board--if time permits.

It should be a good discussion.  When the podcast is published, I will link it here.

71st Coffee with the Commissioner Event: Deep Dive on Public Safety and County Administration

Yesterday morning's Coffee with the Commissioner featured Administrator Wes Moreno and Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore and was a long-form discussion on county governance/administration and public safety.  It was a very informative chat.  Watch the video of the event here, below.

71st Coffee with the Commissioner this Wednesday Morning at 6:30

 Join us for our 71st Coffee with the Commissioner event this Wednesday, April 13th. The live stream will take place from 6:30-7:30 a.m. To join the meeting, visit our D1 Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/. 

Attendees for the coffee will be Interim County Administrator Wes Moreno and  Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore; Moreno will give an update on county business and Gilmore will share the latest public safety information for Escambia County. 

We will focus our coffee this month on important issues of Escambia County governance and a "deep-dive" discussion on public safety and administration.

Residents are encouraged to send virtual questions and comments they would like to discuss during the event through Facebook. 

For more information, contact District 1 at 850-595-4910 or district1@myescambia.com. For District 1 updates, follow @MyDistrict1 on Twitter.