Pensacola s national police chief search down to three candidates
The finalists are:
John Ortolano, chief of police of Hobbs Police Department in Hobbs, New Mexico
Eric Randall, assistant chief of police at Newport News Police Department in Newport News, Virginia
Pensacola hired Public Sector Search & Consulting Inc. to conduct a nationwide search for Lyter s replacement. The search resulted in the selection of eight final candidates, who then were ranked by a city selection committee. The top three candidates chosen by the committee will participate in a public candidate forum, as well as an interview with city officials.
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson will ultimately make the final selection for who to name as chief, and the Pensacola City Council will vote on whether to approve the hire.
December 24, 2020
First responders in Escambia County are finally “playing offense” in the fight against COVID-19 after the county received its first Moderna vaccine shipment.
Interim Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore was the first employee to receive the Moderna vaccine Wednesday morning.
“This is the first time that we can go on the offensive. We’ve been playing defense since March, and now we have a tool in our toolbox to go on the offensive, which is a great feeling,” Gilmore said. Personally, getting vaccinated gives me a little more confidence. I will be a little more at ease going into places, and I think most of the first responders here today feel that way, and that’s why they are here.”