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The '''Mayor of Pensacola''' was is the symbolic head chief executive of government of the Pensacola's [[City of PensacolaWikipedia:Mayor–council government|mayor–council government]]. The mayoralty confers very little power, authority, or responsibility; the mayor is exercises the presiding member executive powers of the [[Pensacola City Council]] but served otherwise in a largely ceremonial capacity. The current mayor of Pensacola is [[Mike Wiggins]]. Recently, Pensacola has passed a referendum that will give the mayor more powerand supervises all departments and employees.

The mayoralty is a position that has fluctuated throughout ==History==Under the cityCity's history. The first recorded mayornumerous charters, under Spanish rule, was [[Jose Noriega]] (1820-1821). During the Civil War the city government went into exile in Greenville, Alabama, until it was restored in 1866. Other changes occurred in 1885, when Florida governor [[E.A. Perry]] tried to replace the city charter with a state-appointed commission, and in 1913, when the city changed to a council-manager form mayor has at different times held varying degrees of government authority and the position was appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council|city council]]. It was changed again to an elected position in 2001 under [[John Fogg]]responsibility.

===1931-2011===Between [[1931]] and [[2011]], the City operated under a [[Wikipedia:Council–manager government|council–manager government]] in which the mayor had no executive authority and was simply an additional member of the City Council. Prior to [[2001]], the mayor was elected by and from the members of the City Council; thereafter, the mayor was elected by the City at-large. Under the council-manager government, the mayor's responsibilities were limited to presiding over City Council meetings, developing meeting agendas, and serving as the ceremonial representative of the City. Executive authority was vested in a professional [[Pensacola City Manager|city manager]], appointed by the City Council. ===1913-1931=== ===1895-1913=== ===1885-1895=== ===1820-1885===The first recorded mayor, under Spanish rule, was [[Jose Noriega]] (1820-1821). During the Civil War the city government went into exile in Greenville, Alabama, until it was restored in 1866. ==List of mayors=====19th Century===

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