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Pensacola City Council

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The '''Pensacola City Council''' is the elected body which serves as the legislative arm of the [[City of Pensacola]] government. The Council is composed of nine seven members, seven of whom are elected from electoral single-member districts . The City Council elects a Council President annually who is responsible for chairing Council meetings and two of whom are elected at-largepreparing meeting agendas.
The Councilmembers serve four-year terms and are elected in nonpartisan contests. ==History==From 1913 to 1931, the City of Pensacola was governed by a three-member [[Wikipedia:City commission government|city commission]]. From 1931 to 2010, the City of Pensacola operated under a [[Wikipedia:Council–manager government|council-manager form of government]]. During most of that time — from 1931 to 2001 — the City Council elects was composed of ten members: seven elected from single-member districts, two elected at-large, and a Council President annually mayor who is responsible for chairing Council was elected by the other council members and chaired council meetings and preparing meeting agendas. Beginning in 2001, the position of mayor was elected by voters citywide, but the mayor continued to serve on the city council.
Councilmembers serve fourIn 2009, voters approved a new city charter which instituted a [[Wikipedia:Mayor–council government|mayor–council form of government]], and beginning in 2010, the position of mayor was separated from the city council, leaving a nine-member city council. In 2014, voters approved a charter amendment eliminating the council's two at-large seats, leaving a seven-year terms and are member city council with all seats being elected in nonpartisan contestsfrom single-member districts==Current City Council==
{| class="wikitable"
| [[City of Pensacola District 3|District 3]] || [[Andy Terhaar]]
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| [[City of Pensacola District 4|District 4]] || [[Larry B. JohnsonJared Moore]]
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| [[City of Pensacola District 5|District 5]] || [[John JerraldsGerald Wingate]]
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| [[City of Pensacola District 6|District 6]] || [[Brian SpencerAnn Hill]]
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| [[City of Pensacola District 7|District 7]] || [[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]]
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| A (at large) || [[Megan Pratt]]
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| B (at large) || [[Charles Bare]]
|}

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