Unified Government Research
Better Pensacola Forum
Escambia County Voter Survey - Quality of Life 2008 (.pdf file)
City of Pensacola Resolution
A resolution of the city council of the city of Pensacola, Florida, requesting the members of the legislative delegation with constituents in Escambia County, Florida to introduce legislation creating a unified government charter study commission to prepare a consolidation plan for Escambia County, Florida, ... Read more... (.pdf file)
Improving Transparency and Accountability in Escambia County Government
by the Florida TaxWatch Center for Local Government Studies, June 2008
Property tax growth was five times greater than county population and inflation rates ... Read more... (.pdf file)
Why Should Escambia County Consider a Unified Government?
Steps Towards Unification
Escambia County All For One outline of reasons and steps for a unified government.
Timeline for Change
Escambia All For One Timeline for Change (.pdf file)
Outline of the History of Consolidated Government in Jacksonville, Florida
by James C. Rinaman, Jr., Esquire
Consolidated governments have been created in relatively few American cities, including New Orleans 1805; Boston 1822; Philadelphia 1854; New York 1874; San Francisco 1880; Honolulu 1907; Baton Rouge 1949; Miami 1956; Nashville 1963; Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Jacksonville 1967; Indianapolis 1968; Carson City, Nevada and Juneau, Alaska 1970's, Columbus, Georgia; Lexington, Kentucky; and Oklahoma City, 1972. In 1998, Toronto was consolidated into a 350 square mile municipality of 2.5 million people, and in 2003 Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky was consolidated. Read more... (.pdf file)
A Comparative Analysis of City/County Consolidation
by the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania
From big markets, such as Buffalo and Cleveland, to smaller markets, such as Knoxville, Tennessee, and Forty Wayne, Indiana, regions across the country are examining their government structures. They are seeking ways to secure more effective regional leadership, more efficient local government, and a more competitive regional economic climate. Read more... (.pdf file)
The Local Government Formation Manual
by the Florida House of Representatives, the Government Efficiency & Accountability Council and the Committee on Urban & Local Affairs
Official Florida manual about county and municipal government, municipal annexation or contraction, city/county consolidations, special districts and relating information. Read more... (.pdf file)
The Hows and Whys of Local Government Consolidation in Tennessee
by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) Read more... (.pdf file)
Lessons from 35 Years of City-County Consolidation Attempts
by Suzanne M. Leland, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Kurt Thurmaier, Iowa State University
City-county consolidation is often discussed as a possible solution to the economic problems that plague American cities and counties. As a 2005 Wall Street Journal article reports, confronted with reduction in federal and state grants as well as rising health care and pension costs, ... Read more... (.pdf file)
Small-Town Big Spending
Tom Brokaw article on consolidation of local governments.
Senate Passes Bill to Ease Government Consolidation
Article regarding New York laws to help facilitate local government consolidation in that state.
A Discussion of Local Governance: How Municipalities Organize to Deliver Services
Power Point presentation of consolidation of municipal services in New Jersey.
Pd. Pol. Adv. contributed in kind by Escambia All For One, P.O. Box 12852, Pensacola, FL 32591