LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: D.C. Reeves, Mayor
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CONSENT TO MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF DARRYL SINGLETON, DIRECTOR OF PENSACOLA ENERGY
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council consent to the Mayor’s appointment of Darryl Singleton to the position of Director of Pensacola Energy.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
Upon the retirement of Don Suarez as Director of Pensacola Energy on September 30, 2022, former Mayor Grover Robinson, IV appointed Darryl Singleton to serve as Interim Director of Pensacola Energy to allow then Mayor-elect Reeves an opportunity to determine how and when to make a permanent appointment.
Mayor Reeves has named Mr. Singleton as his selection to serve as Director of Pensacola Energy and makes that appointment effective Monday, January 23, 2023, contingent upon City Council consent as required by City Charter, Section 4/01 (7).
Mr. Singleton began his career with the City of Pensacola on February 5, 1996 as an Administrative Officer I in Pensacola Energy’s engineering department. He was promoted to Administrative Officer II on October 1, 1999, and took on responsibility for Pensacola Energy’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA).
On February 5, 2001, he was promoted to Senior Administrative Officer II and began managing the utility’s natural gas measurement department. Darryl was then promoted to Administrative Officer III on October 1, 2002. In this position, he continued to manage natural gas measurement and acquired the additional duties of supervising the residential natural gas meter installation and repair department.
On February 5, 2011, he was named Pensacola Energy’s Technology Manager and was assigned to manage implementation of the new Automated Meter Reading System. On May 5, 2012, Darryl was promoted to the position of Area Manager and assumed responsibility for all of Pensacola Energy’s field operations. On March 20, 2015, he was again promoted. This time to the position of Gas Operations Superintendent with oversight of Pensacola Energy’s marketing department being added to his duties. Finally, on April 4, 2022, Darryl was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of Pensacola Energy serving directly under Mr. Suarez until his retirement on September 30, 2022.
Darryl holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of West Florida, and in 2022 he successfully completed the Studer Community Institute Level 3 Leadership Program. He currently serves as Vice President of the Florida Municipal Natural Gas Association, is a member of the Florida National Gas Association Board of Directors, and is a committee member of the American Public Gas Association.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
$ N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Per the City’s Human Resources Policies, as interim department director, Darryl is currently compensated at the department director level. That salary is budgeted and the permanent appointment will not result in any change to the compensation budget for that position.
LEGAL REVIEW ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY: Yes
12/28/2022
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, City Administrator
Amy Miller, Deputy City Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Darryl Singleton Resume
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