Where to find Pensacola and Escambia County legal notices, hearings, grant notices and emergency declarations. City Clerk: 850-435-1606. An index only.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Pensacola’s City Clerk, Alert Center and Grants Public Notices pages.

This page is an index, not the official publication. Pensacola Local Today does not publish legal notices. We point you to the places where the city, the county and others post them. If a notice matters to you, rely on the official source.

Who to call

  • City Clerk (legal ads, council notices, minutes, public records): 850-435-1606, 222 W. Main St., third floor
  • City Grants Division (grant project notices): 850-435-1824
  • Escambia County Citizen Information Line: 850-471-6600
  • Statewide notice site: FloridaPublicNotices.com

City of Pensacola notices

The City Clerk, Ericka Burnett, prepares the city’s legal advertisements, notices City Council meetings as state law requires and keeps ordinances, resolutions, deeds, contracts and other official records, according to the City Clerk’s page. You can search records and file a public records request there.

Emergency declarations. Mayor D.C. Reeves signed Declaration of State of Emergency 26-01 for Hurricane Isaias on Oct. 8, 2026. It is posted in the city’s Alert Center, along with road closure notices.

Grant-funded projects. Some grant-funded city projects carry public notices and comment periods. The city posts them on its Grants Public Notices page. Recent notices covered the Pace-Cervantes Corridors Revitalization Project and the Baptist Hospital Legacy Campus area; comment periods for both closed in April 2026.

Port of Pensacola and environmental review notices, including the Bayview Park and piers project, are posted on the city’s Public Notices at Port of Pensacola and environmental project pages.

Meetings, agendas and minutes

Notices tell you a hearing is coming; the agenda tells you what will be decided.

  • City Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Architectural Review Board and other boards: agendas, packets and minutes on the city’s meeting portal.
  • City Council meets in Council Chambers at City Hall, 222 W. Main St. The Oct. 8 regular meeting was canceled for the storm; the next regular meeting is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, after an agenda conference at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, according to the city calendar.
  • City ordinances and charter: Municode.

Escambia County notices

Escambia County declared a local state of emergency for Hurricane Isaias at a special Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, and issued an evacuation order for Zones A and B the same day, according to the county’s Storm Center. County commission agendas and minutes are on MyEscambia.com.

Statewide notice site

Florida newspapers that publish legal notices also post them on FloridaPublicNotices.com. That is where to look for many court, foreclosure, probate, fictitious-name and private notices placed under Chapter 50 of the Florida Statutes.

Other public records

Related: who to call at City Hall and building permits and zoning.

Frequently asked questions

The City Clerk prepares the city’s legal advertisements and notices City Council meetings as state law requires. Notices published in Florida newspapers are also posted on the statewide site FloridaPublicNotices.com.

Is this page the official public notice?

No. Pensacola Local Today’s page is an index that points to official sources. The legal notice is the one published or posted as the law requires.

Where can I see the Hurricane Isaias emergency declaration for Pensacola?

Mayor D.C. Reeves signed the city’s emergency declaration on Oct. 8, 2026, and it is posted as Declaration of State of Emergency 26-01 in the city’s Alert Center. Escambia County declared its own local state of emergency the same day.

Where do I find City Council agendas in Pensacola?

On the city’s meeting portal at pensacolafl.portal.civicclerk.com, with agendas, packets and minutes for City Council and city boards.