A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2024
3min0
The bill had resounding support in Tallahassee, with just four votes against it in the Senate, and 24 opposed in the House.
Tag: Jacksonville Ethics Commission
A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2024A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2024
3min0
Tallahassee is on the verge of restricting local oversight.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 20243min0
From watchdogs to lapdogs?
A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2018
4min410
A bill approved Tuesday in the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee would tighten ethics provisions for employees, officials, and board members. Ordinance 2018-822, filed by Council President Aaron Bowman at the request of the Jacksonville Ethics Commission, would mandate that officials and employees avoid leveraging their positions or resources for personal gain. The ordinance also sets up limits […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2018
4min218
The Jacksonville Ethics Commission legislative subcommittee continued its inquiry Friday into conflicts of interest, transparency issues, and post-employment matters. The issue has a new urgency in light of the exploration of the sale of JEA, which could potentially offer incentives to outgoing officeholders and candidates. The discussion included those issues (and corollaries) such as the use […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 6, 2017
6min295
The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee mulled a bill that the committee itself introduced on Tuesday, a measure requiring Jacksonville Ethics Commission nominees to be confirmed by the City Council before serving on the commission. Then the committee moved to withdraw its own bill, which itself was the result of a nomination that was pulled. […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2017
2min409
In the wake of a springtime clash between anti-Trump protesters and Jacksonville police officers, a very public clash soon ensued on Facebook between Jacksonville Ethics Commission nominee Leslie Jean-Bart and Fraternal Order of Police head Steve Zona. That clash — which involved, among other things, Jean-Bart defending protesters using the inflammatory phrase “f— the police” by posting […]
Kevin MeerschaertMarch 13, 2015
2min125
The Jax Young Voters Coalition wants to make sure voters remember to flip over their ballots and vote on the two issues to be decided in the March city election. The first is a referendum that would give the inspector general’s office the authority to investigate complaints and provide oversight regarding the city’s constitutional officers […]