A.G. Gancarski
Tuesday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee was not without its highlights.
— Chief Financial Officer Mike Weinstein was on hand, discussing the extension of the 1/2 cent Better Jacksonville Plan tax to pay for the Unfunded Liability on public pensions, a presentation he had made earlier on Tuesday in RCDPHS.
Weinstein, on his second presentation of the day, has worked toward an increasingly capsulized version of his pitch.
“The plan is a complicated plan. It has many steps,” Weinstein said, discussing the Tallahassee component of the plan, and the City Council part.
Weinstein noted that the Defined Contribution plan would apply to all new employees, even as there apparently is a divergence between the Tallahassee bills regarding Defined Contribution or Defined Benefit.
He added that the challenge is to find a way to make the “defined contribution plan so attractive” that it appeals to all six Unions, including Police and Fire.
Councilman Tommy Hazouri told FloridaPolitics.com on Monday that, when it came to this plan, “the devil is in the details. “
Clearly, the details will be worked out in weeks to come.
— Among myriad appointments, local attorney John Phillips was approved 6-1 for the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission. The exception? Councilman Doyle Carter, who voiced no objections during the brief deliberation on the Philips vote.
After the meeting, Carter said he voted against Philips because the nominee hadn’t met with him yet.
His nomination will be considered and likely approved by the full Council on January 12.
