Tag: Bill Gulliford

A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2017
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The real story in Jacksonville’s City Council on this committee week goes deeper than the bills under consideration, extending to a radical shift coming in both committee leadership and how business will be conducted. On Monday, Council President-Designate Anna Brosche announced her new committees starting after this legislative cycle. The next Finance Chair, Garrett Dennis, had some […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 6, 2017
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A bill proposing a ban on Jacksonville city sidewalks in downtown Jacksonville was withdrawn Tuesday by Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford. Gulliford, since filing the bill in 2016, has engaged with skateboarding enthusiasts in recent months over perhaps getting dedicated areas downtown for skaters. Gulliford noted that “laws in the books” address the issues of property […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 24, 2017
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Stakes were high in the Jacksonville City Council Leadership Elections, and no one besides the candidates bet as big as Bill Gulliford. When pledging support for the runner-up in Tuesday’s vote for Council President months back, Gulliford said that he wouldn’t accept a standing committee assignment in an Anna Brosche administration. Gulliford walked that back Wednesday in an email […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017
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On the eve of a vote for the next Jacksonville City Council President, a reliable source notes that three councilors — including one candidate for President — had breakfast together Saturday at a Metro Diner location. Councilwoman Anna Brosche and Councilmen Matt Schellenberg and Doyle Carter (two committed Brosche backers) were among the participants in a group breakfast, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2017
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Jacksonville City Council members, upon hearing the details of the Lenny Curry pension reform plan, seemed optimistic upon first hearing. However, as they were not at the bargaining table, they questioned the parameters of collective bargaining agreements, and wanted more detail on the actuarial projections. ____ Councilman Bill Gulliford, instrumental in the 2015 pension reform deal, said […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2017
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Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford has turned considerable attention in recent months to combating the city’s opioid overdose crisis. Fatal overdoses in 2016: four times as these as homicides. After a successful meeting with councilors, the mayor, and other stakeholders in March, Gulliford convened the second public meeting on the topic on Monday. However, the precise […]


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