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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

On Thursday, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee pushed through a series of bills ahead of approval next Tuesday by the full council. All of these bills were approved unanimously. **** Lien Scene: A bill adding “code enforcement liens” to the list of claims, bills and judgments that may be settled by the Finance Director, Office of General […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2017

A bill strengthening requirements that companies doing business with the city of Jacksonville hire ex-offenders was filed in Jacksonville’s city council on Wednesday. Ordinance 2016-35, filed by Councilman Garrett Dennis, is the councilman’s second ambitious piece of legislation currently live. Two weeks ago, Dennis filed a bill to fund a currently unfunded position in the Equal Opportunity/Equal Access […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2017

A bill authorizing the release of 101 properties from Jacksonville’s surplus properties list cleared its first Jacksonville City Council committee Tuesday. Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services approved the measure that would, if approved by the full council next week, release the properties housed in five different council districts for the development of affordable housing. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2017

Funds for a pilot “ShotSpotter” program were approved by the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services committee Tuesday. The allocation will have to be approved by two other committees, Public Health and Safety and Finance, before being considered by the full council next week. The $435,000 allocation was part of a larger package […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2017

A bill introduced to the Jacksonville City Council last week could increase the number of city employees getting health care from UF Health. In the bargain, it could improve the Northeast Florida safety-net hospital’s paying customer mix. Ordinance 2017-20 would authorize the city’s employee services department to offer the option to workers and retirees to enroll […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2017

Yet another business associated with the family of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown has run afoul of the tax collector. A warrant for collection of delinquent sales and use taxes was issued on January 9 to “Basic Products, LLC.” The total hit this time: $4,889. According to SunBiz, Councilwoman Brown and her mother are the registered […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2017

For the second straight cycle, the Jacksonville City Council is running its committees on a Tuesday — Thursday cycle — a consequence of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The council mulls a series of bills ahead of next week’s meeting, starting bright and early Tuesday morning in the Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services Committee. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2017

After an agenda full of bills that met little opposition in committees, the Jacksonville City Council turned its attention Tuesday evening to a familiar question: the HRO, which was up on first read with a planned vote on Valentine’s Day. For the third time in five years, Jacksonville legislators heard pros and cons of expanding […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2017

An “equal opportunity” bill introduced to the Jacksonville City Council by Garrett Dennis picked up momentum Tuesday, with a half dozen councilmembers and stakeholders attending a public notice meeting to discuss it. Dennis framed this bill as an attempt to ensure city agencies and independent authorities to “cast a broader net” in their hiring process. “This […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council starts off 2017 with an agenda light on controversial legislation, which presumably gives the body more time for HRO-related public comment. That said, the agenda Tuesday evening in Council Chambers is highlighted by notable board nominees and local bills to be pushed in Tallahassee. **** One interesting moment that likely will […]

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Jacksonville council finance committee clears a series of bills

Ex-offender employment bill filed in Jacksonville City Council

Affordable housing inventory bill clears first Jacksonville council committee

ShotSpotter allocation clears first Jacksonville City Council committee

Jacksonville to roll out pilot program with UF Health provider network

More tax troubles for Jacksonville council woman’s family businesses

ShotSpotter gets its shot in Jacksonville council panels

HRO reboot dominates Jacksonville City Council meeting

Jacksonville equal opportunity ordinance picks up momentum

Jacksonville City Council to push local bills, notable board nominees Tuesday