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A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2016

Another day, another pension pratfall for the city of Jacksonville. And this latest one will have big cost impacts, perhaps expanding the $2.85 billion unfunded liability. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is incensed about the latest cost overrun from the perpetually beleaguered Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund. “It has come to my attention,” Curry wrote in […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2016

Tuesday saw negotiators from the City of Jacksonville squaring off with the Jacksonville Supervisors Association in collective bargaining. And substantial progress was made on key elements during two sessions. As with the other bargaining units, the city is negotiating with in the wake of the passage of August’s County Referendum 1, a considerable gap looms between what […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2016

On Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry offered remarks ahead of a collective bargaining session with the Jacksonville Supervisors Association, presaging a series of negotiations with the city’s seven bargaining units that he said could be a “big, transformational thing.” If successful, he told FloridaPolitics.com yesterday, it could “set the stage for a dialogue beyond Jacksonville.” As […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry offered opening remarks ahead of pivotal collective bargaining talks between administrators and the Jacksonville Supervisors Association. The collective bargaining is necessary, as new pension plans for new hires must be negotiated to unlock the guaranteed revenue offered after the passage of County Referendum 1, which allows the city to extend […]

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Lenny Curry: Pension costs have ‘crippled’ Jacksonville

Jacksonville and its supervisors get closer to a deal on Tuesday

Transformational thing: Lenny Curry’s pension reform includes defined contributions for new hires

Lenny Curry speaks to negotiators ahead of collective bargaining