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A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2015

The Friday meeting of the JEA Board meeting started off with “unusual circumstances.” Because of various removals and resignations of board members, there weren’t actual officers. With that in mind, a chair pro tempore had to be elected, and into that void emerged Husein Cumber, one of the few holdovers left on a board that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2015

Jacksonville’s first JEA Agreement meeting since the membership of the actual JEA Board was reduced happened on Wednesday morning, after a delay that did not escape the notice of the media on hand to cover the conclave. Among the topics “to be discussed,” according to an agenda with a distinctly non-standard, almost psychedelic font: water […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2015

“Opportunities and obstacles” define the near term future of the Florida energy sector, according to Christopher Guith, the keynote speaker of the Florida Energy Summit, who is senior VP for energy at the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st century energy. Opportunities, he told FloridaPolitics.com in an interview before his speech on Thursday, include […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2015

A day doesn’t seem to pass lately without JEA, Jacksonville’s public utility monopoly, making the news. This might be ideal, were it not for issues with the board itself. Today’s news item, from Nate Monroe at the Florida Times-Union, involves the resignation of yet another board member, at the request of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

[UPDATED: In the wake of this memo, The Florida-Times Union reports on Monday night that Lenny Curry has sought resignation letters from every other member of the JEA Board “The mayor felt it necessary to communicate with the five remaining board members given the recent admonishment by the general counsel of the city of Jacksonville and further revelations […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2015

As the Lenny Curry administration wrestles with how to bring the JEA Board in line, a “highly confidential” report from the MAEVA Group (which was brought up during Monday’s Finance Committee meeting) regarding the Jacksonville publicly owned utility underscores some key issues with the utility. The report from August argues that JEA could operate more efficiently, contributing money saved toward […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

Comments at JEA board meetings have been scripted, according to a must-read piece in the Florida Times-Union over the weekend. Such comments have included talking points for board members to justify the latest raise and contract extension for JEA CEO Paul McElroy. The issue has not gone unnoticed by the Lenny Curry administration, according to a […]

Phil AmmannMay 26, 2015

Veteran public relations expert Judi Spann (APR, CPRC) has joined JEA, Jacksonville’s community-owned utility, to manage corporate communications. JEA is the leading Northeast Florida municipal utility, providing electricity, water, and wastewater services to the region. JEA serves more than 422,000 electric, 309,000 water and 235,000 sewer customers in a 913-square-mile service territory that includes both Duval […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 18, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council may have come up with a compromise that could inch the city closer to a deal on pension reform. However, finding a funding source for any plan still seems far down the road. Three council committees amended and voted on the latest proposal. The Finance and the Recreation, Community Development Public […]

Tag: JEA

“Unusual circumstances” pervade JEA Board meeting

JEA board issues, credit rating concerns loom over JEA Agreement meeting

“Opportunities and obstacles” in Florida’s and America’s energy future

Issues continue with JEA, as board now lacks quorum

Jax general counsel issues “Sunshine Law” memo to JEA board, before Lenny Curry requests resignations

What a “highly confidential” JEA report says about Jacksonville’s future

Lenny Curry administration incensed with JEA Board

Personnel note: Public relations pro Judi Spann moves to JEA

Jax City Council seeks possible compromise on pension reform