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A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2015

In the immortal words of Wyclef Jean, the Jacksonville City Council Special Committee on Capital Improvement Projects is “gone ’til November.” However, it did have one final meeting (aside from an expected cameo during August’s Finance Committee budget hearings) on Wednesday afternoon. Many fascinating topics were covered at the meeting, which included, at least for part […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 29, 2015

Jacksonville’s Special Committee on the JEA Agreement doesn’t exactly grab the headlines. However, to those living in Jacksonville and subject to mandatory sewage, water, and power service from the public utility, the relationship between Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Electric Authority bears watching, as Florida Politics did during their Tuesday afternoon meeting. The meeting agenda identified […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

“City Council meetings are like Christmas twice a month. You know you’ll get a present. The question is whether it’s going to be a good one or a bad one,” Council President Greg Anderson said before the meeting The first City Council meeting of the new class was expected, going in, to be a quiet one. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2015

The Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Capital Improvement Plan Special Committee was not a spectator sport. The CIP committee does a lot of the heavy lifting, respective to giving the larger council guidance on capital improvement projects, debt service, internal controls, cash transfers, and so much more. There are no discussions in […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

It was on. Then it was off. And now it’s back on. The endless summer of trying to get a medical marijuana moratorium passed in Duval County continues Tuesday, with two committees, Rules and Land Use and Zoning, taking a hard look at Ordinance 2015-485, which would issue “a temporary moratorium on locating Cultivation and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

As our Reggie Brown interview indicated, there is a mood of what Ronald Reagan called “trust but verify” regarding the new Lenny Curry budget. This mood permeated Monday’s Finance Committee meeting, as one might expect. Powerful local lobbyist Paul Harden pushed for action on a bill that would push $1.2M for one of his clients, Steve Leggett, for repayment […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry delivered his administration’s first budget address just after at 8:30 a.m. Monday to a packed Jacksonville City Council chambers. It was a short, direct speech that, as expected, mirrored policies established in budget hearings and the draft version released this past week. Council President Greg Anderson called the meeting to order at 8:33, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council has set its 2015/2016 finance budget hearing meeting dates for Lenny Curry’s first budget. Fans of municipal budget hearings can look forward to seven daylong meetings over the course of 15 days. The meetings will take place Aug. 13 and 14. Then, a break until Aug. 20 and 21. Finally, the cycle […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2015

Next on Wednesday’s slate of Jacksonville budget reviews by the Lenny Curry transition team: Planning and Development. Sam Mousa, the new Chief Administrative Officer, leads the meeting as ever. 1:30 p.m.: The obligatory review of the high-level revenue and expenses numbers. Fees are up in almost all categories except platting fees. The need for platting has leveled. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

One of the things that Transition Executive Director Sam Mousa has complained about during the Lenny Curry mayoral transition is the use of the Banking Fund. Based on the tail end of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee meeting, it seems like he has some allies. By unanimous consent, the committee approved a move to get a bill […]

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Jax City Council Finance Committee sets budget hearing dates

Jax transition budget meetings: Planning and Development

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