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A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2015

File this under: Sam Mousa gives a budget lesson. Though the transition between the Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry administrations has been (for the most part) free of tension, matters of professional pride can and do become personalized. That was proved true once again during the Fiscal Responsibility meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, when Brown’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

The big news that came out of Jacksonville’s City Council meeting on Tuesday night is the passage of 2015-304: the Police and Fire Pension Deal, by a 14-4 margin. Those against it (Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni, Bill Bishop, and Matt Schellenberg) made their arguments. But the fact was that Councilman Bill Gulliford and his impassioned […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2015

With the Police and Fire Pension Fund deal subject to a vote in Tuesday evening’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, PFPF Chairman John Keane introduced revisions to its terms during a Tuesday morning meeting with Councilman Bill Gulliford, point man for the latest round of negotiations. Also attending were council members Lori Boyer and Greg Anderson, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2015

The Florida Times-Union reports that there may be renewed trouble on the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund front, in the form of a new legal challenge from the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County. The group has asked for an injunction against the pension deal that cleared the Rules Committee on Monday and the Finance Committee on […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2015

There are, to be sure, a few secrets that are closely guarded in Duval County politics. However, the new Jacksonville City Council president and vice-president were not among them. Councilmembers-elect were confirming even last week that the new president would be Greg Anderson and Lori Boyer would be the next vice-president. So it was written. And […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2015

On Tuesday morning, the Finance Committee of the Jacksonville City Council met and deliberated a number of key bills, including the Police and Fire Pension Deal and the funding for the much-advertised “90 Day Audit” that Mayor-elect Lenny Curry promised during the campaign. The pension deal was the main event, of course, and it passed through committee […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2015

The big news out of the first Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee meeting of June is that 2015-304, an iteration of the Police and Fire Pension Deal (one which is in many respects similar to the deal that was spiked by the full council 9-9 in March) passed 5 to 2, and will hit the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2015

Back in the days when soap operas dominated the daytime television landscape, casual viewers knew that the Friday episode was the one to watch, in terms of climactic plot resolutions. If only that were true for Jacksonville’s Police and Fire Pension Fund negotiations. On Friday morning in a conference room at city hall, PFPF Chief […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2015

“You think you know a lot of people until you run countywide.” These words, from Anna Brosche, who last week unseated Group 1 At Large Councilwoman Kimberly Daniels in one of the more interesting contests on the ballot, demonstrate the crux of the problem Brosche faced. How to introduce one’s self to voters, and how to make the […]

Melissa RossApril 10, 2015

The latest salvo in Jacksonville’s long-running battle over its pension problems comes from City Councilwoman Lori Boyer. Boyer has filed legislation that would reduce pension benefits for police and firefighters that are hired on starting Oct. 1. It’s an aggressive move and apparently the first time someone on the council has filed a measure stating […]

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Fiscal Responsibility meeting reveals tensions between Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry camps

Bill Gulliford wins: Jacksonville passes police and fire pension deal 14-4

Jax police and fire pension amendments discussed ahead of Tuesday evening meeting

7-year itch: Is latest Jax Pension deal in trouble?

Greg Anderson, Lori Boyer elected as Jax Council officers

Jax Police and Fire Pension deal moves through Finance Committee

Bill Gulliford police, fire pension bill clears Jax Rules Committee

The Friday episode of “As the Jax Pension Deal Turns”

Anna Brosche tells how she unseated Kim Daniels

New salvo in Jacksonville pension wars