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A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2016

Hopes were that Jacksonville would find its new Inspector General by the end of the summer. However, that search appears destined to go longer. A Monday meeting involving Council President Lori Boyer, Council Vice President John Crescimbeni, and Carla Miller of the ethics office revealed a general dissatisfaction with the shallow pool of applicants. Reopening the advertisement will […]

Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2016

One of the most undercovered, yet indispensable, parts of the fiscal year in Jacksonville: The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee, which is a misnomer, as one never actually sees the Mayor in the room. If the posted schedule is correct, that committee wraps Wednesday, with a “clean up” session slated for next Tuesday afternoon to resolve any issues left […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

The changing of the guard in Jacksonville City Council happened Thursday afternoon, with Lori Boyer being sworn into the presidency at the Ritz Theater. Boyer pledged an “ambitious agenda,” one undeterred by Jacksonville’s fiscal reality. “I realized months ago that the budget would not accommodate any big initiative,” Boyer said, yet she wanted to develop a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2016

On Wednesday, Jacksonville City Council President-Designate Lori Boyer announced committee assignments for the upcoming year, which reflect the holistic vision she expressed to FloridaPolitics.com earlier in June. As she promised media, new council members chair all committees, with experienced hands serving as vice chairs. There also will be a new committee: Neighborhoods, Community Investments and Services Committee, which […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2016

The Jacksonville mayor’s office budget reviews continued bright and early Wednesday morning, with the city council’s budget subjected to the tender mercies of Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa and Chief Financial Officer Mike Weinstein. There was little controversy. And in the case of the council, look for increased spending. And look for John Crescimbeni to, at long last, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2016

On Monday, FloridaPolitics.com caught up with Jacksonville City Council President-Designate Lori Boyer. Among the topics: the recent council auditor report that said $317,000 was improperly allocated to Infinity Global Solutions, a lobbying firm which benefited from a “no-bid” contract when current Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart was head of the Housing and Neighborhoods Department and John Peyton was mayor. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 21, 2016

For the Jacksonville Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement ad hoc committee, Monday afternoon was “closing time.” As the song goes, “every new beginning is some other beginning’s end.” And this is especially true for the NICE committee. Council President-Designate Lori Boyer noted last week that NICE would not return for another year, with its concerns rolled […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2016

“You won’t have Gulliford to kick around anymore.” Those Nixonian words, said by Finance Chair Bill Gulliford at the end of the last committee meeting under his chairmanship, kicked off the agenda meeting, a prelude to the last Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee meeting before leadership of the Council and committees changes at the end of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2016

Many of those outside the walls of the St. James Building in Jacksonville won’t take notice when Lori Boyer assumes the presidency of Jacksonville’s City Council from outgoing President Greg Anderson in less than two weeks. Chances are they will feel the effects though, as the second-term Southside Republican seeks to reassert the role of the legislative branch, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

It’s hard not to like Jacksonville City Council President Greg Anderson. When the at-large councilman assumed the yearlong position of president last summer, one media headline lauded him as a “Southern Gentleman.” And despite the slings and arrows from people on and off the council, he has lived up to that designation. He came to the presidency […]

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Jax Inspector General search to be prolonged

Jacksonville Bold for 07.05.16 — What the fiscal cliff looks like

Lori Boyer assumes Jax Council presidency, promises ‘ambitious agenda’

New Jax City Council committee assignments announced; first-termers in all chairs

More money in Jax City Council budget next year

Lori Boyer talks Kerri Stewart and the ‘perception issue’

Jax Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement committee wraps

Slots bill hits jackpot in Jax Council Finance committee

Jax Council President-elect Lori Boyer outlines her leadership goals

Greg Anderson looks back on his Jacksonville City Council presidency

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