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A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

The latest in a series of Jax Transition Budget Review blogs for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and Jacksonville Port Authority. 10:26: Sam Mousa just kvetched to Ron Littlepage about the library budget. “They have $1.5M. They need to spend what they’ve got.” 10:30: Mousa seems to want this to be a quick meeting. Library running 30 minutes over is […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

The third session of Tuesday morning is for the Library budget, which is perpetually under siege. 9:30: The library representative has offered a narrative story in brochure form. Sam Mousa prefers to talk about the numbers. 9:32: Overdue fines are being deposited into an account for capital improvements. Projected to be over $950K Mousa wants to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

For the second session in a row, Jerry Holland, the outgoing Supervisor of Elections, sits in with Sam Mousa and the budget “swat team.” 9:04: Ron Littlepage is in the house for the T-U. 9:07: Holland discusses the cyclical nature of the SOE budget. Going from three elections to two elections in a year cuts the SOE budget. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

The second day of Sam Mousa‘s review of Jacksonville municipal departmental budgets continues with a half hour sojourn through the Property Appraiser budget. And we are blogging this and every session today. For a recap of Monday’s action, go here. 8:30: We are the only media here. As ever, we appreciate the opportunity. 8:35: Incoming Property Appraiser Jerry […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

For those looking for a peek behind the curtain of a municipal budget process, there is no better place to be than City Hall in Jacksonville for the next three days, as Sam Mousa will go through the budgets of every department in Jacksonville government. After a period when it seemed like these meetings might […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

The fourth and final section of Monday’s Transition Task Force budget review was a romp through the Public Works budget. For any of the previous three budget liveblogs, check our site’s Local tab. The Transition Task Force has three more days of this, as the Lenny Curry team begins its budget process on a departmental review […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

This is a liveblog of the third of four Transition Budget Reviews on Monday, the first of four days of these (for the Inspector General’s office). For the JSO review and the JFRD review, please click the hyperlinks. 1:15 p.m.: Sam Mousa confirms that Mike Weinstein is part of the budget task force. That explains the email about a meeting […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

The Fire and Rescue blog post is here. Now comes the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office budget review. 10:11 a.m.: Pat Ivey and a budget officer represent the JSO here. 10:12 a.m.: Overall revenue in the general fund is only up $300,000. 10:18 a.m.: Red-light camera revenue is not budgeted by city. Apparently the program is “volatile” and “controversial.” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

Today, Jacksonville begins three days of departmental budget review for the Transition Process with Sam Mousa. We will be live blogging each session. This Fire and Rescue session is the first of many. 8:33 a.m.: Thus begins an hour and a half of Fire and Rescue with Sam Mousa and Marty Senterfitt, representing the Fire Department. 8:40: Mousa is […]

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 […]

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Jax Transition budget review: Jacksonville Aviation and Port Authorities

Jax Transition budget review: Jacksonville Public Library system

Jax Transition budget review: Supervisor of Elections

Jax Transition budget review: Property Appraiser

Day 1 of Sam Mousa’s budget review is over. What’s next in day 2?

Jacksonville Transition Task Force Budget Review: Public Works

Jacksonville Transition Task Force Budget Review: Inspector General Office

Jacksonville Transition Task Force Budget Review: JSO

Jacksonville Transition Task Force budget review: Fire and Rescue session

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