OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                        117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                          JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

November 14, 2011

9:30 a.m.

 

Topic:  Rules Committee agenda meeting

 

Location:  Conference Room A, City Hall – St. James Building; 117 West Duval Street,

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Bill Bishop (Chair) and Matt Schellenberg

Steve Rohan and John Germany – Office of General Counsel; Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Scott Trebatoski – Environmental and Compliance Department; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; BeLinda Peeples, Dan Macdonald and Suzanne Warren - ECAs; Philip Zamarron – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Chris Warren – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Brad Thoburn - JTA

 

Meeting Convened:  9:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Bishop convened the meeting and reviewed the marked agenda, which included 2 items to be deferred, 13 items ready for action (1 for withdrawal, 1 as an emergency) and 11 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2011-89 (appropriation of $30,000 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade) will be taken up if Council Member Brown is present.

 

2011-726 (waiver of Ordinance Code to allow employees temporarily acting as department heads and division chiefs to exceed the 60 day limit for temporary appointment) is being requested for emergency action by the administration.

 

2011-732 (administrative reorganization): Chairman Bishop will encourage all committee members to study this bill in great detail and to meet with members of the administration and/or call noticed meetings with other council members to get all questions answered on this very important bill.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:35 a.m.

 

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 11.14.11   Posted 12:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                 11.14.11

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

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