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                                                                                                                                                 

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

February 17, 2016

1:30 p.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 Matt Schellenberg (Chair), Anna Lopez Brosche, Tommy Hazouri, Jim Love

 

Also: Heather Reber– Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman and Stephen Durden – Office of General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Juliette Williams  – Legislative Services Division; Ali Korman Shelton – Mayor’s Office

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened: 1:30 p.m.

 

Chairman Schellenberg called the meeting to order and asked the attendees to introduce themselves. He reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 9 items marked for deferral, 19 items ready for action (2 as a substitute) and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

Mr. Schellenberg announced that he had requested General Counsel Jason Gabriel, Director of Employee Services Kelli O’Leary and City Treasurer Joey Greive to address the committee regarding media reports about employees of the Mayor Brown administration qualifying for retirement benefits despite having worked for the City for less than the 5-year vesting period.

 

2016-36 (confirming the appointment of Charlene Taylor Hill as Executive Director of the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission) – the bill will not be deferred as marked on the agenda but will be taken up.

 

2016-94 (confirming the appointment of Willard Payne to the Police and Fire Pension Fund board of trustees): Deputy General Counsel Peggy Sidman called the attention of the committee members to this bill, which appoints the fifth member of the PFPF board, selected by the other four members.

 

Mr. Schellenberg announced that he would be canceling the Vehicles For Hire Committee meeting scheduled for next week and would notice a meeting for the following week for the committee to begin amending and making recommendations on the pending bill.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 1:35 p.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes:  Rules agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

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