JACKSONVILLE
RESEARCH DIVISION
FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
May 19, 2008
1:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM A
117 W. Duval Street
Attendance: Chairman
Shad
Peggy Sidman and Shannon
Eller – Office of General Counsel; Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office;
Jessica Morales – Legislative Services Division; Sherry Hall – Mayor’s Office;
John Jackson – City Council Research; Lin White – Public Works Dept.; Bob
Williams – Real Estate Division; Wight Greger – Housing and Neighborhoods
Department; Kelly Boree – Recreation and
Community Services Department; Paul Crawford – JEDC; Dick Cohee – Police and
Fire Pension Fund; Debbie Delgado, Alison Miller, Dianne Smith and Celeste
Hicks – ECAs; Henry Cook – Retired Employees’ Association; Nelson Cuba –
Fraternal Order of Police; Jessica Deal – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
The meeting was called to
order at 1:30 p.m.
Chairman Shad reviewed the
agenda items, which included 9 items to be deferred, 17 items ready for action,
and 19 items to be read a second time and re-referred. He noted that Council Members Clark and Joost
are excused from the meeting and the Council President has appointed Council
Member Warren Jones as a member of the committee for through the end of this
Council year in June.
The administration requested
deferral of 2007-1136 (creation of defined contribution retirement plan) while
further work is done on the bill.
Finance Director Mickey Miller will be present to answer any questions
the committee may have. Library Director
Barbara Gubbin and Library Board member Bill Scheu will be present to discuss
2008-210 (Main Library conference center operations), and a member of the
Jacksonville Skeet and Trap Club is expected to be present to discuss 2008-328
(lease between the City and the club for property on New Berlin Road). Janice Billy explained that 2008-345
(appropriation of 2% operating lapse funds) was the latest installment of lapse
funding restorations recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee on Budget
Efficiencies.
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:33 p.m.
Jeff Clements, City Council
Research
630-1405