JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

RESEARCH DIVISION

 

 

RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

 

October 20, 2008

9:30 a.m.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

 

 

Attendance:  Committee Chair Jack Webb; Committee Member Clay Yarborough; Heather Norsworthy, Office of Council Auditor; Peggy Sidman and Jon Phillips, Office of General Counsel; Shirley Nulf and Rick Campbell, Office of City Council; Sherry Hall, Office of the Mayor; Susan Stewart, Duval Legislative Delegation Coordinator

 

The Committee Chair, Jack Webb, called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.  He asked Ms. Norsworthy to take everyone through the marked agenda containing the suggested committee actions.

 

Changes, additions, and comments concerning the agenda as marked included:

08-659 The Chair indicated that the bill will be deferred

08-839 Legal staff requested deferral to allow time for review, with C/M Yarborough expressing   some concern since he, as a sponsor, had not been apprised of the request and since the          Office of General Counsel had drafted this bill and filed it in September; the Chair     determined that the need for deferral would be discussed in committee.

08-908 It was stated that this legislation pertains to the Florida-Georgia football game

08-925 The addition of this bill to the agenda for emergency consideration was noted

 

Discussion followed concerning the J-bills.  Two of them are to be considered for introduction by the Rules Committee, while a third bill with other sponsorship has already been introduced (08-905).  Mr. John Keane, Police and Fire Pension Fund, explained that J-bill introduction has not been a problem in the past and he inquired as to any change in procedure.  The Chair advised that the committee will vote today, and that he saw no problem with the bills being introduced.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 a.m.

 

Rick Campbell, Research Assistant

630-1679

 

Posted 10.21.08/10:50 a.m.