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

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July 21, 2009

10:00 AM

 

Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

July 20, 2009

 

Topic:  Finance Committee agenda meeting

 

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

     Suite 425

 

In attendance:  Council Members Joost (Chair), Yarborough, Redman, Bishop, Holt and Graham

Peggy Sidman and Steve Rohan– Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Sonia Carroll – Council Auditor’s Office; Sherry Hall and Lisa Rinaman – Mayor’s Office; Mickey Miller and Kenneth McKeown – Administration and Finance Department; Kelly Boree – Recreation and Community Services Department; Lin White, Jamie Brooks and Bob Williams – Public Works Department; Celeste Hicks, Dianne Smith, Bridgette Green, Scott Wilson, Angela Ryan, Allison Miller, Sarah Lane – ECAs; Sharonda Pender – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – City Council Research; Mike Sharkey – Financial News and Daily Record; Jim Gilmore – Agency Approval and Development; Jane Adams and Bruce Delaney – University of Florida Foundation

 

Meeting Convened:  1:30 p.m.

 

Deputy General Counsel Steve Rohan stated that the Council President’s appointment of two additional members to the Finance Committee will not become official until an ordinance is passed waiving the Council Rule to permit more than 7 members on the committee.  The 2 additional appointees will be present at the meeting and may participate in debate, but are not yet voting members until the waiver ordinance passes.

 

Assistant Council Auditor Janice Billy reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda, which showed 8 items to be deferred, 12 items ready for action (1 as an emergency), and 18 items to be read a second time and re-referred.

 

In answer to a question about why item #13 (2009-465) was deferred in the Rules Committee, Ms. Billy stated that the committee had several questions about funding sources that needed further research.  With regard to item #33 (2009-510) she stated that the rolled back millage rate resolution is being requested for emergency action today to comply with the deadline for Council to act next week so as to be able to report the proposed millage rate the Property Appraiser by the August 4th deadline for TRIM notices to be mailed to all property owners.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  1:35 p.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 7.20.09

Tapes:      Finance agenda meeting– LSD

                 7.20.09

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

     7.20.09