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

August 6, 2012

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 Clay Yarborough (Chair), Jim Love, Greg Anderson, Lori Boyer, Ray Holt, Robin Lumb and Matt Schellenberg

 

Kirk Sherman, Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Cindy Laquidara and Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Jessica Deal, Mia Jones and Tiffani Dailey – Mayor’s Office;  Marilyn Allen – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  John Jones – Real Estate Division; Susan Stewart – Duval Legislative Delegation; Sheriff John Rutherford and Maxine Person – Sheriff’s Office; Connie Holt, BeLinda Peeples, Donna Barrow  and Stan Johnson – ECAs; Rachel Welsh – Council Staff Services; Chris Warren – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Ed Randolph – Office of Economic Development; Randy Wyse – Jacksonville Association of Firefighters; Wayne Young – JEA

 

Meeting Convened:  9:32 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which showed 12 items to be deferred, 27 items ready for action (2 recommended for withdrawal, 2 requested for emergency action); and 18 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

Mr. Yarborough announced that the order of business would be appoints, followed by the Sheriff’s appropriation bill (2012-450, then the remainder of the agenda in order, except that 2012-296 (anti-discrimination ordinance) will be taken up last and will have a proposed substitute.

 

2012-349 (expression of “no confidence” in the General Counsel): General Counsel Cindy Laquidara asked that the committee take action on the bill and not continue deferring so that she can discontinue blocking out hours on her schedule for each Rules Committee only to have no action taken.

 

2012-406 (appointment of Crystal Freed to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission): will be deferred.

 

2012-450 (appropriation of Sheriff’s Office FY11-12 budget savings to a reserve for FY12-13): Council Member Lumb will offer a substitute that will increase the amount of savings to be appropriated from $6.7 million to $10.5 million.  The Sheriff requests emergency action on this bill.

 

2012-491 (providing for a straw ballot referendum asking voters if the City should request the Duval Legislative Delegation to amend the City Charter to allow City Council to appoint 3 rather than the current 2 members of the Police and Fire Pension Fund board of trustees): Council Member Crescimbeni will request emergency action on the resolution.

 

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:38 a.m.

 

Minutes:  Jeff Clements, Council Research

                 8.6.12   Posted 4:00 p.m.

Tapes:      Rules agenda meeting– LSD

                8.6.12

Materials:   Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

    8.6.12