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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Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

July 16, 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 and Ray Holt

 

Janice Billy and Sean Costigan – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman, Steve Rohan and Jason Gabriel – Office of General Counsel; Jessica Deal and Tiffani Dailey – Mayor’s Office;  Marilyn Allen – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division;  Connie Holt, Celeste Hicks, BeLinda Peeples, James Nealis  and Stan Johnson – ECAs; Rachel Welsh – Council Staff Services; Annette Hastings – Tourist Development Council; Chris Warren – Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Joe Andrews, Connie Benham, Tony Bates, Don Shea

 

Meeting Convened:  9:32 a.m.

 

Chairman Yarborough reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda.

 

2012-116 (resolution supporting J-bill to amend City Charter to change method of appointing members of the Police and Fire Pension Fund board of trustees): will be deferred until 2012-411 (appointment of Walt Bussells and Adam Herbert to the Police and Fire Pension Fund board of trustees) is dealt with.

 

2012-213 (revision of economic development policies): will be deferred to discussion at the joint Rules/Finance Committee meeting on July 18th.

 

2012-296 (non-discrimination based on sexual orientation): will be deferred as the RCD and PHS Committees also plan to defer this cycle.

 

2012-364 (creation of a Downtown Investment Authority): will be deferred to discussion at the joint Rules/Finance Committee meeting on July 18th.

 

2012-394 (actions against EBS/Atlanta flex spending account contractor): the committee will need to hear from the bill sponsor before deciding what action to take.  Jessica Deal of the Mayor’s office reported that Jarik Conrad, Director of Employee Services, and Loree French of the General Counsel’s Office will be present for discussion and questions if the bill is taken up by the committee.

 

Peggy Sidman of the General Counsel’s Office stated that she would be checking with Council Member Gulliford to see if he still wants to move forward with 2012-116 (support for J-bill to amend the City Charter regarding appointment mechanism for Police and Fire Pension Fund trustees) given the recent Florida Division of Retirement ruling on the permissibility of having the City Council appoint 3 instead of 2 members of the board.

 

Meeting Adjourned:  9:40 a.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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