OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CHERYL L. BROWN 117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

DIRECTOR 4^TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

OFFICE (904) 630-1452 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202

FAX (904) 630-2906

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

February 20, 2012

9:30 a.m.

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

Attendance: Council Members John Crescimbeni (Chair), Greg Anderson (Vice Chair), Lori Boyer, Bill Gulliford and Clay Yarborough

Also in attendance: Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Kirk Sherman and Janice Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Maxine Person – Sheriff’s Office; Carol Owens and Paula Shoup – Legislative Services Division; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Jessica Deal – Mayor’s Office; Rachel Welsh – Council Staff Services; Mike Weinstein – State Attorney’s Office; Kimberly Scott – Code Enforcement Division; Jim Robinson, Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Donna Barrow, Stan Johnson, BeLinda Peeples, Scott Wilson, Dan Macdonald and Leeann Summerford – ECAs; Jody McDaniel – Parks and Recreation Department; Jill Dame – Children’s Commission; Alberta Hipps, Lara Hipps, Jim Gilmore, Steve Diebenow

The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. and reviewed the Council Auditor’s marked agenda which showed 7 items marked for deferral, 15 items ready for action (1 for withdrawal), 13 items for second reading and re-referral, and 1 item on which committee action was taken at a previous special joint committee meeting.

The Chair noted that at the beginning of the meeting, Council Auditor Kirk Sherman will make a brief presentation on the FY12-13 first quarter budget report. At the conclusion of the meeting City Treasurer Joey Greive and General Employees’ Pension Plan board member Terry Wood will make a presentation on the GEPP’s investment performance.

2013-15 (appropriating $47,000 from Special Council Contingency to hire a consultant to pursue brownfields-related grants): the committee may or may not take action, depending on whether Council Member Jones is present and all questions raised at the last meeting have been resolved.

2013-41 (waiving Ordinance Code provisions and authorizing the administration to issue an RFP for waste hauling services in the area currently served by Waste Pro): in response to a question from Council Member Anderson about what deadlines are looming with regard to this bill, Mr. Crescimbeni stated that Waste Pro’s current contract expires at the beginning of September, but a provision of the Ordinance Code requires that action to extend a contract must be taken 6 months before the expiration, or the end of February. He suggested that a joint meeting of the Finance, Rules and TEU Committees be scheduled for Monday, February 25^th to discuss how to proceed with this bill and with 2013-39, and stated that he would be prepared to propose a substitute to 2013-41 at that time. If the substitute fails then he will be ready to support 2013-39 as a fall-back position.

2013-55 (waiving City residence requirement for re-hiring of laid-off Sheriff’s Office officers): Mr. Crescimbeni asked if the Office of General Counsel had recently issued an opinion regarding a “grandfathering” or exemption clause for these employees and requested Peggy Sidman to research the question prior to the committee meeting.

Council Member Boyer asked if the members thought that either the City Council or the Finance Committee should appoint a subcommittee to work with the administration on the development of next year’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 9:36 a.m.

Jeff Clements, Council Research Division (904) 630-1404

Posted 2.20.13

3:30 p.m.