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                                                                                                                                                 

E-MAIL: CLBROWN@coj.net

 

Finance Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

August 17, 2015

9:00 a.m.

Topic: Finance Committee agenda meeting

 

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

Suite 425

 

In attendance: Council Members Bill Gulliford, Lori Boyer, Anna Lopez Brosche, Aaron Bowman, Danny Becton, Matt Schellenberg, Greg Anderson

 

Also: Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman and Paige Johnston – Office of General Counsel; Jeff Clements – Council Research Division; Jessica Morales  – Legislative Services Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened: 9:00 a.m.

 

Chairman Gulliford called the meeting to order and asked the attendees to introduce themselves. He reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 30 items marked for deferral, 16 items ready for action (2 for withdrawal) and 2 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

The committee will hear presentations on the recent Council Auditor’s Office Clerk of the Courts audit and on the progress of the Police and Fire Pension Fund forensic audit.

 

2015-322 (approving Jax/Duval County Affordable Housing Plan): Mayor’s Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart will be present to discuss the bill.

 

2015-457 (urging Mayor to budget for employee salary increases): will be deferred if Council Member Reggie Brown is not present.

 

2015-504 (approving Downtown Vision Inc. budget): the bill will have a public hearing and then be deferred.

 

2015-519 (increasing threshold for donation of surplus property for affordable housing purposes): Council Member Boyer requested a copy of the proposed revised donation process.

 

2015-550 (amending JTA FY13-14 budget): the Council Auditor’s Office has reviewed the revisions and determined that they reconcile to the JTA’s independent audit. Council Member Boyer said that she has not had time to reconcile the revised budget to CIP figures reviewed by the Special CIP Committee to determine if they match. The Chair will defer the bill.

 

Council President Anderson will be present to make several announcements at the beginning of the meeting.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 9:08 a.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

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Tapes:  Finance agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

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