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

January 6, 2015

8:30 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 Richard Clark (Chair), Matt Schellenberg, Lori Boyer

 

Also: Kirk Sherman, Kyle Billy and Heather Reber– Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman and Susan Grandin – Office of General Counsel; Lin White and John Jones – Public Works Department; Wayne Young – JEA; Paul Crawford – Office of Economic Development; Teresa Eichner – Mayor’s Office;

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened: 8:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Clark called the meeting to order and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 23 items marked for deferral, 10 items ready for action and 1 item for second reading and re-referral.

 

Council Auditor Kirk Sherman will give a brief quarterly update on the status of the budget.

 

Council Member Boyer noted that 2014-560 (appropriating $2.95 million in Downtown Investment Authority funding for a variety of listed projects) was reviewed by the DIA board which requested several changes. Ms. Boyer will offer those proposed changes in the form of a substitute ordinance for re-referral to committee. She requested that staff cross-check the Council Auditor’s proposed amendments on page 11 of the agenda to see if they have been incorporated into the Boyer substitute.

 

In response to a question, Teresa Eichner of the Mayor’s office stated that the Mayor did not sign Ordinance 2014-386 (amendments to the Police and Fire Pension Plan) after it was passed by City Council in December. The PFPF board of trustees has reviewed the Council’s proposed changes, agreed with some and offered counter-proposals for others. The PFPF is working with the Office of General Counsel to draft a new pension reform proposal ordinance for Council’s consideration.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 8:35 a.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             1.6.15 Posted 9:00 a.m.

Tapes:  Finance agenda meeting– LSD

             1.6.15

Materials: Auditor’s marked Finance agenda

1.6.15