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

 

Rules Committee Agenda Meeting Minutes

June 1, 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 Bill Gulliford (Chair), Jim Love, Matt Schellenberg, Lori Boyer, Greg Anderson, Stephen Joost

 

Also: Kirk Sherman, Heather Reber, Kyle Billy and Brian Parks – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Teresa Eichner – Mayor’s Office; Juliette Williams– Legislative Services Division

 

See attached sign-in sheet for additional attendees

 

Meeting Convened: 8:30 a.m.

 

Chairman Gulliford called the meeting to order and reviewed the Auditor’s marked agenda which included 8 items marked for deferral, 29 items ready for action (1 requested as an emergency, 1 for withdrawal) and 5 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2015-258 (amending the Ordinance Code to create a new pension benefits package for newly hired police officers and firefighters): Chairman Gulliford announced that he will reverse the order of 2015-258 and 2015-304 (revising Police and Fire Pension). The Council Auditor’s Office has proposed 2 amendments to the bill and a third may be proposed. The group briefly discussed the use of Chapter funds to make the annual required contribution (ARD) and to pay down the unfunded accrued actuarial liability (UAAL). Mr. Gulliford has asked the Auditor’s Office to run several calculations on different payment amount scenarios.

 

Chairman Gulliford announced that he would be deferring long-term mayoral appointments in order to refer those candidates to the Curry transition team for review and recommendations before action at the next Rules Committee meeting. The deferral will not apply to Council appointments or short-term appointments of less than a year.

 

2015-349 and -350 (resolutions opposing seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean): the committee will need to approve one resolution and withdraw the other.

 

Citizen John Nooney asked that the public be allowed to comment on 2015-360 (closing and abandoning a portion of an opened and improved right-of-way on Van Wert Avenue).

 

Meeting Adjourned: 8:46 a.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             6.1.15 Posted 10:00 a.m.

Tapes:  Rules agenda meeting– LSD

            6.1.15

Materials: Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

6.1.15