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

March 2, 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) and Matt Schellenberg

 

Also: Kirk Sherman, Heather Reber, Kyle Billy – Council Auditor’s Office; Peggy Sidman – Office of General Counsel; Teresa Eichner – Mayor’s Office; Juliette Williams– Legislative Services Division; Jack Shad – Public Parking 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 11 items marked for deferral, 16 items ready for action and 9 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2015-2 (amending Ordinance Code Chapter 73 – Environmental Protection Board): James Richardson representing the EPB requested deferral of the bill.

 

2015-54 (amendments to the Police and Fire Pension Fund): the bill will be taken up later in the meeting after Council President Yarborough has an opportunity to be arrive from an Inspector General selection committee meeting.

 

2015-122 (honoring and commending former Sheriff’s Office Director Jimmy Holderfield and Jose Cruz for bravery in apprehending a hit-and-run driver): the bill will be deferred until after the upcoming election in which Mr. Holderfield is a candidate.

 

2015-128 (expressing Council’s intent to levy a local option sales tax for emergency fire and rescue services): Council Member Schellenberg may propose a substitute for re-referral.

 

2015-159 (appointing Dr. Roi Dagan as a member of the Environmental Protection Board): the committee needs to discuss the requested waiver for appointment of an out-of-county resident this week before considering the merits of the appointment at the next meeting.

 

Meeting Adjourned: 8:34 a.m.

 

Minutes: Jeff Clements, Council Research

             3.2.15 Posted 9:00 a.m.

Tapes:  Rules agenda meeting– LSD

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Materials: Auditor’s marked Rules agenda

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