JACKSONVILLE, Fla. June 13, 2018 — In accordance with Ordinance 2005-361- E, the second Committee week and City Council meeting in the month of July 2018 are suspended due to the Legislated Summer Break. The Jacksonville City Council meeting cycle will resume with Standing Committee meetings on Tuesday, July 16, 2018.
 
ORDINANCE 2005-361-E, AMENDING THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL, RULES 2.201 AND 4.102; PROVIDING FOR SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS BREAK BY ELIMINATING THE FIRST COMMITTEE WEEK AND FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN JULY AND THE SECOND COMMITTEE WEEK AND SECOND COUNCIL MEETING IN DECEMBER; AMENDING SECTION 106.201 WAS PASSED BY THE JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 12, 2005.
 

Notice is hereby given that the Jacksonville City Council will meet for the purpose of hosting the 2018- 2019 Installation of Council Leadership Ceremony scheduled 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 28, 2018, Jacoby Hall- Auditorium – Times Union Center for Performing Arts located at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.  Immediately following the installation ceremony a reception will be held in the Uible located within the Times Union Center for Performing Arts Building.   
 
The ceremony is held to install the Honorable Aaron L. Bowman as the 2018-2019 Council President Designate, and Honorable Scott A. Wilson as the 2018-2019 Council Vice President Designate.  In accordance with Council Rules the Council Leadership positions will become effective July 1, 2018. (Invited attendees will include the Jacksonville City Council Members, Constitutional Officers, Judges, Duval Delegation, and Congressional Representatives, appointed Board and Commission members of the City of Jacksonville as well as the public at large.)
 

The Chapel at Cecil Commerce Center was originally dedicated in 1963 as part of NAS Cecil Field. The objective of the Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial, Inc. non-profit is to honor former Prisoners of War (POWs) and those who remain Missing in Action (MIAs) from all branches of the military. The Chapel serves as a focal point in this effort, as we restore the current chapel building. While the chapel will serve as the centerpiece for honoring former POWs and past and present MIAs, this organizations will also be building a place of education, respite, and reflection on their sacrifices.

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 22,400 new private-sector jobs in the past year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. Jacksonville’s unemployment rate was a low 3.1 percent in May, down 0.7 percentage point from a year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 19,000 new jobs in May bringing the total number of new private-sector jobs created in Florida to more than 1.5 million since December 2010.

The City of Jacksonville Military and Veterans Departments in collaboration with Florida State College at Jacksonville presents the 2018 Jacksonville Vetreprenuer Summit.

Join the Jazz Ambassadors at Memorial Park on Saturday, June 30^th to hear the military's finest practitioners of jazz and swing.

The City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful will partner with the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol for the annual July 5^th Beaches Cleanup following the Independence Day holiday.
 

The City of Jacksonville continues to earn recognition for its strong fiscal presentation and management by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The GFOA has awarded the City with a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2017 fiscal year, for the commitment of the governing body and staff in meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.