City of Jacksonville

City Council Offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

It now appears that the July 2nd meeting will not have a quorum.  The Council and the public are therefore put on notice that the July 2nd meeting will be opened by the Council President with staff, and the Council President, in accordance with the Council Rules and Roberts Rules of Order, will take only such action as is necessary to continue the public hearings and the legislation on the Agenda to July 24, 2012, the Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

In accordance with Ordinance 2005-361-E, the 1st Committee week and City Council meeting of the month of July are suspended for a summer break.  The regularly scheduled Council meeting cycle will resume with Standing Committee meetings on Monday, July 16, 2012.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 674.206, Ordinance Code, the Mayor has requested that the Jacksonville City Council convene in a Special Meeting so that Mayor Brown can report to the Council the necessity to invoke a declaration of emergency in connection with the Tropical Storm Debby. Therefore, there is hereby called a Special Meeting of the Council to be held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 3:30 p.m., Council Chambers 117 West Duval Street, 1^st Floor City Hall St. James Building for the purpose of responding to the Mayor’s request and being briefed on necessity of invoking a declaration of emergency in connection with the tropical storm Debby.

Council Member Lori N. Boyer will be meeting with Council Member William Bishop, to discuss 2012-364. This meeting is open to all Council Members who are interested in this topic. The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 28^th 2012, at 3:00 p.m., in Conference Room B, Suite 425, City Hall, 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

This meeting has been CANCELLED.

Notice is hereby given that Council Members E. Denise Lee, Warren Jones and Kimberly Daniels will meet with Council President-Elect Bill Bishop on Tuesday June 26 at 1 p.m. in Conference Room A, located at 117 West Duval Street, Suite 425, City Hall St. James Building. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss City Council Standing Committee assignments for the 2012-2013 term. All Council Members and interested parties are invited to attend.