Elected Officials Orientation Program

The General Counsel's Office provides a comprehensive orientation program for newly elected officials on local government topics, including Jacksonville's Consolidated Government, municipal finance, collective bargaining, eminent domain, land use, procurement, and related topics. Annually, the Office of the General Counsel provides Government in the Sunshine and public records training to all Council members and their Executive Council Assistants.  The last such program occurred after the 2011 City of Jacksonville elections. The following links provide these presentations through streaming video and outlines in .pdf format:

Video Presentations 

Welcome and Overview, Rick Mullaney, General Counsel

Municipal Finance, Appropriations and Budget, Cindy Laquidara, Chief Deputy General Counsel and Kirk Sherman, Council Auditor

Eminent Domain, Bruce Page, Assistant General Counsel

Procurement, Devin Reed, Director of Central Operations

Duval Delegation, Susan Stewart, Coordinator, Duval Delegation

Labor & Employment Law, Derrel Chatmon, Chief, Labor Law

Land Use & Quasi Judicial Proceedings, Tracey Arpen, Deputy General Counsel and Shannon Eller, Deputy General Counsel

Sunshine Law, Peggy Sidman, Assistant General Counsel

Concluding Remarks, Rick Mullaney, General Counsel

Outlines and Written Materials

Basic Municipal Finance - Cindy Laquidara, Chief Deputy General Counsel

Consolidated Government, Rick Mullaney, General Counsel and Neill W. McArthur, Chief, Contracts Administration

Duval Delegation - Susan Stewart, Coordinator, Duval Delegation

Eminent Domain - Bruce Page, Assistant General Counsel

Labor & Employment - Derrel Chatmon, Chief, Labor Law

Land Use & Quasi-Judicial, Tracey Arpen, Deputy General Counsel and Shannon Eller, Deputy General Counsel

Municipal Finance, Appropriations and Budget, Cindy Laquidara, Chief Deputy General Counsel and Kirk Sherman, Council Auditor

Procurement - Devin Reed, Director of Central Operations