Notice is hereby given that Council Member Katrina Brown will hold a meeting on Friday, May 5, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room A, 117 West Duval Street City Hall St. James Building, 4th Floor, Ste 425, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The purpose of the meeting is to gain more insight on the Neighborhood Matching Grants Program.
Notice is hereby given that Council Member Bill Gulliford will be attending a Town Hall Meeting given by Sandy Golding of Beaches Watch on Wednesday May 3, 2017 at 7:00pm. It will be held in the Community Room, Beaches Branch Library, 600 3rd Street, Neptune Beach, Fl. This is to be an opportunity for beaches residents to discuss any issues or concerns.
Notice is hereby given that the Honorable Lori N. Boyer, Council President, will hold a meeting of the Personnel Committee on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 1:00 p.m., in Conference Room “A”, located at 117 West Duval Street, Suite 425 -4th Floor City Hall St. James Building, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following topics: Council Secretary/Director’s and Council Auditor’s recommendations for departmental budget, position management, administrative betterments, and other management and office procedure items that may be added at the discretion of the Chairperson.
The Committee will adjourn no later than noon, regarding legislative matters, and reconvene immediately thereafter to consider special matters before the Committee.
Governor Rick Scott directed the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to meet with communities to identify additional strategies to fight the rising opioid usage cases in Florida. The Attorney General’s Office will also be participating in these workshops. At the Governor’s direction, DCF Secretary Mike Carroll, Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip and FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen will travel to counties facing an increase in opioid-related deaths and host community workshops with local leaders, law enforcement, health directors, treatment providers and community members.
The Committee will convene at 4:45 p.m. to consider special matters before the Committee, (unless pre-empted by an appeal hearing). Legislative matters before the Committee will be considered beginning at 5:30 p.m.