Notice is hereby given that the Jacksonville City Council will meet for the purpose of hosting the 2017- 2018 Installation of Council Leadership Ceremony scheduled 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017, 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 Anna Lopez Brosche as the 2017-2018 Council President, and Honorable Aaron Bowman as the 2017-2018 Council Vice President.  In accordance with Council Rules the Council Leadership positions will become effective July 1, 2017. 

The Jacksonville City Council is seeking nominations for the 2016 “Robert O. Johnson Good Government Award”.  The award was established by the Jacksonville City Council in 2003 in honor of former City Council Auditor Robert O. Johnson.  Each year, the award is bestowed upon an employee, of the City, its Independent Agencies, commissions or Constitutional Officers, who has demonstrated a sustained and significant contribution to the increased efficiency and effectiveness of the City of Jacksonville or its Independent Agencies and offices and who exemplifies Bob Johnson’s exemplary reputation for integrity and honest.

Today I have filed the same Human Rights Ordinance that was voted on by the Jacksonville City Council in 2012 with one addition – a provision for a referendum by the voters on the issue. As a courtesy, I waited until after Mayor Curry’s final community conversation event on this topic before acting.

City Council President Gregory B. Anderson and the Jacksonville City Council invite you and your family to a Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall at St. James, Suite 425.

Today Jacksonville City Council Member Aaron Bowman, (District 3) announced his support for Governor Rick Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund.

Council Member Bowman said “Job creation is extremely important for the State of Florida and I fully support the proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund and improve the economic development process at Enterprise Florida. Enterprise Florida has been integral to creating jobs in our community, with companies such as Vistakon, Macquarie, Anheuser Busch, Fidelity, Deutsche Bank, General Electric, and Safariland. These reforms will continue to diversify our local economy, empower our small businesses, and create even more great jobs.”

Pursuant to Ordinance 2015-592-E, the City Council meeting normally scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, 2015 has been rescheduled one day earlier to Monday, September 21, 2015, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber- City Hall St. James Building- located 117 West Duval Street- 1^st Floor Jacksonville, Florida 32202. This is the meeting at which the fiscal year 2015-16 City budget, property tax levy, Capital Improvement Program, Banking Fund borrowing program, and other budget-related bills will be debated and adopted. 

The Jacksonville City Council will meet on Thursday, June 25, 2015, 5:00 p.m., in Jacoby Hall, at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, to install the Honorable Gregory B. Anderson as the 2015-2016 Council President, the Honorable Lori N. Boyer as the 2015-2016 Council Vice President, the 2015-2019 Jacksonville City Council, and Jerry Holland, Property Appraiser for their upcoming terms.