In a letter today to her colleagues, City Council member Lori Boyer announced her candidacy for Council vice president for the 2013-14 year beginning July 1.
She joins two other Council members — Reggie Brown and Clay Yarborough — in announcing they will seek the vice presidency.
Brown announced his intent at the Oct. 23 Council meeting. Yarborough, who sought the position last year, also has sent a letter to Council members, according to his office. Yarborough could not immediately be reached for comment.
"I really think I have something to offer," Boyer said today.
"I have broad-based experience across the Council committees with the exception of TEU (Council Transportation Energy and Utilities Committee) and at this point I think I have good working relationships," with other Council members and the administration, she said.
"We need to work together," she said.
In the letter, she said that as vice president she would work with the mayor and administration to advance the interests of all Council members.
"I am proud of our Council and the collective work we are doing to make Jacksonville better," she said in the letter.
Boyer said she chose to announce her decision before the New Year to officially let her colleagues know she wanted to run. Due to Sunshine Laws, meetings between two Council members relating to Council matters must be publicly noticed. She said announcing now would allow any of her colleagues the opportunity to meet with her one-on-one about her candidacy.
Council elections for the presidency and vice presidency typically take place in late April or May.
The Council year runs from July 1-June 31.
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