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In lieu of the budget hearings taking much longer than planned, City Council Finance Chair Stephen Joost, along with the Council Auditor’s Office, has revised the schedule for the remaining budget hearings and the departments that have yet to go before the Finance Committee.
The new schedule is below and includes a session Saturday. Council must, by law, approve a budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year by Sept. 29.
Thursday (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
JTA
JEA
Break for lunch from noon-1 p.m.
Afternoon session, 1-4:30 p.m.
WSEA
Environmental Resource Management
Recreation & Community Services
Planning Department
Building Inspection
Friday (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
Clerk of the Courts
Courts
Public Defender
State Attorney
Medical Examiner
Housing Finance Authority/CDBG
Break for lunch from noon-1 p.m.
Health Administrator
Property Appraiser
Tax Collector
JAA
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Break for lunch from noon-1 p.m.
General Counsel
Information Technologies
Central Operations
(Administrative Services, Procurement, Human Resources, Public Info & Copy Center)
Central Operations (Fleet Management)
Sept. 3 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Break for lunch from noon-1 p.m.
Office of the Sheriff
Jacksonville Journey
Public Works Department (including Solid Waste & Stormwater)
Jacksonville Children’s Commission
General Capital Projects
Emergency Contingency
Capital Improvement
Projects
Banking Fund
JPA Seaport/CIP
Fire & Rescue
Wrap-Up
(NOTE: Items not taken up Sept. 3 will be taken up Sept. 4)
Sept. 9 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Public Libraries
Wrap-Up
TDB
(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)