City Council Finance Committee Chair Stephen Joost has set the schedule for his committee to begin examining Mayor John Peyton’s proposed 2009-10 budget on a department-by-department basis. Those hearings start next Thursday and continue Aug. 20 and 27.
Joost has also added Sept. 3 and 10 to the schedule to serve as make-up dates for any time overruns or requests by the Finance Committee for a specific department head to come back in front of the committee. A special meeting of the full Council has been called for Sept. 17 to discuss just the budget, which must be approved by Sept. 30.
The budget hearings are open to the public.
August 13 (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
• Budget overview by Council Auditor’s Office (120 minutes)
• Tax Increment Districts (30 )
• City Council (10)
• Tourist Development Council (15)
• Mayor (10)
• Mayor’s boards and commissions (10)
• Public Service Grants (15) Break for lunch
Aug. 13 (afternoon session, 1-4:30 p.m.)
• Supervisor of Elections (20)
• Finance, general (15)
• Finance, self insurance and insured programs (15)
• Central Operations, group health (20)
• Pensions (30)
• Office of General Counsel (10)
• Human Rights Commission (15)
• JEDC (30)
• JEDC, Cecil Field Trust Fund (10)
• SMG (30)
• Downtown Vision, Inc. (15)
Aug. 20 (morning session)
• Clerk of Courts (25)
• Courts (25)
• Public Defender (10)
• State Attorney (10)
• Medical Examiner (15)
• Housing Finance Authority (15)
• Housing & Neighborhoods Department (30)
• Recreation & Community Services (50)
• JTA/Capital Improvement Plan (30)
Break for lunch
Aug. 20 (afternoon session)
• Tax Collector (45)
• Health Administrator (20)
• Environmental Resource Management (40)
• Planning Department (30)
• Building Inspection (30)
• JEA/CIP (30)
• Water/Sewer Expansion Authority (15)
Aug. 27 (morning session)
• Jacksonville Journey (30)
• Public Libraries (30)
• Information Technologies (30)
• Central Operations — admin, procurement, HR, PIO, Copy Center (30)
• Central Operations — Fleet Management (15)
• Fire and Rescue (60)
• JAA/CIP (15)
Break for lunch
Aug. 27 (afternoon session)
• Property Appraiser (15)
• Office of the Sheriff (60)
• Public Works (30)
• Jacksonville Children’s Commission (30)
• General Capital Projects (10)
• Emergency Contingency (10)
• CIP (25)
• Banking Fund (15)
• JPA/CIP (15)
• Wrap-up (TBD)