City Council Finance Committee Chair Stephen Joost has amended the scheduled hearings for the proposed 2009-10 budget. A majority of the morning session of the first day of the hearings, last Thursday, was taken up by discussion of Council President Richard Clark’s proposed 3 percent across-the-board cut.
That proposal was approved by the Finance Committee and each department will now have to lobby to get back all or a portion of the 3 percent.
The following is a revised budget hearing schedule. The hearings are in Council Chambers and open to the public, although public comments aren’t on the agendas.
Thursday (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
City Council (10 minutes)
Tourist Development Council (10)
Mayor (10)
Mayor’s Boards & Commissions (10)
Finance, General Fund (15)
Finance, Self Insurance and Insured Programs (15)
Group Health (20)
Pensions (20)
General Counsel (15)
Human Rights Commission (10)
JEDC (20)
JEDC, Cecil Field Trust Fund (10)
SMG (30)
Downtown Vision Inc. (15)
Break for lunch
Thursday (afternoon session, 1-4:30 p.m.)
Clerk of the Courts (30)
Courts (30)
Public Defender (10)
State Attorney (10)
Medical Examiner (15)
Housing Finance Authority/CDBG (15)
Recreation & Community Services (60)
JTA (40)
Aug. 27 (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
(Tentative, subject to change)
Tax Collector (45)
JEA/CIP (30)
Health Administrator (20)
Environmental Resource Management (40)
Planning Department (30)
Building Inspection (30)
WSEA (15)
Break for lunch
Aug. 27 (afternoon session, 1-4:30 p.m.)
(Tentative, subject to change)
Property Appraiser (20)
Information Technologies (45)
Central Operations (45)
Central Operations, Fleet Management (15)
Fire & Rescue (60)
JAA/CIP (25)
Sept. 3 (morning session, 8:30 a.m.-noon)
(Tentative, subject to change)
Office of the Sheriff (60)
Jacksonville Journey (30)
Public Works Department (60)
Jacksonville Children’s Commission (40)
General Capital Projects (10)
Emergency Contingency (10)
Capital Improvements Projects (30)
Banking Fund (15)
JPA Seaport/CIP (15)
Wrap-Up (TBD)
Sept. 9 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
(Tentative, subject to change)
Public Libraries (60)
Wrap-Up (TBD)