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Jacksonville: Where Forced Child Labor Begins?
As the City Council Finance Committee wrapped up their weeks of budget hearings Thursday and Friday, a last-minute proposal by Councilman Ray Holt slipped through during the hearing on the budget of the Jacksonville Children's Commission. The proposal, which horrified the crowd attending the hearings, would require children who attend summer camps on city... »
Council President Comes Under Fire From Citizens, Sheriff
Abel Harding Weeks after City Council President Richard Clark expressed his commitment to identifying nearly $50 million in savings, he unveiled a step in his plan to achieve those savings---eliminating many of the city's volunteer boards and commissions. While it is unclear how eliminating volunteer boards will help eliminate a $50 million deficit, Clark's proposal... »
City Council’s “Solution” Is Unconvincing At This Point
Abel Harding The Jacksonville City Council's Finance Committee moved to close the city's $50 million deficit on Thursday by proposing a 3% across the board cut for every city department. This cut, according to The Times-Union, would come on top of the 5% cut already ordered by Mayor John Peyton. Of course, with the general... »
Council Weighs Options After Finance Committee Votes Down Tax Hike
Abel Harding Jacksonville's nineteen city council members will now take up Mayor John Peyton's proposal for a 12% increase in the city's millage rate after the Council's Finance Committee voted 6-0 against the proposal. Bill Bishop, one of the Committee's members, said that rejecting the Mayor's proposal would force the city to get serious about... »
