Finance Committee

Cultural Council Of Jacksonville Seeks More Than $1 Million Funding Increase

By • Aug 16, 2018
Exterior of Jacksonville City Hall.
Joslyn Simmons / WJCT

The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is asking the city to increase its investment in arts and culture by more than $1 million. 

7/24/2018: Curry Budget; Moveable Feast; Emerald Necklace

By • Jul 24, 2018
Lindsey Kilbride / WJCT

Tuesday on First Coast Connect we were joined by Jacksonville Daily Record reporter David Cawton who gave us an overview of the proposed budget presented Monday by Mayor Lenny Curry to the Jacksonville City Council (01:15).   

Duval Medical Examiner Seeks Larger Building As Drug Deaths Mount

By • Aug 14, 2017
autopsy table
Finalwitness via Flickr

For the third year in a row, the proposed Jacksonville city budget contains no money for updating or expanding the medical examiner’s office —that’s despite an increased workload and overcrowding from drug-overdose deaths.

Jacksonville City Committee OKs Hemming Funding — With Conditions

By • Aug 17, 2016
Saphara Harrell / WJCT News

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee approved just under $58,000 Wednesday to fund Hemming Park through the rest of the fiscal year.

The park’s leadership, Friends of Hemming Park, has been under scrutiny for how it spent a million city dollars over the last year.


Jacksonville Budget: Council To Find $4.5 Million Or Take From Downtown Fund

By • Aug 11, 2016
City of Jacksonville

The Jacksonville City Council will have to decide whether to take more than $4.5 million away from downtown improvements or find the money elsewhere.

The Council Auditor presented his overview of the mayor’s proposed budget Thursday morning.

City Finance Committee Approves Mosquito-Fighting Dollars

By • Jun 6, 2016
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Jacksonville’s Mosquito Control Chief John Shellhorn says he’s surprised the city hasn’t had any Zika virus cases.

Jacksonville’s Finance Committee Wants Parks And Recreation Funding Spent Wisely

By • Aug 21, 2015
Saphara Harrell / WJCT News

The consensus at Thursday’s budget hearing was Jacksonville’s Finance Committee wants Parks and Recreation funding spent wisely.

Mayor Lenny Curry is proposing giving the Parks, Recreation and General Services Department nearly $1.5 million for projects, from the city’s Capital Improvement Plan. That’s an increase from a half-million last year.

Jacksonville Public Library May Get First Budget Increase In A Decade

By • Aug 15, 2015
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It remains to be seen whether Jacksonville libraries will get more operating hours and resources this year.

City Council members discussed how libraries serve the community Friday morning.

Jacksonville public libraries suffered significant budget cuts in 2012. But Library Board Chair Erin Skinner says she’s hopeful as a new City Council discusses the budget and the Capital Improvement Plan.

Jacksonville City Council Considers $2.7M Sheriff's Office Budget Increase

By • Aug 13, 2015
Jacksonville City Hall, St. James Building
Ray Hollister / WJCT News

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee considered funding for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Thursday.

Sheriff Mike Williams was on hand to answer council members’ questions.

“We’ve done a lot of work prior to today to prepare you know working with the council and the mayor’s office,” Williams said. “But I think this is the kind of meeting you get when you have a council and a mayor and a sheriff that really do work together every day.”