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Mayor Deegan's executive team on track to cost more than Curry's

Jacksonville Mayor-elect Donna Deegan stands with her new executive team in the City Hall rotunda during an announcement Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Heather Schatz
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WJCT
Jacksonville Mayor-elect Donna Deegan stands with her new executive team in the City Hall rotunda during an announcement Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Mayor Donna Deegan is assembling a more expensive City Hall executive team than that of her predecessor, Lenny Curry.

An analysis of salary data provided by Deegan Chief Communications Officer Philip Perry and a public records request to the city for Curry administration salary data shows salaries for Deegan’s 18-member staff total $3.18 million.

That’s 23% more than the $2.59 million annual payroll of Curry’s 18-employee team when he left office July 1.

Read the rest of this story from WJCT News 89.9 partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.