Matt Carlucci

Jacksonville City Councilman Looks To Hire Chief Resilience Officer

By • Feb 18, 2020
Jacksonville City Hall
Brendan Rivers / WJCT News

City Councilman Aaron Bowman plans to file legislation this week requesting $300,000 in next year’s city budget to establish a permanent chief resilience officer position in Jacksonville.

Jax Councilman Matt Carlucci Calls On Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes To Resign

By & • Jan 9, 2020
Hughes' Twitter page

Jacksonville At-Large Group 4 City Councilman Matt Carlucci is calling for the city’s Chief Administrative Officer to step down.

In an email to local journalists, Carlucci described Brian Hughes as a “troublesome liability to the mayor’s office” and an impediment to the city’s future.

New Jacksonville City Council Resilience Committee To Address Flooding, Sea Level Rise

By • Nov 19, 2019
Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Carlucci.
Brendan Rivers / WJCT News

Jacksonville City Council President Scott Wilson has announced the formation of a committee that will look to make the city more resilient to flooding, sea level rise, and severe weather.

Carlucci Wants City Council To Replenish Downtown Historic Preservation Fund

By Melissa Ross • Oct 15, 2019
LoneStarMike / Wikimedia Commons

Jacksonville’s plans for Downtown revitalization and historic preservation may get a boost.

Council Kills School Tax Bill Without The Public Present

By • Aug 28, 2019
JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

The Jacksonville City Council Tuesday night voted down a half-cent sales tax referendum. The vote took place without the public present, after Council President Scott Wilson tossed the audience out for excessive boos.  

‘Mandarin Neighbors’ Publisher Delivering Food, Supplies To Hurricane Michael Victims

By • Mar 6, 2019
Volunteers pose for a picture Wednesday morning before loading the truck with supplies for Hurricane Michael victims in Fountain.
Brendan Rivers / WJCT News

A Mandarin woman was on her way to the Florida Panhandle Wednesday morning, driving a 26-foot box truck filled with food and supplies she collected for Hurricane Michael victims who are still dealing with the aftermath of the historic storm.

4/19/2017: Commission on Ethics; Women's Giving Alliance; Robert Gold; 'Booze Bill'

By • Apr 19, 2017

Wednesday on “First Coast Connect” we spoke with former Jacksonville City Council President and chair of Florida’s Commission on Ethics about a move by legislative leaders to place additional restrictions on the commission’s operations. Ahead of Wednesday’s Women’s Giving Alliance annual forum we heard from Alliance President Ellen Wiss and speaker Mike Beard, the executive director for the United Nations Foundation Advocacy and Global Health. St. Augustine historian and author Robert Gold talked about his latest book “Dead and Gone,” and St. Augustine Distillery CEO Philip McDaniel discussed a bill in the state legislature to benefit distilleries in Florida. 


Business Exec, Former Councilman Propose Alternative Pension Funding To JEA And Mayor

By & • Nov 20, 2014

Mayor Alvin Brown said Wednesday he strongly supports a new pension reform proposal developed by two private citizens in consultation with the mayor's office.