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Council approves flexible ethics training but keeps annual one‑hour local update
Summary
The Rules Committee approved a change to local ethics and Sunshine training that allows council members to complete the required four hours in flexible formats but requires up to one hour annually devoted to local Jacksonville law and points of emphasis.
The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee on Oct. 6 approved an amendment to local ethics and Sunshine training requirements that allows council members to complete the required four hours of training in flexible formats — including quarterly one‑hour sessions or online viewing — while retaining a required local touch point of up to one hour each year. The committee approved the bill as amended by a recorded vote of 5 yeas and 1 nay.
Council Member Chris Miller, who introduced the proposal and deferred it to obtain input from the city ethics commission, said the amendment preserves a four‑hour annual training requirement but creates more flexible delivery options. “By adding the flexibility, it…
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