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Council amends JAA charter language, clears path for Cecil Field aerospace plan
Summary
The Rules Committee unanimously approved amendments to a local J bill that update Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) charter language for Cecil Field and adopt state procurement thresholds, part of a plan leaders say will accelerate aerospace growth at Cecil Field.
The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee on Oct. 6 approved amendments to a local J bill (20250693) that governs elements of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s (JAA) role at Cecil Field, clearing the measure by an 8‑0 vote.
The amendment removes a proposed name change and cuts a requirement that a governor and mayoral appointee be from the aerospace industry. It instead refines the language to require the JAA to present — rather than submit — an annual plan for economic development at Cecil Field and to adopt state procurement thresholds in place of the JAA’s current dollar thresholds.
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