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Votes at a glance: Jacksonville council actions and appointments
Summary
A roundup of formal votes taken in open session, including consent agenda approval, municipal judge reappointment, boards and commissions appointments, JEDCO support agreement authorization, modular-home ordinance, and park equipment contracts.
At its January meeting, the Jacksonville City Council approved several routine and substantive items. Votes recorded in open session included consent items, personnel reappointments, procurement contracts and land-use regulations.
Key votes and outcomes
- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote (motion moved by an unnamed council member; second by Mayor Pro Tem Tim McCray). No opposition recorded.
- Reappointment of municipal judge: Motion to reappoint Judge Frank Dover Vaughn (as stated on the motion) was moved by Councilwoman Mindy Gillick and seconded by Councilwoman Letitia Horace; the motion carried by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
- Appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions: Council approved reappointments and appointments as listed on staff paperwork; motion moved by Councilman Tim McCray and seconded by Councilman Rob Goin; no opposition recorded.
- Authorization for support services agreement with Jacksonville Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO): Council authorized the city manager to negotiate and enter into a support services agreement with JEDCO; motion moved by Councilwoman Mindy Gellert and seconded by Councilman Tim McCray; approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance regulating industrialized/modular homes: Council adopted the ordinance as presented (motion by Tim McCray, second by Rob Goin); approved by voice vote.
- Lincoln Park equipment procurements: Council approved awarding a contract to GameTime/Cunningham Recreation for playground installation (motion by Letitia Horace, second by Mindy Gellert) and approved purchase of fitness equipment from Greenfield Outdoor Fitness Inc (motion by Letitia Horace, second by Rob Goin); both motions carried by voice vote.
Items not acted on
- Reinvestment application for Chatsworth Square Apartments: Applicant requested withdrawal after preliminary scoring indicated the application would not be competitive; no action taken.
Votes listed here are taken from in-meeting motions and voice votes recorded during open session. Where the transcript did not provide an itemized roll-call tally, approvals were recorded as passed on voice vote with no opposition reported.
