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Council adopts 1.25% reserve cap on mayor's proposed nonrecurring spending; critics say it could hamstring future budgets
Summary
The council passed an ordinance (2024‑0990) limiting how much of the city’s reserves the mayor may propose to draw for nonrecurring items in the proposed budget, capping it at 1.25% of reserves. Supporters framed it as fiscal discipline; opponents said it constrains future administrations. The administration said it does not oppose the measure.
Jacksonville City Council on Jan. 28 approved an ordinance limiting the mayor’s proposed budget to draw no more than 1.25% of the city’s reserves for nonrecurring items, a policy the ordinance drafters said would prevent large one‑time draws and promote fiscal prudence.
Council Member Lannon, who introduced the ordinance, said the limit is a targeted guardrail for nonrecurring spending only and cited past use of reserves (roughly $24 million in the cited comparison years) as the basis for the 1.25% figure. He said the measure is meant to prevent the city…
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