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Council approves $400,000 carryover for film and television incentives after debate over budget priorities
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to carry $400,000 from a task‑force film and television incentive account into the next fiscal year to cover productions that will submit reimbursement claims after September 30. The vote followed argument over whether that money should stay in reserves or be appropriated to industry incentives.
The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee voted on Sept. 16 to carry $400,000 in remaining film-and-television incentive funds into the next fiscal year to cover projects that will submit reimbursement claims after the fiscal-year deadline.
The chair and several council members described the funding as carryover from a prior ‘‘mayor’s task force’’ allocation. OED staff and council sponsors said productions sometimes complete filming but take weeks or months to finalize post‑production and submit incentive reimbursement paperwork, so projects…
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