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Committee approves emergency JSO funding after shooting at Sulzbacher urban rest stop
Summary
The committee approved $100,000 from council contingency to fund JSO overtime at the Sulzbacher Center after an armed incident; Sulzbacher leaders said staff felt unsafe and that the urban rest stop requires police presence to operate.
The Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee approved an emergency appropriation on March 3 to fund Jacksonville Sheriff's Office overtime at the Sulzbacher Center following a January shooting on its campus.
The committee approved the emergency appropriation, item 2025-164, by voice and then by a recorded ballot vote of 6-0. The bill appropriates $100,000 to JSO for immediate overtime salary costs to maintain officer presence at Sulzbacher's Urban Rest Stop area.
Councilmember Ron Salem, who sponsored the emergency appropriation, told the committee Sulzbacher board leaders asked for money after an incident in which five shots were fired on campus on Jan. 27. "They had an incident…
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