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Rules committee defers vote on proposed JEA contribution after budget timing dispute
Summary
The rules committee postponed action on a bill that would formalize a multi-year contribution from JEA to the city after conflicting testimony about whether the administration could include the $40 million in the upcoming printed budget.
The Jacksonville City Council rules committee on June 16 deferred action on a bill tied to JEA's five-year contribution plan after committee members requested more clarity about whether the administration could legally include a proposed $40 million in its upcoming printed budget.
The committee's auditor, Philip Peterson, told members the $40 million contribution in the legislation is similar to a previously budgeted one-time contribution of $15 million and that, in his view, deferring one cycle would not create a problem so long as the council ultimately approves the item this year. Mike Weinstein of the mayor's office…
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