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Council discusses special committee on unhoused residents, schedules finance committee meeting

Jacksonville City Council ยท November 11, 2025

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Summary

Council members debated whether a special committee on unhoused residents should remain in special studies or be moved to a standing committee; members agreed to keep it in special studies while investigations continue and scheduled a finance committee meeting for noon on the 17th.

Council members discussed the status of a special committee that has been meeting about issues affecting unhoused residents and whether that work should be moved into an established standing committee.

Alderman Joe asked whether the special committee should be transferred to public protection or another standing committee. Several members, including a council member who said ongoing investigations and study remained necessary, indicated the matter should remain in special studies for now so the committee can continue investigating and determining options before any formal reallocation of the work.

Separately, Alderman Cook called a finance committee meeting for noon on the 17th in the Commission Room, with the Mayor's Conference Room as a fallback if the Commission Room is not available. The council did not take any formal action to change committee assignments during this meeting.

The discussion closed with general comments from the mayor encouraging council members to review other municipalities' sample ordinances and municipal-league guidance when crafting local approaches to the issues under study. The meeting then adjourned.