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Council president seeks to ‘park’ $10M in strategic initiative funds for later allocation
Summary
Council President Kevin Carico asked the Finance Committee to file a resolution directing roughly $10,019,006 in council strategic initiative money into the mayor’s contingency account so the incoming president and the finance committee can allocate it during next year’s budget process. Some council members urged a broader, council‑wide prioritization process.
Council President Kevin Carico told the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee on Jan. 6 that he intended to file a resolution to identify and “park” the council’s statutorily required strategic initiative set‑aside in the administration’s proposed budget rather than allocate the dollars now. "I'm opting to allow that to go through the finance committee process instead of us trying to earmark it now," Carico said, citing the fact priorities often change by budget time.
Kim Taylor, council auditor, told the committee the amount corresponds to…
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