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Council members outline year-and-a-half agenda: rental registry, historic rehab, jobs and fiscal oversight

Jacksonville City Council · January 9, 2026
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Summary

In a Jan. 9 session, council members described priorities including a proposed rental-registry/ombudsman role, a historic housing rehab program, job growth strategies tied to incentives and scrutiny of a record-size CIP and non-departmental spending.

Council members used an internal Jan. 9 meeting to lay out priorities for the final 18 months of their term, focusing on housing, downtown development, infrastructure and jobs.

Councilman Jimmy Paluso said he will push a rental-registry concept and consider creating a full-time ombudsman position to help renters report problems such as mold and code violations. "Somebody that that could be called upon by residents to say, hey, you know, I live in…

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