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CRA approves resolution to increase downtown police pay plan
Summary
On Jan. 26, the Jacksonville Beach Community Redevelopment Agency unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-04 to increase a downtown police pay plan. City staff said the change responds to FOP negotiations and will be funded from reserves; council members endorsed the step as necessary to remain competitive.
The Jacksonville Beach Community Redevelopment Agency on Jan. 26 voted to adopt Resolution 2026-04, a measure to increase the downtown police pay plan that staff said is needed after bargaining timelines affected the city budget.
Taylor, a CRA staff member who presented the item, said the increase is being brought forward because “the FOP negotiations weren't complete at the time of us adopting the budget,” and that “we will be appropriating these funds out of reserves, so no other planned projects or expenditures are impacted from this modification.”
The change was described by board members as a staffing and recruitment measure. Speaker 3, a board member, said the police chief had indicated the funds would allow the department to “remain competitive and to staff his forces fully,” noting a broader shortage of qualified officers.
Speaker 2 moved to approve Resolution 2026-04 and Speaker 3 seconded. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; members called during the roll responded affirmatively and Chair announced the resolution had passed. The clerk read the roll-call names and responses during the vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.
No dollar amounts or line-item budget numbers were specified in the presentation on the record. Taylor said staff expects the appropriation to come from reserves and stated that adoption should not affect other planned CRA projects.
The agency did not indicate additional procedural steps beyond the adoption on its agenda; the chair closed discussion after the vote.
