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Rules Committee confirms a slate of board and commission appointments
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Rules Committee confirmed numerous appointments and reappointments to city boards and commissions, including library, downtown development, ethics, council auditor's office, housing and health authorities; several nominees described community ties or relevant professional experience during brief introductions.
The Rules Committee approved a batch of appointments and reappointments to city boards and commissions on May 18, 2026.
Key confirmations included Mari (Mario) Dunto to the Library Board of Trustees (2026-0341); Ivan Moat to the Downtown Development Review Board (2026-0342); Jeffrey Derusial to the Cultural Service Grant Program committee (2026-0343); Katherine Moore to the Jacksonville Ethics Commission (2026-0344); Heather Reber and Brian Parks as assistant council auditors (2026-0346 and 2026-0347); Susan Kimberly Corbin as chief of municipal code compliance (2026-0348); Ernest Smith to the Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission (2026-0351); Alice Nelson to the East Side Grants Committee (2026-0352); Jackie B. Shield to the civil service board (2026-0355); Raj Gupta and Jason French to the Jacksonville Health Facilities Authority (2026-0359 and 2026-0360), among others. Most confirmations were approved unanimously or by near‑unanimous voice vote as recorded on the agenda.
Applicants typically offered short introductions tied to professional or lived experience. For example, Katherine Moore noted her experience overseeing ethics and compliance programs and thanked State Attorney Melissa Nelson for the nomination; Alice Nelson described herself as a lifelong East Side resident with both lived experience and data/technology expertise she said would inform board decisions; Ernest Smith described more than 16 years of banking experience related to FHA and mortgage compliance.
Committee members frequently asked to be recorded as co-sponsors and welcomed nominees, and several members commented on the value of the council auditor's office. The confirmations proceed as routine appointments and will be finalized per the council’s normal administrative process.
