07:30 PM EST Share The 19-0 vote caps a yearlong effort to shield the utility from sale attempts and increase transparency.
The Jacksonville City Council finalized broad changes Dec. 8 to JEA Article 21 in the city charter.
The Council’s 19-0 vote approves rewrites to eight charter sections, adding protection from attempts to sell the city-owned utility and increasing transparency in the JEA’s procurement process, executive contracts and board appointments.
Council member Michael Boylan
Council member Michael Boylan led the Article 21 rewrite with city Deputy General Counsel Lawsikia Hodges over a year. He chaired workshops that started in November 2019 as public pressure mounted against an attempt to sell JEA.
Jacksonville Daily Record
The Jacksonville City Council has finalized broad changes Dec. 8 to JEA Article 21 in the city charter.
The Council’s 19-0 vote approves rewrites to eight charter sections, adding protection from attempts to sell the city-owned utility and increasing transparency in the JEA’s procurement process, executive contracts and board appointments, according to WJCT News partner the
Council member Michael Boylan led the Article 21 rewrite with city Deputy General Counsel Lawsikia Hodges over a year. He chaired workshops that started in November 2019 as public pressure mounted against an attempt to sell JEA.
“It was my role to facilitate this work and to have each and every one of my colleagues offer some input a lot of input in many instances,” Boylan said.