The Jacksonville City Council announces a series of fact-finding workshops on the JEA, beginning on Wednesday, November 6th and continuing twice monthly through May 2020. The City Council will meet in the Lynwood Roberts Room on the first floor of City Hall at 11:00 a.m. on the Monday of City Council meeting weeks (weeks of the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month) to perform an intensive review of the history and current condition of the JEA, its relationship to the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, and various factors relating to a potential recapitalization, privatization or reorganization of the utility. Council Member Michael Boylan (District 6) will chair the workshop process. The public is welcome to attend and observe the workshops.
Planned topics for the workshops include:
November 6, 2019 - The Role of the Independent Authorities vis-à-vis City Council (only Wednesday meeting)
November 25, 2019 - The PFM Report; Council Auditor’s 2018 Report; 2018 City Council Special Committee on the Future of JEA report
December 9, 2019 - A Review of the JEA’s Strategic Planning Process & Outcomes Leading Up to the Release of the Invitation To Negotiate
January 13, 2020 - A Review of the 2019 JEA Audit & an Analysis of the Factors Leading to the Consideration of the Need for Restructuring the JEA (The McKinsey Report)
January 27, 2019 - Rationale for and Advantages/Disadvantages of Moving Forward with Scenario #1: Status Quo Plan
February 10, 2020 - Rationale for and Advantages/Disadvantages of Moving Forward with Scenario #2: Traditional Utility Response Plan
February 24, 2020 - Rationale for and Advantages/Disadvantages of Moving Forward with Scenario #3: Community Ownership Plan
March 9, 2020 - Rationale for and Advantages/Disadvantages of Moving Forward with Scenario #4: Initial Public Offering Plan
March 23, 2020 - Rationale for and Advantages/Disadvantages of Moving Forward with Scenario #5: Strategic Alternative from ITN 129-19
April 13, 2020 - The Administration’s Vision of How the Sale Proceeds Would be Utilized Should Scenario #5 be Implemented
April 27, 2020 - Water Rights: How Would the Restructuring of JEA Impact our Ability Meet Present and Future Water Needs?
May 11, 2020 - Understanding the Florida Legislative Process, Specifically Florida Statutes Chapter 180-301
For further information contact Council Member Boylan at 904-255-5206 or MBOYLAN@coj.net.
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