Council on Elder Affairs
Mission
The Council on Elder Affairs is established to serve as an advocate for the older adults in the City, to the governmental agencies responsible for the various plans and programs designed to help older adults. To assist in the implementation of plans and programs selected by regional organizations, as they relate to the City and its older adults. To designate priorities among programs developed in the City by public, nonprofit and private providers concerning older adults.
About the Council
The Council on Elder Affairs is a countywide body representative of all of the older adults of Duval County. COEA contains a broad, informed and representative mixture of persons to adequately represent the interests and concerns of this county’s aging citizens. Fourteen members of the Council on Elder Affairs are appointed by the City Council (one nominee from each of the 14 District Council Members), and five At-Large Group members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. All members or reappointees (except members appointed to fill vacancies for unexpired terms) serve two-year staggered terms.
Please note: All COEA members are unpaid volunteers, must be age 55 and over, must reside in Duval County, and should not be providers of services or employees of the local, state or federal government, or officers or employees of any entity which receives public funding for projects related to or concerning older adults.
Resources
Meeting Schedule
The Council on Elder Affairs (COEA) meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meetings are currently held at City Hall in the Lynwood Roberts Room, 117 W. Duval Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
Please check this page regularly for the most up-to-date meeting information.
The following dates are the Council on Elder Affairs scheduled General Council meetings for the 2026 year:
- January 28, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- February 25, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- March 25, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- April 22, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- May 27, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- June 24, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- July 22, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- August 26, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- September 23, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- October 28, 2026 - Lynwood Roberts Room (City Hall)
- November 13, 2026 - Annual Training
- December - No meeting this month
City Hall in the Lynwood Roberts Room
117 W. Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Council Members
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Vacant | CC-District 1, Council Member Ken Amaro |
| Steven McMikle | CC-District 2, Council Member Mike Gay |
| Vacant | CC-District 3, Council Member Will Lahnen |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 4, Council Member Kevin Carrico |
| Daniel Reese | CC-District 5, Council Member Joe Carlucci |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 6, Council Member Michael Boylan |
| Hallie Williams-Bey | CC-District 7, Council Member Jimmy Peluso |
| Herlena Washington | CC-District 8, Council Member Reggie Gaffney, Jr |
| Rochelle Gross | CC-District 9, Council Member Tyrona Clark-Murray |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 10, Council Member Ju'Coby Pittman |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 11, Council Member Raul Arias |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 12, Council Member Randy White |
| Pending Appointment | CC-District 13, Council Member Rory Diamond |
| Annie Battle | CC-District 14 Council Member Rahman Johnson |
| Pending Appointment | At-Large 1 - Mayoral Appointee |
| Robin Lang | At-Large 2 - Mayoral Appointee |
| Pending Appointment | At-Large 3 - Mayoral Appointee |
| Vacant | At-Large 4 - Mayoral Appointee |
| Willie F. Lyons | At-Large 5 - Mayoral Appointee |
Committee Meetings
Advocacy work by the Council on Elder Affairs (COEA) is carried out through its committees, which focus on issues impacting Jacksonville’s aging population.
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Socialization/Inclusion
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Resources/Technology
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Vacancies
Current appointment opportunities: Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, and At-Large Groups 1, 3 and 4.
Please note: Appointees for this board do not need to reside in the District of their appointing Council Member.
- Learn more about the City Council Appointment Process
- Applicants interested in seeking appointment: View City Council appointment opportunities
For more information, contact Dawn Hilliard-Morgan, Executive Director of COEA at dhmorgan@coj.net.
Duties
- Attend public hearings, forums, and town hall meetings to receive and disseminate information from all segments of the community regarding the effectiveness of existing services and the need for additional or different services to meet the needs of older adults.
- Evaluate current services and programs in terms of the objectives and purposes established for meeting the needs of older adults.
- Determine services needed by older persons that are not currently being provided by public or private providers.
- Develop and recommend priorities:
- For services provided by the City,
- For services provided by agencies and organizations other than the City, and
- For new services that may be recommended.
- Recommend methods of eliminating duplication of new or proposed services and established services.
- Recommend coordination of existing services and all new services designed to augment or replace existing services, to obtain maximum economy, efficiency and effectiveness of services for older adults.
- Provide persons to represent the City on regional organizations concerned with the problems and needs of older adults.
- Adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
- Submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Council of its activities, and of the problems and progress in meeting the needs of older adults.
- Carry out other functions as may be assigned from time to time by ordinance.