City of Jacksonville

Mayor Donna Deegan joined five-time Olympic gold medalist and hometown hero Ryan Murphy today at Blue Cypress Pool in Arlington to kick off the City of Jacksonville’s summer swim safety initiative. The event highlighted the critical importance of swimming education for both children and adults, especially during the height of the swimming season. 

Two Cooling Centers + Pools Open on Sunday, July 20. All Centers Available on Friday, Saturday, and Monday (July 18-19, 21).

Gate Foundation Donates $1 Million to River City Readers

The City of Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) is in urgent need of fosters and adopters to help get 100 dogs out of the shelter. The shelter, whose capacity is 264 dogs, currently houses 377 dogs. This means that nearly 100 dogs share a kennel, cutting their living space in half. 

Open house scheduled for TODAY to share updates 

Mayor Donna Deegan presented the proposed 2025-2026 budget to the Jacksonville City Council this morning. This balanced budget – which takes zero dollars from our reserves – includes a $2 billion general fund budget and $687 million in the FY26 portion of the five-year Capital Improvement Plan, which is $1.7 billion in total from 2026-2030.

The City of Jacksonville is pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has assigned another top tier “AA+” rating for our 2025 special revenue bonds. 

The City of Jacksonville is pleased to announce that it is receiving $4.35 million for three key local projects in the State of Florida’s FY25-26 budget.

Mayor Donna Deegan proclaims the month of July in Jacksonville, FL as Park and Recreation Month!

Earlier today, the City of Jacksonville announced the opening of its online merchandise store – and a related scavenger hunt.