Mayor Donna Deegan, along with Jacksonville City Council Vice President Randy White and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) Chief Keith Powers, announced a diverse executive team, leadership development program, and succession plan for JFRD earlier today.

In observance of Thanksgiving, the following City government offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24, 2023. 

Mayor Donna Deegan and her administration, along with her Transition Committee Co-Chairs, have released their final Transition Report on the city’s newly revamped website. You can read and download the report at https://www.jacksonville.gov/transitionreport.

The Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business Office (JSEB) hosts its Equal Business Opportunity Forum kickoff event on Thursday, November 16th, from 6 to 8pm at the Hicks Auditorium at the Jacksonville Main Library. At this event, small business leaders will learn about resources offered through the office, including support on contracting, education initiatives, and access to capital, all in support of Mayor Donna Deegan’s vision to make Jacksonville “the small business capital of the Southeast.”
 

In observance of Veterans Day, the following City government offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2023.

presented by The Law Offices of Ron Sholes, P.A.

The City of Jacksonville invites residents and visitors to pay tribute to our military, past and present, at the 2023 Veterans Day Parade presented by The Law Offices of Ron Sholes, P.A. The parade will be held on Veterans Day this Saturday, November 11 at 11:01 a.m. in Downtown Jacksonville.

Mayor Donna Deegan and her administration have launched a new – and rebranded - website for the City of Jacksonville, which can be found at www.jacksonville.gov.

Earlier today, Mayor Donna Deegan, City Councilman Michael Boylan (District 6), Dr. Sunil Joshi, Chief Health Officer for the City of Jacksonville, and Lynn Sherman, Executive Director of Health Programs for the City of Jacksonville,  launched Get Covered Jax!, a public education campaign to help Jacksonville residents without health insurance get covered.

The City of Jacksonville, U.S. Naval Station Mayport, and the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach are proud to present the 2023 Jacksonville Sea & Sky Air Show Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. daily in Jacksonville Beach.

Earlier today, Mayor Donna Deegan and Chief Resilience Officer Anne Coglianese launched Resilient Jacksonville, the City’s 50-year resilience strategy, during the opening session of the 2023 JEPB-UNF Environmental Symposium.

Graham, Haden, Edwards, and Richt to be honored at October 27 Luncheon

The Jacksonville City Council voted unanimously to declare that Florida PACE Funding Agency’s continued operation in Jacksonville without authorization from the City of Jacksonville is a public health, safety, and welfare emergency. The legislation, which was introduced by City Council President Ron Salem, and co-sponsored by 14 Council Members also authorizes the Office of General Counsel to initiate litigation, as appropriate, to stop Florida PACE Funding Agency from operating in the city.

I strongly condemn the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel during this past holy weekend for the Jewish faith.

Mayor Donna Deegan has signed the City of Jacksonville’s 2023-2024 budget, which includes $1.75 billion for the General Fund and more than $423 million for the FY 23-24 Capital Improvement Plan.

Start Giving Season early this year by participating in UF/IFAS Extension’s 2023 Peanut Butter Challenge throughout October. Duval County is competing again this year.