Jacksonville City Council

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The Jacksonville City Council is the elected legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policies, and overseeing the budget for the consolidated city-county government of Jacksonville, Florida.

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instanceOf city council
local government body
municipal legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction residents of Jacksonville, Florida
residents of unincorporated Duval County, Florida
budgetFunction adopts annual operating budget
adopts capital improvement program
buildingLocation Jacksonville, Florida
surface form: downtown Jacksonville, Florida
composition elected council members
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionMethod popular vote
governmentType consolidated city-county government legislature
hasPart Council President
Council Vice President
at-large council members
district council members
interactsWith Duval County School Board
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Mayor of Jacksonville
jurisdiction Jacksonville, Florida
surface form: City of Jacksonville

Duval County, Florida
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Jacksonville City Charter
locatedIn Jacksonville, Florida
meetsAt Jacksonville City Hall
partOf Government of Jacksonville, Florida
policyArea infrastructure and transportation policy in Jacksonville
land use and zoning in Jacksonville
local economic development policy in Jacksonville
parks and recreation policy in Jacksonville
public safety policy in Jacksonville
power power to adopt resolutions
power to override mayoral vetoes subject to charter rules
power to pass ordinances
responsibility adopting the city budget
approving certain mayoral appointments
enacting local laws and ordinances
establishing local tax rates within its authority
overseeing expenditures of Jacksonville’s consolidated government
redistricting council districts after each decennial census
setting public policy for Jacksonville’s consolidated government
role legislative branch of Jacksonville’s consolidated government
state Florida
subjectOf local media coverage in Jacksonville
supervises legislative staff of the council
votingSystem citywide elections for at-large seats
single-member districts for district seats

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Jacksonville, Florida hasLegislature Jacksonville City Council
Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee collaboratedWith Jacksonville City Council
this entity surface form: City of Jacksonville government