JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The new members of the Jacksonville City Council were sworn in Thursday evening at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts.
Ten of the 11 new council members took their Oath of Office Thursday. One other new member Reggie Gaffney was sworn in two weeks ago to fill a vacant council seat.
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The members filling at-large seats on the City Council are:
- Anna Lopez Brosche* (Group 1)
- John R. Crescimbeni (Group 2)
- Tommy Hazouri* (Group 3)
- Gregory B. Anderson (Group 4)
- Sam Newby* (Group 5)
The City Council members representing districts are:
- Joyce Morgan* (District 1)
- Al Ferraro* (District 2)
- Aaron L. Bowman* (District 3)
- Scott Wilson* (District 4)
- Lori N. Boyer (District 5)
- Matt Schellenberg (District 6)
- Reggie Gaffney* (District 7)
- Katrina Brown* (District 8)
- Garrett L. Dennis* (District 9)
- Reginald L. Brown (District 10)
- Daniel A. Becton* (District 11)
- Doyle Carter (District 12)
- William I. Gulliford Jr. (District 13)
- James "Jim" Love (District 14)
Anderson will serve as council president this year, and Boyer will be vice president.
It will be a very busy year for the council. A new budget will be presented by Mayor-Elect Lenny Curry in mid-July. And the council will be tasked with finding a funding source for the recently passed pension reform plan.
Council members are considered part-time employees and are paid $44,100 a year. The council president makes $58,800 a year.
Jerry Holland, the county's new property appraiser, also took his Oath of Office in the ceremony.
*denotes members new to City Council