Curry's pension plan in hands of City Council

Ordinance would levy half-cent sales tax beginning in 2030

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Lenny Curry submitted an ordinance that was introduced at the Jacksonville City Council meeting Tuesday night to enact the half-cent sales tax that voters passed last year to fund the $2.8 billion pension fund deficit.

The tax would go into effect in 2030, when the current half-cent tax funding Jacksonville's Better Jacksonville Plan expires.

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The ordinance does not address funding pay raises and other promises made by the Curry during contract negotiations with the various employee unions, including those representing police and fire. Council set a series of special meetings beginning next month on that funding in next year's budget.

Curry has been meeting with each council member one-on-one, laying out his plan for funding.


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