Jacksonville City Council members are set to take up a high-stakes vote Tuesday on whether to override Mayor Donna Deegan’s veto of Ordinance 2025-872, a measure that would shift some appointment power for two city-related boards from the mayor’s office to the City Council president.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second time in three years, Mike Weinstein has been selected to run the organization in charge of city youth programs. This time, Weinstein will lead Kids Hope Alliance while Chief Executive Officer Joe Peppers remains on administrative leave pending the outcome of a city investigation. Weinstein, who led the group temporarily after its formation, begins work as acting CEO on March 2. He will be the third person to lead Kids Hope Alliance in roughly seven months. Horner was tapped to run the group with Peppers out of the picture.