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Jacksonville ·City Council ·Apr 28, 2026 ·Item 80 · 2026-0221

JHFA board appointment waiving Duval County residency requirement

high confidence · 16–2 · Freeman, Gay dissenting · close-vote
Recommended → Debated → Decided
Recommended
No committee or staff recommendation recorded for this item (or the brief was generated before the synthesis prompt captured it — re-run civic brief --meeting-id=jax:2026-04-28:city-council).
Debated
The ordinance confirms the appointment of Shannon Nazworth, a St. Johns County resident, to the JHFA, waiving the ordinance code requirement that JHFA board members reside in Duval County, for a partial term expiring 6/30/27 followed by a first full term expiring 6/30/31. At Rules Committee the measure passed 5-2 with Freeman and Gay opposing; at full council it passed 16-2 with the same two dissenters.
Decided
PASSED — ordinance confirmed Mayor's appointment of Shannon Nazworth, a St. Johns County resident, to the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, with waiver of the Duval County residency requirement.
Quotes from the meeting
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Vote record
TALLY
16–2
DISSENTING
Council Member Freeman Council Member Gay