The Jacksonville City Council is set to vote on Tuesday night on an ordinance that would change how free event tickets are distributed among the city’s elected officials.
Tuesday’s vote would end the ticket tug-of-war between the mayor’s office and the city council that began last month, after Council President Kevin Carrico raised the issue when he ran into some hurdles obtaining free tickets from Mayor Donna Deegan’s Office.
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Last week, the Finance Committee approved the amended Ordinance 2025-612, which would distribute tickets gifted to the City of Jacksonville equally between the mayor’s office and the City Council.
The proposed legislation would also prohibit a