JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One week from Wednesday, the city of Jacksonville's $2 billion dollar budget plan begins, following weeks of tensions.

The final budget vote stretched nearly 14 hours with fiery comments, clashes over tax cuts and controversy around some proposed amendments.

While the budget passed, Councilman Rory Diamond's so-called "Big Beautiful Amendments" did not.

Council President Kevin Carrico said council members made some compromises to get the budget approved.

“All the funding that we needed to run the city-- it was all passed tonight. we ended up arguing up on small things, just the one offs here and there but there was a lot of compromise,” Carrico said.

Something that did pass was a cut to the millage rate, with council saying it will save $13.4 million in property t

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