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The Jacksonville City Council meets Tuesday, and the entire 19-member body has sponsored a new bill that would repurpose the Better Jacksonville Plan with a ½ cent sales tax to pay down the city’s massive unfunded pension liability.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry says he’s willing to ask the voters to approve the idea with a referendum.
It will be a heavy lift for Curry, potentially requiring assists not just from voters, but also the Council and his contacts in Tallahassee.
And now, the pushback is underway.
Jacksonville employment attorney Tad Delegal, an expert on pensions who served as counsel for the…
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