In 13 days, newly minted Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will have to have a budget ready to present to the city council.
, but it will be up to the city council to say yes or no, and given the new make-up of the council, that could be a challenge.
But Republican Ron Salem, the new president, said he doesn’t expect to see a lot of headbutting going on. “I’ve had great discussions with Mayor Deegan and Mike Weinstein, and I believe they’re going to put some things in the budget that people like me and my Republican colleagues want in the budget,” Salem said. “I’m hopeful that occurs and the budget process won’t be so contentious.”
Deegan has appointed a number of Republicans and former city council members to her staff, like Republican Al Ferraro, who also ran for mayor. He will now head up the city’s neighborhoods department. “I want to see our city become a lot better, the visions that I had during my campaign are very similar on our infrastructure and to make our city better,” Ferraro said. “So I’m highly supportive of what the new administration is doing and anything I can do to help.”“Well, I’m concerned about all of Jacksonville, especially Northwest Jacksonville.
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