On April 6, 2026, the executive committee of the personnel committee met to discuss and set the salary for the incoming council auditor, Bill Peterson. The meeting was held publicly with only committee members present.
All right, everybody. I call to order the executive committee of the personnel committee for the 6th of April 2026. It's 1 30 on the dot. We'll start with introductions. We'll start on my right this time. Joe Carlucci, District 5. Nick Allen at large, group three. Mary Stefopoulis, Office of General Counsel. Colleen Hamsey, Council Research. Kim Taylor, Council Auditor. Bill Peterson, Council Auditor's Office. All right, thank you very much. Let the record reflect all the other council members that were here for the previous meeting left so we could have this private discussion publicly. All right. Number two on the agenda is discussion on the council auditor. So Mr. President, the purpose of this meeting is to discuss the proposed salary for Mr. Peterson when he assumes the role of council auditor. So that's really under the purview for this discussion. Is this a is this a fresh card? Yes. All right, Mr. Nooney, come on down and take your two minutes, please. Hello. I am John J. Nooney, Jacksonville City Council Resolution 2023 0819 Min City Council District 4, CPAC 3, School Board District 3. And you know, I'm wearing my FWC hat. It's playoff the Fish and Wildlife Commission, you know, the state of Florida, but it's got a new acronym now. Fishing with calculators. And so I just want to say, you know, uh, I am we all should be super excited about Mr. Peterson and the uh council auditor position. And you know, right here, you know, uh make no mistake about it. You know, I can't say enough about both of them and and all the everything in the previous meeting. So, you know, no, as far as going forward, even with with salary and everything else, you know. Um I know you'll just do a really just good job with that. And so uh no, I just want to be on the on the record, uh supporting it, and you know, uh, and also too to be sincere. That all of a sudden I just think I know I even wrote this down here, TP Taylor Peterson. Taylor's Taylor Peterson Council Auditor Park. And I'm sure we can find you know it's an acronym, an account with some funding. So again, congratulations on everything, and uh thank you for allowing and recognizing public participation 2017 160 before a vote is taken. Thank you. All right, thank you. So let me ask this question. What is the current salary of the current council auditor? The current salary is 252,570 and 24 cents. All right, and in true auditor style, would that be your recommendation for the next auditor? So it aligns with the budget and all of the financials of which you are in charge of keeping track of. Yes, sir. Definitely your decision, but that would be my recommendation. Any thoughts from the newly voted in future auditor on this salary package?