The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council met on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM in the Council Chamber. The meeting was chaired by Chris Miller, with Vice Chair Terrance Freeman excused and Ken Amaro departing early. Members present included Ron Salem, Randy White, Mike Gay, and Michael Boylan. The meeting adjourned at 3:26 PM. The committee considered numerous items including deferrals, appointments, and several substantive ordinances and resolutions.
All right. Welcome everyone to the Monday, May 18th, 2 p.m. Rules Committee meeting. If we would start with introductions with Mr. Dennis, please. Garrett Dennis administration. Colleen Hamsey, Council Research. Mary Stefopoulos, Office of General Counsel. Trista Carriher, Council Auditor's Office. Canamar, City Council District 1. Randy White, District 12. Chris Miller at large group five. Group two at large. My gay district two. Good afternoon, Michael Boylan, District Six. Alright, thank you, everyone. Do we have any public comment cards? Thank you. We have three. Okay, in order, and you have three minutes. If we could start with Bobby O'Connor and then Latavia Harris and then Marshall Atkinson, please. My name is Bobby O'Connor. My address is on file. Some of you have already heard me what I have to say, but I because I spoke this morning, but I wanted to add to it. I don't really understand how some of you good people could say that you understand what happened and is happening in redlining. And then you voted no to for Jimmy Palouse, Councilmember Peluso's resolution. That is not in alignment, in my view. If you truly understood what redlining did to this community and is still doing to this community, then you would have voted yes to that resolution for in my thinking. It's really a no-brainer. It costs no money, and I know you all want to be fiscally responsible. How could you not vote yes? You would be standing in solidarity with a large 20 plus percent of the population that you serve, the citizens that you serve. I do not understand, and I believe you don't really understand redlining and the scars that is left and that are still here today in our community in those in those areas which were redlined, and it is still happening. What was it, two years, maybe three, that Amerisbank didn't acknowledge that our account for that they'd done anything wrong, but they settled. You could have made what I would call an acupuncture treatment. You would have changed the energy field in our city. If you could vote yes, and those of you who were not at the meeting this morning, please vote yes to Jimmy Peluso's resolution about not having a jail in a red line community. Don't add to what is already done in the name of all that is good and holy. Do not add to that. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Latavia Harris, please. Good morning. My name is Latavia Harris. My address is on Powell. Um I have two things this morning. I'm here for the confirmation for Miss Alice Nelson. When we talk about east side generation, Alice Nelson fits that marker to the team. Her home was one of the first homes that Reverend C.B. Daly built.