Board Appointment Confirmations

At a glance

What: the Rules Committee reviews mayoral and council appointments to boards. On 2026-10-19 it approved 7-0: the Civil Service Board, Library Board of Trustees (2), Planning Commission District 5 (replacing Holder), Jacksonville Housing Authority, Environmental Protection Board (Dr. Sunil Joshi; attendance 78 percent), Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida (5) and TRUE Commission (2). The JEA appointments are tracked on JEA Board Reappointment; Construction Trades Qualifying Board Appointment was deferred.
Withdrawn or deferred: 2026-0773 (Environmental Protection Board reappointment of Clint Noble) was withdrawn 7-0; the Cultural Council seat formerly held by Katherine Hardwick moved from 2026-0545 (withdrawn from the consent agenda on 2026-09-08) to 2026-0774 (approved 7-0 at Rules).
Council consent approvals: on 2026-10-13 the council approved on consent, 15-0, appointments to the TRUE Commission, the Jax-Duval County Council on Elder Affairs, the Downtown Investment Authority board (two reappointments), the Cultural Council, the Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Grants Committee, the Jacksonville Housing Authority and the Public Service Grant Council; on 2026-09-22 the Downtown Development Review Board, the Jax Journey Forward board and the Building Codes Adjustment Board; on 2026-09-08 the Construction Trades Qualifying Board (a citizen member, with a waiver of the association rule).