Emergency Utility Assistance Funding
At a glance
- What: an emergency bill announced by Peluso and Gaffney to provide additional utility assistance to households under economic strain.
- Where it stands: announced at the committee on 2026-10-20 as about to be filed; no bill number or amount given in the captions. Peluso said it would draw on reserves and could be contentious.
- Related: JEA Rate Increase Briefing Request.
- Official minutes (2026-10-20, TEU): Peluso said he and Gaffney are co-introducing an emergency bill for additional utility assistance, funded from reserves, because of difficult economic times and the JEA rate increases.
Sources
- 2026-10-20 - Transportation, Energy & Utilities (meeting of 2026-10-20; auto-captions)
- Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee minutes, October 20, 2026: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/10/3861_M_Transportation%2C_Energy___Utilities_Committee_26-10-20_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- 2026-10-20 - Transportation, Energy & Utilities
Discussion time
About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Transportation, Energy & Utilities | 1 |
Log
2026-10-20 - Transportation, Energy & Utilities
Peluso announced that he and Gaffney are co-introducing the emergency bill; no vote.
Minutes: Peluso announced the emergency bill; no vote.