Rory Diamond
Context
Council Member who voted against most budget and spending bills and every floor amendment. Spelling per auto-captions. Moved the Ford subpoena at Finance (7-1) and was excused from the 2026-10-13 council meeting.
Issues
- Walnut Street Historic Laundry PUD Rezoning - supported the later-hours amendment and the bill
- 2026-27 Millage Rates - voted no; said homeowners pay more as values rise
- City Hall History Museum Funding - opposed it
- 2026-27 City Budget - voted no on the budget bill
- Florida League of Cities Membership Dues - opposed the emergency bill
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority Financial Condition - thanked JTA staff
- Gateway Jax Downtown Mixed-Use Completion Grant - moved the deferral; says he votes no regardless
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority Financial Condition - supported 2026-0780 as debt relief
- Committee Quorum Requirement - voted yes
- Pritchard Road Shopping Center Rezoning - asked whether the developer wanted city money
- Sutel Drive Aggregate Storage Rezoning - called the question
- Former JTA CEO Testimony Subpoena - sponsor
- Affordable Housing Development Loan Funding - moved the funding amendment
Log
- 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning - Backed the Walnut Street PUD and the later amplified-sound cutoff, noting few homes nearby and that the owner asked for no city money; voted yes on the bill (7-0).
- 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Finance - As JTA liaison, moved the subpoena for former CEO Nat Ford, and moved to fund the housing development loan from the housing set-aside.
- 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Finance - Moved the motion to subpoena the former JTA CEO; it passed 7-1.
- 2026-10-19 - 2026-10-19 - Rules Committee - Deferred 2026-0227 at his request.
- 2026-10-13 - 2026-10-13 - City Council - Absent (excused).
- 2026-10-13 - 2026-10-13 - City Council - Excused.
- 2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08 - LUZ - Moved the Yellow Water Road amendment, called the question on the Sutel Drive rezoning, and asked whether the Pritchard Road developer sought city funds.
- 2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08 - Finance - Moved the two-cycle deferral of 2026-0541, backed the JTA bill, sponsored the Volunteer Life-Saving Corps vehicle bill and voted yes on the quorum change.
- 2026-09-22 - 2026-09-22 - City Council - Voted no on the budget, millage rates and museum funding; backed the AI contract and thanked JTA staff.