{"id":203383,"date":"2025-09-05T22:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203383\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:15:17","slug":"jacksonville-fire-police-unions-oppose-proposed-millage-rate-reduction-says-it-could-compromise-public-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203383\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville fire, police unions oppose proposed millage rate reduction, says it could compromise public safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters Local 122 and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5-30 released a joint statement on Friday opposing the proposed millage rate reduction.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>\u2018Not the time\u2019: City Council members debate proposed millage rate cut and its impact on road maintenance<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Combined, the unions represent nearly 4,300 firefighters, paramedics, police officers and correctional officers in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

The unions said the proposed 1\/8 millage rate reduction will negatively impact the city\u2019s ability to address public safety efforts down the line.<\/p>\n

They also said they are trying to prevent first responders from leaving the city for better pay and benefits elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Read the full statement below.<\/p>\n

Mayor Donna Deegan released a statement thanking the unions for opposing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful to our Jacksonville fire and police unions for having the courage to speak out. They\u2019re right. We\u2019ve seen this movie before and we don\u2019t want to see it again,\u201d Deegan said.<\/p>\n

At a meeting inside City Hall on Wednesday afternoon, Councilman Jimmy Peluso voiced his opposition to the proposed millage rate reduction. Peluso argued that it could lead to a significant shortfall in funding for road maintenance projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn five years, based on projected growth, we\u2019re going to lose $76 million and that money could go into the neighborhoods of our constituents, and we should be having that conversation,\u201d Peluso said. \u201cSome of these roads are a year or two away from getting worked on. That\u2019s just unacceptable to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deegan is hosting town halls<\/a> through September about the city\u2019s budget. <\/p>\n

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