Action News Jax Ben Becker has confirmed with the City of Jacksonville there are six applicants to become the next General Counsel, including two former City Council members.
July 30, 2023 at 11:23 pm EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax Ben Becker has confirmed with the City of Jacksonville that there are six applicants to become the next General Counsel, including two former City Council members.Brenda Priestly-Jackson and Randy DeFoor are the most notable names along with former General Counsel Jason Teal.
Priestly-Jackson, a strong voice on City Counsel, recently declined to run again for her seat after she objected to how her district was redrawn. She also made headlines in 2021 when she objected to Teal taking over as General Counsel, citing that he had a relationship with a co-worker in the OGC office.
Lawsikia Hodges and Sean Grant, who are both currently attorneys with the OGC office, have also applied for the position along with the Chief Legal Counsel for the Florida Department of Health in Duval County Amy Meyer.The position of General Counsel requires 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney or judge and a valid license to practice law in Florida.
The General Counsel Qualification Review Committee is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on July 31 to review the candidates and is expected to recommend a candidate to Mayor Donna Deegan by August 16 with the goal of City Council approving the new General Counsel by the end of September.
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