ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL AND CODE REGULATION

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. V, ch. 111, pt. 4

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.400 City Council Service Incentive Awards Program Account.

Sec. 111.400. - City Council Service Incentive Awards Program Account. There is established a City Council Service Incentive Awards Program Account, from which all purchases of medals or ribbons signifying awards approved pursuant to Chapter 16 shall be paid. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to establish procedures for the making of disbursements upon the written request of the chairman of the Committee on Rules for purchases of medals and ribbons not in excess of $25 for each medal and ribbon set. (Ord. 77-428-172, § 3; Ord. 77-691-638, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 12; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.405 Travel Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.405. - Travel Trust Fund. There is created a Travel Trust Fund ("the Fund"), a permanent trust fund of the City, into which shall be deposited all grant funds, donations, or gifts received by the City for use towards achieving the goals and purposes of the Fund. The monies deposited in this trust fund and all interest accrued thereon shall be utilized and expended, solely for the reimbursement of travel related expenses for City employees and officers for travel on City business. Monies deposited in this trust fund shall be considered appropriated for such purposes and available for expenditure notwithstanding fiscal years and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year. Expenditures from this trust shall not exceed actual revenues received at any time. The Director of the Finance and Administration Department is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this trust fund upon the written request of a City Department or Agency, approval of the Mayor's Budget Review Committee, and upon proof of travel on City business. Only airfare, mileage, transportation, lodging, meals, registration and accommodations in compliance with the City's travel policy shall be approved for reimbursement. Furthermore, the Director of the Finance and Administration Department shall be responsible for maintaining all required accounting records, making the proper disbursements, and providing any required financial information, including notifying City Council, of the exhaustion of funds available for expenditure in this trust fund. The Finance and Administration Director shall provide a report to the Finance Committee, pursuant to Council Rule 2.214, every June 1 and December 1 as to the disposition of the monies of the Fund, including the recipients of the travel reimbursement, amounts, destinations, and certification that the travel was authorized and complies with this Section. (Ord. 2013-351-E, § 3; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.450 Spay and Neuter Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.450. - Spay and Neuter Trust Fund. There is created the Spay and Neuter Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City, into which shall be deposited monthly monies derived from the fees generated by license fees. The revenue collected from the sale of each license shall be apportioned as follows: the first $8 shall go into the general fund to cover costs of the licensing program and outsourced fees as applicable; the next $2 shall be deposited in the Animal Care and Protective Services Veterinary Services Trust Fund, Section 111.455; the remaining monies, beginning with the eleventh dollar, shall be deposited in the Spay and Neuter Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into the Spay and Neuter Trust Fund all funds forfeited under Section 462.309, fines collected for failure to confine a female dog or cat in heat under Section 462.307, together with any other monies which may be from time to time appropriated to this trust fund by the Council, or monies, gifts, or donations donated by non-governmental sources. The monies deposited in this trust fund are to be appropriated by Council and shall be utilized and expended, solely for the education/promotion of sterilization and primarily for sterilization programs created and established in Section 462.703. Monies deposited in this trust fund shall be available for expenditure notwithstanding fiscal years and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year. Expenditures from this trust shall not exceed actual revenues received at any time. The Director of the Finance and Administration Department is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this trust fund upon the written request of the Department Director to which Animal Care and Protective Services ("ACPS") reports (hereafter 'Department Director'), or designee, with respect to expenditures permitted by Section 462.703. Furthermore, the Director of the Finance and Administration Department shall be responsible for maintaining all required accounting records, making the proper disbursements, and providing any required financial information, including notifying the Department Director, or designee, of the exhaustion of appropriated funds available for expenditure in this trust fund. The ACPS shall give to the City Council Committee to which ACPS or its equivalent is referred an annual report as to the disposition of the monies of this trust fund. (Ord. 86-651-332, § 3; Ord. 86-794-384, § 1; Ord. 90-732-326, § 1; Ord. 91-251-106, § 2; Ord. 2003-876-E, § 12.1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 40; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.455 Animal Care and Protective Services Veterinary Services Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.455. - Animal Care and Protective Services Veterinary Services Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Animal Care and Protective Services Veterinary Services Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund which shall carry forward each fiscal year and not lapse. The trust fund shall receive funds from the ninth and tenth dollar generated from the sale of pet license tags and all fees collected for medical services provided, along with such other monies, whether in the form of a gift, donation, bequest, endowment, grant, or other form of contribution designated to this fund. Such funds as are deposited in this trust account are to be appropriated by Council for the purpose of assisting in paying for the costs of (1) in-house veterinarian services and supporting services for animals impounded by ACPS and sheltered by the City during any holding period or while waiting for adoption/placement, any veterinary and other related supplies, any veterinary and other related equipment, any retrofitting of examination and related areas, all as needed, or appropriate, for such veterinarian services and/or for shelter activities directly supporting such services, contract veterinarian services and/or for an in-house veterinarian intern/training program and (2) emergency veterinarian services for at-large dogs and cats found in severe medical distress; provided by veterinarians not employed by ACPS. All other funds may be used for the purpose of training ACPS employees, or at such times as the Department Director, or designee, may adjudge that timely and sufficient expenditures per (1), or (2), hereinabove have been covered, any surplus in the fund may, at the discretion of the Department Director, or designee, be utilized to fund (3) such computerization, including but not limited to hardware, software, programming services, repair services, and supplies as the Department Director, or designee, may deem appropriate for enhancing computerized Animal Care and Protective Services Center animal-management efforts, including but not limited to veterinarian-care tracking, shelter-inventory tracking, license tracking, and adoption spay-and-neuter delinquency tracking. The Director of the Finance and Administration Department is authorized to make disbursement of the monies appropriated by the Council from this fund upon written requisition of the Department Director, or designee. Expenditures from this trust shall not exceed actual revenues received at any time. (Ord. 90-615-283, § 2; Ord. 2003-876-E, § 12.2; Ord. 2004-785-E, § 11.8; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 60; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-669-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.456 Animal Care and Protective Services Training and Cruelty Prevention Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.456. - Animal Care and Protective Services Training and Cruelty Prevention Trust Fund. There is created the Animal Care and Protective Services Training and Cruelty Prevention Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund which shall carry forward each fiscal year and not lapse. This fund shall be derived from: the surcharge added to and collected on all civil penalties imposed for violations of Chapter 462 of the City's Ordinance Code relating to animal control; all net revenue received from violations related to animal cruelty pursuant to Section 462, Part 2 (Cruelty to or Neglecting Animals); all fines collected under Section 462.105; any funds derived from a citation diversion program; all fees/fines generated from the excess unsterilized animal permits pursuant to Section 462.1305; along with such other monies, whether in the form of a surcharge, fine, gift, donation, bequest, endowment, grant, fee charged by ACPS for training seminars and classes produced and instructed by ACPS employees or their designees, or other form of contribution designated to this fund. Such funds as are deposited into this trust account are to be self-appropriating when used for the purpose of assisting in paying for the costs of (1) ACPS training, including, but not limited to, training materials, supplies, equipment, travel and per diem, and other training expenses; (2) educational materials and programs; (3) specialized animal control and training equipment; (4) equipment/supplies needed for investigations; (5) the costs of prosecution and other legal-related costs; and, (6) other related equipment, any retrofitting of facilities and related areas, all as needed, or appropriate, for such ACPS services and/or for shelter activities directly supporting such services. The self appropriation from the Training and Cruelty Prevention Trust Fund shall be limited to $15,000 per year, additional funds may be appropriated through legislation. The Director of the Finance and Administration Department is authorized to make disbursement of the monies appropriated from this Trust Fund upon written request of the Department Director, or designee. Expenditures from this Trust Fund shall not exceed actual revenues received at any time. (Ord. 2010-527-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.460 Reserved.

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.465 Zoning Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.465. - Zoning Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby created the Zoning Code Enforcement Revolving Fund, a permanent fund of the City within the Neighborhoods Department, into which monies derived from the fines collected pursuant to Ordinance 2006-631-E resulting from the issuance of tickets for violation of Section 656.411, Ordinance Code, shall be deposited, together with such monies as may be appropriated by the Council, from time-to-time. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon written request of the Director of the Neighborhoods Department, for the purpose of funding the overtime, overhead, staff support and other necessary expenses of additional Zoning Code Enforcement support required to enforce the City's zoning ordinances. Such disbursements shall be subject to appropriation by the City Council. The monies deposited in this fund shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes set forth herein. (Ord. 2006-673-E, § 4; Ord. 2015-202-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.470 Nuisance Abatement Lien Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.470. - Nuisance Abatement Lien Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby created the Nuisance Abatement Lien Special Revenue Fund, a permanent fund of the City within the Neighborhoods Department, into which monies derived from the collection of liens pursuant to Sections 518.211 (payment and enforcement of lien and interest thereon), 518.308 (demolition liens), and 91.107 and 91.112 (administrative liens), Ordinance Code, and other civil penalties collected pursuant to the citation and enforcement authority contained in Part 2 of Chapter 518, Ordinance Code, resulting from the City's prosecution of nuisances, shall be deposited from time-to-time. Such monies as are deposited in this fund are to be self-appropriating and shall be divided amongst the Neighborhoods Department, Municipal Code Compliance Division (49 percent), and the Public Works Department, Mowing and Landscape Maintenance Division (51 percent), and shall be used solely for the purpose of funding the abatement of nuisances. The monies deposited in this fund shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes set forth herein. No later than December 31 annually, the Director of the Neighborhoods Department and the Director of the Public Works Department, or their respective designees, shall each provide a report of revenues, expenditures, and abatements for their respective Departments for the prior fiscal year to City Council and the Council Auditor. (Ord. 2007-286-E, § 7; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2022-655-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.471 City Fitness and Wellness Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.471. - City Fitness and Wellness Special Revenue Fund. There is created the City Fitness and Wellness Special Revenue Fund, a permanent, ongoing special revenue fund into which shall be deposited all gifts, grants, donations, and other forms of contribution. Such funds, including the interest earned thereon, shall be used for fitness activities, wellness programs, equipment, biometric testing services, rewards programs, and all other products and services deemed necessary, including the services of an independent contractor to manage the programs. The Benefits Division of the Employee Services Department shall administer the fund. (Ord. 2016-8-E, § 3; Ord. 2023-208-E, § 4)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.472 Human Trafficking Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.472. - Human Trafficking Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby created the Human Trafficking Special Revenue Fund, a permanent fund of the City, into which shall be deposited all monies derived from the fines collected pursuant to Part 4, Chapter 150, Ordinance Code, resulting from the issuance of citations for violations of Section 150.413. The monies deposited in this fund shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure, upon appropriation of the Council, for the purposes and in the manner set forth herein. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund as follows: (a) Fifty percent of the fine monies shall be accounted for in a separate subaccount to be utilized by the Office of Consumer Affairs for the sole purpose of maintaining funds for the creation and duplication of human trafficking signs which shall be distributed to businesses identified in Section 150.413, and may also be distributed to other businesses upon request and approval of the Office of Consumer Affairs, and for costs incurred by the Office of Consumer Affairs in educating the public of the requirements of Section 150.413 and implementation and maintenance of the database of affected businesses. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this subaccount to the Office of Consumer Affairs, upon written request of the Director of the Neighborhoods Department accompanied by satisfactory documentation of costs incurred or to be incurred by the Office of Consumer Affairs. The Neighborhoods Department (or successor) shall make a report by May 1 of each year to the Council concerning the utilization of these funds, including the nature of public awareness and education programs to advance awareness for human trafficking that have been administered, the status of enforcement efforts, and staffing levels and needs. (b) Fifty percent of the fine monies generated from violations of Section 150.413 shall be utilized for the enforcement of Section 150.413. The fine monies generated from this fund shall be returned to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for enforcement. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this Fund, upon written request of the Sheriff for such purposes. To the extent that disbursements are made, the funds shall be disbursed to the appropriate account within the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for the purposes set forth herein. (Ord. 2016-130-E, § 4; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITVADPE_CH111SPRETRAC_PT4ADPECOREFetched: 10/27/2026