PARKS, RECREATION, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. V, ch. 111, pt. 1

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.100 Craft and Hobby Club Revolving Accounts.

Sec. 111.100. - Craft and Hobby Club Revolving Accounts. There is created the Craft and Hobby Club Revolving Accounts, a permanent group of accounts established to account for the various club deposits, expenditures and cash balances with the City. The craft and hobby clubs shall deposit all money received from operations to the City and from which shall be advanced the imprest bank account funds pursuant to the provisions of Part 2, Chapter 664. Each club's revenue expenditure and cash balance in the revolving fund shall be accounted for separately. The funds in each club's revolving account which are determined by the Director of Recreation and Community Services with the concurrence of the Director of Finance and Administration, to be excess shall be paid to the General Fund-General Services District as miscellaneous receipts. Transfers from the other funds to these revolving accounts are prohibited. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from each club's revolving account upon the written requisition of the Director of Recreation and Community Services or his designee, subject to proper documentation and the availability of funds from that specific craft and hobby club's revolving account. (Ord. 79-905-507, § 3; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 14; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.105 Special Event and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Trust Funds.

Sec. 111.105. - Special Event and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Trust Funds. (a) Special Events Trust Fund. There is created an account to be known as the Special Events Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited all funds appropriated from time to time by the Council and all event-related monies (which shall include, but not be limited to, ticket sales, donations, gifts, sponsorship underwriting fees and event participation fees which are sold by the City or given to the City from nongovernmental sources), together with the interest thereon, to assist in defraying the operational and production costs and expenses of City-sponsored or City-cosponsored special events, as such special events are determined by the Mayor or City Council. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, and the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Mayor, or his or her designee, and the Mayor, or his or her designee is authorized to negotiate and execute contracts and agreements with entertainers, promoters, co-sponsors and other public or private parties or entities which are necessary both to outline and define the duties and responsibilities of the City and such other persons or entities and to assure successful special events; provided, however, that the Director of Finance and Administration shall certify on such contracts or agreements that there are current funds available in this trust fund or in the current appropriation to the Sports and Entertainment Division for special events to fund the particular special event in question, and provided further that an assistant general counsel in the Office of General Counsel shall approve such contracts and agreements as to form. No operating funds may be transferred into this trust fund unless specifically approved by City Council. All event-related monies and interest placed into this trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund and such appropriations (event-related monies and City-provided funding) shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Sports and Entertainment Division, no later than 60 days after the last day of an event, shall deliver to the Director of Finance and Administration and the Council Auditor a complete accounting of revenues by source, and expenditures by category and source including but not limited to General Fund, Trust Fund, and any other funds, on a form agreed to by the Sports and Entertainment Chief, the Director of Finance and Administration, and the Council Auditor. (b) Parks, Recreation and Community Services Trust Fund. There is created an account to be known as the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited all funds appropriated from time to time by the Council and all donations, gifts, and fees which are charged by the City or given to the City from nongovernmental sources, together with the interest thereon, to enhance parks. Park enhancements can be for: (i) operating purposes such as providing higher than normal levels of service (e.g., more frequent grass mowing or enhanced programming); or (ii) capital and other improvements (including the subsequent maintenance thereof if installation is funded pursuant to this paragraph). No funding deposited and appropriated pursuant to this Trust Fund or in-kind services donation may be used for the demolition, alteration, relocation, or removal of any portion of a statue, obelisk, or monument in a park, unless approved by Council in advance of such work being performed. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, or his designee (the "Director"). The Director is authorized to negotiate and execute contracts and agreements with for-profit and not-for-profit entities for the benefit of an individual park or the park system as a whole; provided, however, that the Director of Finance and Administration shall certify on such contracts or agreements that there are current funds available in this trust fund to fund the particular park enhancement in question, and provided further, that the Office of General Counsel shall approve such contracts and agreements before said contracts or agreements are executed by the parties. No single park enhancement, whether for improvements or enhanced programming, may exceed $100,000 without Council approval; any single expenditure from this trust fund in excess of $100,000 shall require prior Council approval. The Director may accept into this trust fund in-kind donations of labor and materials for the purposes set forth herein and direct the use of such donations, but the use of any in-kind donation having a value in excess of $100,000 shall require prior Council approval. No operating funds may be transferred into this trust fund unless specifically approved by Council. The Director shall administer the rules and guidelines regarding donations to this trust fund, which may include name recognition of donors consistent with the schedule set forth in the rules and guidelines. All monies and interest placed into this trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund and such appropriations shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. (c) Public Information Publications Trust Fund. There is created an account to be known as the Public Information Publications Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited all funds appropriated from time to time by the Council and all publication-related monies, which shall include, but not be limited to, donations, gifts, and other fees and funds from items which are sold by the City (such as, for example, but not by way of limitation, books, calendars, posters, video products, audio products, items related to the internet, and other photographic or printed items as well as the sale of advertising in all publications of the Public Information function) and in all other forms of media, including radio, television and internet; or charged by the City or given to the City from nongovernmental sources, together with the interest thereon, to assist in defraying the operational, publication and production costs and expenses of the Public Information function-sponsored publications and productions as such publications and productions are determined by the Mayor or City Council. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Mayor, or his or her designee, and the Mayor, or his or her designee is authorized to negotiate and execute contracts and agreements with advertisers to assure successful publications through advertising; provided however, that an assistant general counsel in the Office of General Counsel shall approve such contracts and agreements as to form. No operating funds may be transferred into this trust fund unless specifically approved by City Council. All Public Information function publications-related monies and interest placed into this trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund and such appropriations (Public Information function publication-related monies and City-provided funding) shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Mayor or his designee shall compile a report and present said report annually in the budget presentation and additionally to the Finance Committee no later than October 31 each year on the results of the fiscal year ending on September 30. (d) Neighborhood Community Events Trust Fund. There hereby is created an account to be known as the Neighborhood Community Events Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited all funds appropriated from time to time by the Council and donations and gifts from co-sponsors pursuant to Section 191.121, Ordinance Code, together with the interest thereon, to defray the internal City costs and expenses related to Neighborhood Community Events hosted by council members pursuant to Chapter 191, Ordinance Code. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Director of the Office of Special Events, or his designee. All monies and interest placed into this trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund and such appropriations (i.e., donations, gifts and City-provided funding) shall not lapse to the General Fund at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Special Events Office, no later than 60 days after the last day of an event, shall deliver to the Director of Finance and Administration, the Council Auditor and the Council President a complete accounting of revenues by source, and expenditures by category and source on a form agreed to by the Director of Finance and Administration and the Council Auditor. (Ord. 82-679-342, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-369-140, § 1; Ord. 89-407-185, § 1; Ord. 96-812-471, § 1; Ord. 2000-978-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1182-E, § 3; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 21; Ord. 2007-813-E, § 10.7; Ord. 2010-337-E, § 5; Ord. 2011-732-E, § 32; Ord. 2012-364-E, § 10; Ord. 2013-485-E, § 1; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2016-489-E, § 3; Ord. 2017-352-E, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 2019-395-E, § 4; Ord. 2024-46-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.106 Parks, Recreation and Community Services Events Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.106. - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Events Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby created the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Events Special Revenue Fund (the "Fund"), a permanent special revenue fund of the City, into which shall be deposited all contributions, donations, monetary gifts, sponsorship monies and fees, and other forms of revenue as may be from time to time received by the City, which are charged or given to the City from nongovernmental sources, in connection with events, functions and activities sponsored or co-sponsored by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The Fund shall be used for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of such events, activities and functions. The foregoing revenues shall be deposited and maintained in separate sub activities within the Fund clearly identified by each Division of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and the Office of Director, to give each Division of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and the Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (the "Director") the ability to defray the cost and expenses of their respective events, activities and functions. The sums placed into the Fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, are hereby appropriated for purposes described in this Section, and such appropriations shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year but shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of the Finance Department is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written request of the Director or his designee, subject to availability of funds from the Fund, however, any single expenditure from the Fund in excess of $100,000 shall require prior Council approval. Each Division shall submit a semi-annual report to the Director regarding the receipts and disbursements within such Division's sub activity within the Fund, and no later than June 30 annually, the Director shall provide a report of all Fund receipts and disbursements to the City Council. (Ord. 2026-4-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.110 Cecil Equestrian Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.110. - Cecil Equestrian Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund. There is created the Cecil Equestrian Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept gifts, fees, and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall be expended only for the specific purpose of financing capital improvements to the Cecil Equestrian Center. Subject to appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund. This fund shall be reviewed by the City Council five years after adoption. (Ord. 2004-586-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 24; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.113 A.C. Skinner Parkway Park Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.113. - A.C. Skinner Parkway Park Trust Fund. There is hereby created the A.C. Skinner Parkway Park Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept gifts, fees and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall carry over fiscal years to be used for the purpose of financing capital improvements to the A.C. Skinner Parkway Park as conceptually framed in the Development Agreement for the A.C. Skinner Parcel C Park Improvements, authorized in Ordinance 2021-497-E. Funds up to the amount of $1,000,000 are hereby appropriated without the need for further action by Council, and the Director of Finance, or his/her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon written requisition of the Director of Recreation and Community Services and the District Council Member. (Ord. 2021-497-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.115 Bethesda Park Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.115. - Bethesda Park Trust Fund. There is created the Bethesda Park Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City for the City-owned Bethesda Park only. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized to accept on behalf of the City gifts of funds and personal property in trust. The use of personal property accepted in trust shall be under the direction and control of the Director of Neighborhoods and subject to proper accounting procedures as established by the Director of Finance and Administration. Use of the funds accepted in trust shall be under the direction and control of the Director of Finance and Administration. (Ord. 83-759-440, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 26; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.118 Blue Cypress Park Capital Improvement and Maintenance Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.118 - Blue Cypress Park Capital Improvement and Maintenance Special Revenue Fund. There is created the Blue Cypress Park Capital Improvement and Maintenance Special Revenue Fund, a permanent, ongoing special revenue fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to receive revenues from any lease agreement on the Blue Cypress Park property in Arlington, donations for use on said property, and appropriations related to said property. All revenues as described shall be deposited into the fund, for use toward providing capital improvements, equipment, and maintenance relating to the property. All sums placed into the fund are hereby appropriated for distribution in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Chapters 118 and 126, Ordinance Code. Any undistributed funds shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund, upon written requisition, with supporting documentation, of the District Council Member where the Park is located, approved by the Director of Neighborhoods or successor, subject to the availability of funds, and any bond covenants which may be applicable. (Ord. 2009-551-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.120 Metropolitan Park Maintenance and Improvements Fund.

Sec. 111.120. - Metropolitan Park Maintenance and Improvements Fund. There is created the Metropolitan Park Maintenance and Improvements Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City. A separate trust fund and associated accounts shall be created by the Director of Finance and Administration for administering the fund. There shall be paid into the fund all revenues received by the City and interest thereon in connection with admissions fees for special events, rentals, dock slip rentals, equipment and service charges or other funds from activities and events conducted or authorized by the City in Metropolitan Park. All expenditures made from the fund shall be for maintenance and improvements to Metropolitan Park and its various facilities and to help support the operational and production costs associated with City cosponsored special events in the park. Subject to appropriation by the Council in each instance, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon the written requisition of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. To the extent disbursements are made, the funds disbursed shall be appropriated for the purpose of the disbursement. (Ord. 84-1087-687, § 1; Ord. 93-687-323, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 35; Ord. 2007-633-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.123 Fire Museum Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.123. - Fire Museum Trust Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Fire Museum Trust Fund, (hereinafter called the Fund). The Executive Director of the Fire Museum shall deposit into the fund all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, received for use toward achieving the purposes, functions and goals of the Jacksonville Fire Museum. All such donations and contributions shall be accounted for separately within the fund by the Executive Director. All sums placed into the fund are hereby appropriated for establishing, operating, maintaining and improving the Jacksonville Fire Museum, and these appropriations shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon written requisition of the Executive Director, or his designee, subject to the availability of funds in the fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by the Council to the Fire Museum for use toward achieving its purposes, functions and goals. (Ord. 85-1462-802, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 37; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.125 Kathryn Abby Hanna Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.125. - Kathryn Abby Hanna Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Kathryn Abby Hanna Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City. A separate trust fund and associated accounts shall be created by the Director of Finance and Administration for administering the fund. There shall be paid into the fund all revenues received by the City and interest thereon in connection with admission fees, rentals, equipment and service charges and other funds from activities and events occurring at Kathryn Abby Hanna Park. All expenditures made from the fund shall be for maintenance and capital improvements and to offset operating expenses associated with Kathryn Abby Hanna Park. Subject to appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon the written request of the Director of Neighborhoods. (Ord. 89-67-38, § 1; Ord. 96-609-452, § 1.3(f); Ord. 1999-76-E, § 1; Ord. 2001-715-E, § 11.2; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 58; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2017-279-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.126 Huguenot Memorial Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.126. - Huguenot Memorial Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund. There is created the Huguenot Memorial Park Maintenance and Improvements and Lifeguard Services Trust Fund, a permanent trust fund of the City. A separate trust fund and associated accounts shall be created by the Director of Finance and Administration for administering the fund. There shall be paid into the fund all revenues received by the City and interest thereon in connection with admission fees, rentals, equipment and service charges and other funds from activities and events occurring at Huguenot Memorial Park. All expenditures made from the fund shall be for maintenance, lifeguard services and capital improvements and to offset operating expenses associated with Huguenot Memorial Park. Subject to appropriation by the City Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon the written request of the Director of Neighborhoods. (Ord. 2017-279-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.130 Jacksonville Recreational and Environmental Land Acquisition Capital Projects Fund.

Sec. 111.130. - Jacksonville Recreational and Environmental Land Acquisition Capital Projects Fund. There is hereby created an account to be known as the Jacksonville Recreational and Environmental Land Acquisition Capital Projects Fund, into which shall be deposited all revenues, donations or gifts together with the interest earned thereon as a result of investments of the principal thereof which are received by the City for acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and the developing of new parklands and recreational amenities and renovating existing park and recreational facilities as well as other purposes outlined in the preservation project adopted and approved by Council except for the sale of Cecil Field property, the proceeds for which shall be deposited in the Cecil Commerce Center Trust Fund, Section 111.625, Ordinance Code, in accordance with the terms therein. This Fund is established for the following purposes: to achieve the goals, objectives and policies of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and the Preservation Project; to provide the City with a ready and waiting account for the deposit of environmental land acquisition funds so as to avoid the possibility of missing funding opportunities which may become available; to better enable the City to begin soliciting funds and funding sources for land acquisitions; to demonstrate the ability and the willingness of the City to participate in the variety of land acquisition programs which require local contributions; to improve the chances of local projects in the competition with projects in other areas for the limited funds available from State and federal acquisition programs and the acquisition of environmentally sensitive or active recreation land and the development of new parklands and recreational amenities and renovation of existing parks and recreational facilities. The monies in this fund shall be limited to those projects which meet the following criteria: Acquiring lands to be used for recreation conservation uses or maintaining any recreational, park or conservation lands. Funds received from Cedar Bay Cogeneration, Inc. or its successors or assigns, pursuant to Condition of Certification XXVIII for the company's cogeneration plan in Duval County shall be maintained in a separate sub-activity account within the capital project fund. Funds available pursuant to Article XXXVIII of the plant's Conditions of Site Certification may be used to acquire lands possessing substantial ecological value to the ecosystem of the St. Johns River watershed, preferably parcels located near the plant site, including parcels within or adjacent to the Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve managed by the National Park Service. Preference shall also be given to the selection of larger parcels that can be purchased using contributions from other entities to supplement funds available under this condition. Funds shall not be used to develop urban recreational facilities that conflict with the natural resources values of a site. Prohibited facilities include ball fields, playgrounds, and other developed amenities that are not dependent on ecological conditions for their existence and that are not ancillary to public access for recreational enjoyment of the available natural resources. Funds should be distributed in accordance with the Executive Order 94-182. Monies from the federal government, the St. Johns River Water Management District, private charitable foundations, gifts, bequests, and private donations shall be maintained in a separate sub-activity account within the capital projects fund clearly identified as to source. All proceeds, less expenses of sale, from the sale of General Fund surplus City property sold pursuant to Part 4 (except Subpart C), Chapter 122, shall be maintained in a separate sub-activity account within the capital projects fund clearly identified as to source. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written request of the Chief Administrative Officer, provided, however, no disbursements of such funds shall be permitted until the funds have been appropriated by the Council for the purpose of the disbursement. The index funds and sub funds which were previously established from 95-523-468 shall be maintained separately. (Ord. 91-1026-372, § 1; Ord. 95-127-72, § 1; Ord. 1999-99-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 64; Ord. 2006-971-A, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.132 Recreation Preservation Land Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.132. - Recreation Preservation Land Special Revenue Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund, a special revenue fund account to be known as the Recreation Preservation Land Special Revenue Fund (the "Fund"), into which shall be deposited all revenue derived from the sale of timber on recreational preservation land, gifts, donations, contributions, grants and other sums of money to be used to provide funding for the management and benefit of Recreational preservation land purchased or managed by the City, and shall not be used for operational expenses. All sums placed into the Fund, which shall include all interest earned or accrued thereon, shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. Subject to prior appropriation by Council, the Director of Finance, or a designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written requisition of the Director of the Parks and Recreation, or a designee. (Ord. 2011-692-E, § 9)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.135 Individual Venue-Related Enterprise Fund.

Sec. 111.135. - Individual Venue-Related Enterprise Fund. (a) With the 2006-2007 budget development (effective October 1, 2006), the City is re-establishing the individual venue-related Enterprise Fund (Business Unit), which will provide for improved accountability for facility (venue) performance. The separate Enterprise Funds will be established for the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Convention Center, Football Stadium (currently EverBank Field), Amphitheater, Covered Flex Field, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts Center and Ritz Theatre and LaVilla Museum. (b) The use of such trust fund revenues will be controlled by the initial authorizing ordinances, as may be amended from time to time, as to primary and/or secondary uses therefore. (c) The City is electing to align the operating and event related cost, related debt service, specific trust fund revenues and General Fund operating and/or debt service subsidy with each individual facility. Additionally, since the revenue pledge to repay the facility related borrowing may be General Fund and/or Better Jacksonville Plan dollars, the Enterprise Fund will reflect these debt service related contribution as non-operating revenues. The contract operator's operating, administrative and overhead cost will be reasonably allocated to each facility on an equitable basis conceptually pre-approved by the Chief Financial Officer. (Ord. 93-355-844, § 2; Ord. 94-68-199, § 2; Ord. 97-195-E, § 2; Ord. 2001-1210-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 71; Ord. 2006-788-E, § 10.1; Ord. 2012-364-E, § 10; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2016-729-E, § 2)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.136 Sports Complex Capital Maintenance Enterprise Fund.

Sec. 111.136. - Sports Complex Capital Maintenance Enterprise Fund. (a) The City hereby establishes a sports venue-related enterprise fund, known as the Sports Complex Capital Maintenance Enterprise Fund, which will provide for improved accountability for performance of maintenance and upkeep for the Jacksonville Arena, the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, and the Jacksonville Baseball Stadium; and which will have as a primary source of revenue, the taxes on "transient rentals" authorized by F.S. § 212.0305 and Section 764.104(a)(3) (Convention Development Tax), Ordinance Code. (b) The use of such enterprise fund revenues shall be to construct extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, or maintain the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, the Jacksonville Veterans Arena, and the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds (collectively, the "Sports Complex") or, as may be determined from time to time by the Council consistent with State law. (c) The City has completed the payment of capital debt related to prior encumbrances upon the taxes imposed on transient rentals, and is dedicating this funding source as set forth in subsection (e) below, to the need to maintain its Sports Complex to avoid significant capital expenses which would be incurred should adequate maintenance not be timely funded. Additionally, since the revenue pledge to repay the facility related borrowing has been timely paid, these funds are available. (d) Subject to appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration, with the concurrence of the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund for capital maintenance of the Sports Complex. (e) Effective October 1, 2010, the two percent convention development tax funds imposed and collected in accordance with Chapter 764, Ordinance Code, shall be deposited into the Sports Complex Capital Maintenance Enterprise Fund, to be used exclusively to construct, extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, or maintain said Sports Complex. (f) All funds within The Sports Complex Capital Maintenance Enterprise Fund shall carry forward from fiscal year to fiscal year and shall not lapse. (Ord. 2009-817-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-364-E, § 10; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.137 Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field Maintenance and Improvements Enterprise Fund.

Sec. 111.137. - Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field Maintenance and Improvements Enterprise Fund. There is hereby established an enterprise fund to be known as the Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field Maintenance and Improvements Enterprise Fund (the "Fund") into which shall be deposited all ticket and parking surcharges collected in connection with events held at the Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field, additional revenues collected as outlined within the applicable leases, and all donations or gifts together with the interest earned thereon. The use of such funds shall be for capital expenditures and capital maintenance, repairs, and improvements in relation to the Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field, located adjacent to the south end zone of EverBank Field, as required by that certain Amendment 14 to the City's Lease with the Jacksonville Jaguars, LLC, dated December 11, 2015. The funds shall not be used for operating costs associated with the Amphitheater or Covered Flex Field. Subject to appropriation by Council, the Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written request of the Sports and Entertainment Officer, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. All sums within the Fund shall carry forward from fiscal year to fiscal year and shall not lapse. (Ord. 2017-278-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.140 Treaty Oak Park Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.140. - Treaty Oak Park Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Treaty Oak Park Trust Fund (Trust Fund), a permanent, ongoing trust fund which shall carry forward each fiscal year and not lapse. All such funds derived from donations of money made for the general purpose of maintaining or improving the Treaty Oak tree and surrounding park shall be deposited into the Trust Fund and expenditures from the Trust Fund shall be restricted to the aforementioned maintenance or improvement to the Treaty Oak tree and surrounding park. Upon certification by the Director of Recreation and Parks that an expenditure meets the aforementioned criteria and upon appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized to make disbursements from the Trust Fund. (Ord. 93-1261-764, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 77; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.143 Golf Club of Jacksonville Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.143. - Golf Club of Jacksonville Trust Fund. There is created the Golf Club of Jacksonville Trust Fund, ("the Fund") a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to receive base rent generated from and by the City's duly approved managers of the Golf Club of Jacksonville, located at 10440 Tournament Lane, in accordance with the Lease Agreement for said property. Any such revenues shall be deposited into the Fund, for use toward capital improvements and the maintenance of the golf course and facilities. All such revenues shall be accounted for separately within the Fund and shall be administered by the Recreation and Parks Department with approval from the facility's local District Council Member. All sums placed into the Fund are hereby appropriated for distribution in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Chapters 118 and 126, Ordinance Code, as well as the Lease Agreement. Any undistributed funds shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon written requisition of the Director of the Recreation and Parks, or his or her designee, with approval from the facility's local District Council Member, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. (Ord. 2005-284-E, § 3; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 112; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.145 Fiddler's Green Golf Course Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.145. - Fiddler's Green Golf Course Special Revenue Fund. There is hereby created the Fiddler's Green Golf Course Special Revenue Fund (hereinafter the Fund), a temporary trust fund of the City, into which monies derived from Meadowbrook Golf Group, Inc. and the net proceeds from Fiddler's Green Golf Course shall be deposited. The Director of Recreation and Parks shall deposit into the Fund all City net proceeds, donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, received for use toward maintaining of the Fiddler's Green Golf Course. All sums placed into the Fund, together with any interest accrued therein, are hereby appropriated for establishing, operating, maintaining and improving the Fiddler's Green Golf Course, and these appropriations shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. Both the Directors of Recreation and Parks, and Finance and Administration, or their designees, are authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund for maintenance improvements to Fiddler's Green Golf Course, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by the Council to the Fiddler's Green Golf Course for use toward achieving its purposes, functions and goals. (Ord. 2005-678-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 83; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.150 LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.150. - LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District Trust Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a permanent revolving Trust Fund account to be known as the LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District Trust Fund hereinafter called the Fund. Revenues received by the City from the operation of the lease agreement for redevelopment of land between the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Downtown Development Authority and the Jacksonville Urban League, Inc. shall be maintained in a separate sub-activity account within the trust fund titled Ritz Historic District-Urban League. Revenues consisting of all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, received for use in connection with such property or monies appropriated to this account shall also be deposited in this sub-activity. Such amounts shall be used for the maintenance, beautification, modification or for other purposes in connection with the property leased to the Jacksonville Urban League, Inc. and/or expenditure for improvements within the LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District as defined and depicted in Exhibit D of Ordinance 95-42-202. Contributions and donations received by the City from governmental entities, corporations, foundations, partnerships, individuals or any legal entity for use in connection with the "Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum" shall be deposited and maintained in a separate sub activity within the trust fund titled LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District. Such amounts shall be used for improvements, support of operations, maintenance, beautification and modification or for other purposes in connection with the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum. All sums placed into the fund with interest thereon, are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund. The Director of Finance and Administration or his designee is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon receipt of a copy of a resolution by the LaVilla Cultural and Heritage Association (created pursuant to Executive Order 98-213) or a resolution by the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum Board of Directors (created pursuant to Executive Order 03-04) approving said expenditure and a written requisition by the Chief Administrative Officer or his designee subject to availability of funds in this fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriation which may be made by the Council for use in connection with the LaVilla Cultural, Historical and Heritage District and/or the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum. Monies in this fund, interest accrued thereon, authorized expenditures and disbursements (including amounts requiring specific approval by the Council) shall not lapse as of the end of any fiscal year and shall remain available for expenditure pursuant to the provisions of this fund. (Ord. 96-632-387, § 2; Ord. 96-609-452, § 11.10; Ord. 1999-189-E, § 1; Ord. 2003-682-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 86; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.153 Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.153. - Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board Trust Fund. There is created within the General Trust and Agency Fund a trust fund account to be known as the Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board Trust Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund). The Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board (hereinafter called the "Board"), created by Executive Order Number 2003-07, shall deposit into the Fund all donations and contributions of money, including gifts and grants, it receives for its use toward attaining its purposes, functions and goals, which include the awarding of educational scholarships based on policies set by the Board. All such donations and contributions, as well as the Board's expenditures and cash balances, shall be accounted for separately within the Fund by the Board. All sums placed into the Fund by the Board are hereby appropriated to the Board for its use toward attaining its purposes, functions and goals and shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of Finance and Administration, or designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon written requisition of the Board's chair, or designee, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or otherwise limit any appropriations which may be made by Council to the Commission for use toward attaining its purposes, functions and goals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no City funds shall be appropriated to this Fund without prior approval by the City Council. (Ord. 2005-1045-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 116; Ord. 2013-712-E, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.155 Sports and Entertainment Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.155. - Sports and Entertainment Trust Fund. There is created an account to be known as the Sports and Entertainment Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited funds appropriated from time to time by Council and all event-related monies including, but not limited to, ticket sales, donations, gifts, sponsorship underwriting fees, advertising charges and commissions, and event participation fees which are sold by the Sports and Entertainment Division or given to the Sports and Entertainment Division from nongovernmental sources, together with interest thereon. These funds are designated to pay commissioned advertising expenses and to assist in subsidizing events and in defraying the direct costs and expenses associated with events that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the Sports and Entertainment Division, as such events are determined by the Sports and Entertainment Division. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, and the Director of Finance and Administration shall make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Sports and Entertainment Chief, and the Director of Finance and Administration shall make disbursements from this fund upon the written requisition of the Chief Administrative Officer. The Sports and Entertainment Chief shall ensure payment for all direct expenses and operating expenses for any Sports and Entertainment Chief requested use of the Facility Venues. Any use of the Facility Venues shall require prior to the event either i) City Council approval or ii) certification from the Facilities Manager, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, that no direct expenses are being added to the approved budget and being charged as an operating expense. The Sports and Entertainment Chief shall approve, after consultation with the facilities manager when appropriate regarding the availability of the venue, all fixed dollar amount promotional and/or sponsorship contracts and agreements with promoters, co-sponsors and other public or private parties or entities, and the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to negotiate and execute such fixed dollar amount promotional and/or sponsorship contracts and agreements, provided, however, that the Director of Finance and Administration shall certify on such contracts or agreements that there are current funds available (i.e. funds are on account at the time of contract execution) in this trust fund to fund the particular event in question, and provided further that an assistant general counsel in the Office of General Counsel shall approve such contracts and agreements as to form. All event-related monies and interest placed into this trust fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this trust fund and all appropriations (event-related monies and City-provided funding) shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Sports and Entertainment Chief, no later than 60 days after the last day of a sports event where Trust Fund money was used, shall deliver to the Director of Finance and Administration, Council Members and the Council Auditor a complete accounting of revenues by source and expenditures by category and source including but not limited to General Fund, Trust Fund and any other funds, on a form agreed to by the Sports and Entertainment Chief, the Director of Finance and Administration and the Council Auditor. (Ord. 96-893-516, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 87; Ord. 2011-732-E, § 33; Ord. 2013-485-E, § 1; Ord. 2014-289-E, § 2; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2019-395-E, § 4)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.160 Art In Public Places Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.160. - Art In Public Places Trust Fund. There is hereby created an account to be known as the Art In Public Places Trust Fund into which shall be deposited all revenues, donations or gifts which are received by the Art In Public Places Commission or the City on behalf of the Commission. The monies in this fund shall be expended pursuant to such guidelines as set forth in the Art In Public Places Program as implemented by the Commission, subject to the terms and conditions contained in any donation or gift, if any. The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written request of the Art In Public Places Commission, subject to appropriation by City Council. If at any time the balance of this Fund drops below $1,000 for a period of more than one fiscal year, than all remaining funds may be appropriated by the Council to any public purpose. In the event that the Duval County School Board or an independent authority of the City seeks to use the program created by Part 9 of Chapter 126, Ordinance Code, such entity may appropriate funds to this trust fund. Such monies shall be segregated for use by the appropriating entity. (a) There is hereby created the Tillie K. Fowler Memorial Artwork Trust Fund, a temporary trust fund of the City, into which monies derived from gifts, legacies or devises made to the Tillie K. Fowler Memorial Artwork Trust Fund shall be deposited. The monies in this fund shall be expended pursuant to the guidelines set forth in the Art in Public Places Program as implemented by the Art in Public Places Commission (including an allocation of ten percent of trust fund revenues for commission administrative expenses and five percent for maintenance of the artwork created). The Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from this fund upon the written request of the Art in Public Places Commission, and disbursements from the fund are specifically authorized to be made for the commissioning, creation, installation and maintenance of an appropriate piece of public art and a commemorative plaque memorializing Tillie Fowler. Any undistributed funds shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The artwork shall be commissioned by the Art in Public Places Commission in consultation with Mrs. Fowler's immediate family. After the artwork is created and installed and all outstanding associated debt is paid off, this trust fund shall be discontinued, and any appropriated funds shall be returned to previous accounts. (b) There is hereby created a separate activity with a grant number and grant detail within the Art in Public Places Trust Fund, into which shall be paid 50 percent of the art auction sales proceeds (the "principal amount") derived from the Joan Mitchell Artwork pursuant to Ordinance 2018-193-E. The annual interest earnings on the principal amount shall be appropriated each year in the annual budget ordinance for the maintenance of the City's public art. Once appropriated, such interest earnings shall be transferred to the trust fund activity for the maintenance of the City's public art. No expenditures shall be made from the principal amount; expenditures shall only be made from annual interest earnings. (Ord. 96-1105-677, § 2; Ord. 2000-608-E, § 2; Ord. 2005-402-E, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 94; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2018-193-E, § 9)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.175 Sisters Creek Park Maintenance and Improvement Fund.

Sec. 111.175. - Sisters Creek Park Maintenance and Improvement Fund. There is created the Sisters Creek Park Maintenance and Improvement Fund, a permanent fund of the City. A separate fund and associated accounts shall be created by the Director of Finance and Administration for administering the fund. There shall be paid into the fund all revenues received by the City and interest thereon in connection with park rental or admissions fees and for special events, rentals, equipment and service charges or other funds from activities and events conducted or authorized by the City in Sisters Creek Park. All expenditures made from the fund shall be for the maintenance of or improvements to Sisters Creek Park and its various facilities. Subject to appropriation by the Council in each instance, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon the written requisition of the Director of Recreation and Parks. Monies deposited in this fund and remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but shall carry over to the next fiscal year. (Ord. 2000-747-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 104; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.180 103rd Street Go Kart Track Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.180. - 103rd Street Go Kart Track Trust Fund. There is created the 103rd Street Go Kart Track Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept gifts, fees and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall be expended only for a specific purposes. All expenditures made from the fund shall be for capital improvements to the 103rd Street Go Kart Track facility. Subject to appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon the written direction of the Director of Recreation and Parks. (Ord. 2003-1111-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 108; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.183 Tayé Brown Regional Park Improvement Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.183. - Tayé Brown Regional Park Improvement Trust Fund. There is created the Tayé Brown Regional Park Improvement Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept Council appropriations, gifts, fees, and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall carry over fiscal years, to be used for the purposes set forth in Section 380.405, Ordinance Code, which is for improvements to Tayé Brown Regional Park. Funds utilized for these purposes are hereby to be appropriated by Council action. (Ord. 2007-739-E, § 3)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.185 Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.185. - Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund. There is created the Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center Capital Improvement Trust Fund, a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept gifts, fees, and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall carry over fiscal years to be used for the purposes described herein, and shall be expended only for the specific purpose of financing capital improvements to, and exercise equipment for the Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center. Funds utilized for the purchase of exercise equipment are hereby appropriated without the need for further action by Council, and the Director of Finance and Administration, or his/her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon written requisition of the Director of Recreation and Parks, accompanied by written approval from Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center's District Council Member. Subject to appropriation by the Council, the Director of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund for other capital improvements upon the written direction of the Director of Recreation and Parks. No later than June 30 annually, the Director of Recreation and Community Services shall provide a report of receipts and disbursements to the Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center's District Council Member, copy to the Council Auditor. (Ord. 2004-337-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-371-E, § 4; Ord. 2005-1283-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 109; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.186 Lonnie Miller Regional Park Capital Improvement Trust Fund.

Sec. 111.186. - Lonnie Miller Regional Park Capital Improvement Trust Fund. There is created the Lonnie Miller Regional Park Capital Improvement Trust Fund (inclusive of Lonnie Miller Park, Bob Hayes, and the Legends Community Center), a permanent, ongoing trust fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The fund is authorized to accept gifts, fees, and other donations. Monies deposited in the fund, together with any interest accrued thereon, shall carry over fiscal years to be used for the purposes described herein, and shall be expended only for the specific purpose of financing capital improvements to, and exercise equipment for the Lonnie Miller Regional Park (inclusive of Lonnie Miller Park, Bob Hayes, and the Legends Community Center). Funds utilized for the purchase of capital improvements, up to $100,000 per fiscal year, are hereby appropriated without the need for further action by Council, and the Director of Finance and Administration, or his/her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the fund upon written requisition of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. No later than June 30 annually, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services shall provide a report of receipts and disbursements to the Lonnie Miller Regional Park to the Council Auditor. (Ord. 2011-233-E, § 2; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16; Ord. 2017-588-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 111.190 Communication Tower Special Revenue Fund.

Sec. 111.190. - Communication Tower Special Revenue Fund. There is created the Communication Tower Special Revenue Fund, hereinafter called the Fund, a permanent, ongoing special revenue fund of the City, which shall carry forward each fiscal year. The Fund is authorized to receive revenue from leases of and co-location payments from communication towers located on City real property. All such revenue received by the City, or by the Tax Collector, shall be deposited into the Fund, for use toward providing an enhanced level of maintenance and capital improvements for recreational purposes in City owned parks. The Communication Tower Special Revenue Fund shall account separately for each Council district. All revenues, interest, and expenditures shall be accounted for separately within the Fund and shall be administered by the Director of Finance and Administration. All sums placed into the Fund are hereby appropriated for distribution in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Chapter 126, Ordinance Code. Any undistributed funds shall not lapse at the close of any fiscal year, but instead shall carry over to the next fiscal year. The Director of Finance and Administration, or his or her designee, is authorized and directed to make disbursements from the Fund upon written requisition of the Director of Recreation and Community Services and the respective Council Members, subject to the availability of funds in the Fund. (Ord. 2005-464-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1374-E, § 2; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 114; Ord. 2016-140-E, § 16)

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