Posted on 08/20/2025 9:41:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just days after City Council President Kevin Carrico said he asked another councilman to look into how free tickets and perks for events at city-owned venues are distributed among councilmembers, he’s now going against the legislation councilman proposed and calling for the elimination of the long-held practice related to Jacksonville Jaguars tickets.
The “DEEGAN Amendment,” which Carrico said stands for “Denying Elected Elites Gameday Access Nonsense,” closes the door on elected officials “using public dollars for gameday perks.”
“With recent policy changes and the Council’s continued effort to cut government waste, I am proud to file the DEEGAN Amendment to officially end the practice of free Jaguar tickets for elected officials,” said Carrico. “Taxpayers should not bankroll politicians’ tickets and the DEEGAN Amendment puts an end to that. I’m calling on Mayor Donna Deegan to back this reform and prove she’s on the side of taxpayers, not perks. If Jacksonville families must buy their own tickets, politicians should too.”
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Duuuuuuuval!
Ping!
They should made to suffer just like everybody else...............
Florida law covering gifts accepted by public officials...
Wonder how many are in violation...
Whoever enabled city council members to have taxpayer funded NFL tickets needs their priorities checked, and audited to determine what other taxpayer funded perks are being received.
There has got to be an empty jail cell, or at least unemployment line waiting for these people.
Grifters, the lot.
Dont think of this as a gift, think of this as the elected officials doing their due diligence protecting the tax payers funding of the stadium by confirming that the stadium functions properly when used for it’s designed application. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I bet they ain’t in the cheap seats either. One ticket could be $9000. Free beer would offset that a bit.
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