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Council president takes shot at mayor with ‘DEEGAN’ amendment aimed at eliminating free Jags tickets for city officials
news4jax.com ^ | August 19, 2025 | Travis Gibson, Digital Executive Producer Tarik Minor, Anchor, I-TEAM reporter

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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1 posted on 08/20/2025 9:41:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

Duuuuuuuval!


2 posted on 08/20/2025 9:42:02 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger; dfwgator

Ping!


3 posted on 08/20/2025 9:42:18 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

They should made to suffer just like everybody else...............


4 posted on 08/20/2025 9:55:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: V_TWIN

Florida law covering gifts accepted by public officials...

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0112/Sections/0112.3148.html

Wonder how many are in violation...


5 posted on 08/20/2025 10:03:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: V_TWIN

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.


6 posted on 08/20/2025 10:16:01 AM PDT by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: V_TWIN

Grifters, the lot.


7 posted on 08/20/2025 10:30:45 AM PDT by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: mewzilla; All
Florida law covering gifts accepted by public officials

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. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

8 posted on 08/20/2025 10:48:53 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: V_TWIN

I bet they ain’t in the cheap seats either. One ticket could be $9000. Free beer would offset that a bit.


9 posted on 08/20/2025 2:19:15 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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