Members of Jacksonville City Council are raising concerns about the way the Mayor’s Office went about picking a new lobbying firm for the city.
The City of Jacksonville selected Langton Consulting as its new lobbying firm with a price tag of $300,000 a year.
Last week, Action News Jax asked Mayor Donna Deegan why the decision was made to forego the usual bid process for selecting a new firm. The Deegan Administration explained at the time the decision was made due to its desire to secure more federal grant dollars.
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