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City Council Approval for JEA Employee Survey Contract

Original title: ORD Auth the Council President to Execute & Deliver a Contract With Selectionlink, Inc. To Conduct a Survey of Certain Current & Former JEA Employees & Related Svcs; Invoking the Exemption in Sec 126.108(G) (Exemptions From Competitive Solicitation), Subpart A (Gen Regulations), Part 1 (Gen Regulations; Ethics & Transparency in Public Contracting), Ch 126 (Procurement Code), Ord Code, to Allow for a Direct Contract With Selectionlink, Inc.; Declaring This Matter to Be Related to an Investigation by a Duly Aptd Committee of the City Council; Prov for Oversight by the Council Secretary/Dir (Staffopoulos) (Introduced by CM Salem) 4/14/26 CO Introduced: R, F 4/20/26 R Read 2nd & Rerefer 4/21/26 F Read 2nd & Rerefer 4/28/26 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer 5/4/26 R Amend/Approve 6-1 (Boylan) 5/5/26 F Amend/Approve 7-0 5/12/26 CO Amend/Approve 13-5 (Boylan, Carlucci, Clark-Murray, Johnson, Peluso) Public Hearing Pursuant to Ch 166, F.S. & C.R. 3.601 - 4/28/26

Record date · May 12, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This ordinance authorizes the City Council President to sign a direct contract with Selectionlink, Inc. to survey current and former JEA employees. The city is bypassing the standard competitive bidding process to expedite this work, which is linked to an ongoing City Council investigation.

Why it matters

The city is spending public funds on a non-competitive contract to gather information from JEA employees as part of an official council investigation, bypassing standard procurement transparency rules.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

JEA Employees

Current and former employees are the subjects of the survey being conducted by Selectionlink, Inc.

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City Council

The Council is the body conducting the investigation and authorizing the expenditure.

Key Facts

The ordinance authorizes a direct contract with Selectionlink, Inc. for survey services.
The contract is exempt from standard competitive solicitation requirements under Section 126.108(G) of the Procurement Code.
The survey targets both current and former JEA employees.
The contract is explicitly linked to an investigation by a City Council committee.

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The Council Secretary/Director (Staffopoulos) is assigned oversight of the contract.
The ordinance was enacted following a 13-5 vote by the City Council on May 12, 2026.
A public hearing regarding this matter was held on April 28, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why wasn't this contract put out for competitive bidding?

The City Council invoked an in the (Section 126.108(G)) to allow for a direct contract, citing the need to support an ongoing council investigation.

Who is overseeing this contract?

The Council Secretary/Director, identified as Staffopoulos, is responsible for oversight.

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Use of Procurement Exemptions for Investigations

The city is utilizing specific procurement code exemptions to expedite information gathering for internal investigations, bypassing standard competitive bidding.

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