Jax Finance Committee targets executive staff salaries, housing programs on 2nd day of budget talks

City leaders are making progress finding cuts to close what started as a $27 million budget hole.

After slashing $7 million out of the mayor’s budget proposal on day one, the council finance committee continued to trim programs and projects in its second budget hearing Friday.

The committee started by reducing a $600,000 requested increase for executive salaries within the mayor’s office down to $300,000…

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