Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announced Friday that Chief of Staff Mike Weinstein will formally take over as the City’s Chief Administrative Officer.
In what the city called “just a formality” Weinstein has already spent the past two and a half months partnering closely with Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kelli O’Leary to oversee city departments, following the resignation of former CAO Karen Bowling in October.
“Additionally, Mike will be available to me for Mayor’s Office priorities as I continue to evaluate our staffing needs,” Mayor Deegan said in a statement. “I am truly grateful for our entire team of dedicated public servants who have accomplished so much in such a short time for our citizens. Jacksonville has real momentum, and we’re keeping our foot on the gas to build an affordable, safe, and healthy city.”…