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Jacksonville City Council took over 100 days and initially quoted nearly $4,000 to release public records on Council President Carrico's subpoena response, before dropping the cost to $267 once challenged

Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesCity of Jacksonville · Sep 22, 2026

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Jacksonville City Council

What happened

Jacksonville Today and six other local news outlets requested copies of Council President Kevin Carrico's response to the State Attorney's Office subpoena starting February 27, 2026; the city did not release the records until June 9, 2026, more than 100 days later. The city initially estimated it would cost $3,976.50 and require 45 hours of staff time to compile the records, and claimed it held no copy of what had been given to the State Attorney's Office — a position media attorneys Jennifer Mansfield and Susan Erdelyi argued conflicted with Florida public-records law. After outlets pushed back, the city obtained copies from the State Attorney's Office directly and reduced its cost estimate to $267.20 before releasing the records.

Sources (2)

Jacksonville TodayThe city took more than 100 days to release the records ... initially estimated $3,976.50 to compile ... reduced to $267.20 after obtaining copies from the State Attorney's Office.

News4JAXNews4JAX asked for public records related to the council president's JEA subpoena; the city said it would cost nearly $4,000.

Response

Jacksonville City Council

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Contacted and responded — exact wording not on record.

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