Jacksonville’s supermajority Republican City Council temporarily sided with the city’s Democratic Mayor and voted for her proposed millage rate rather than tentatively adopting lower rates of their own.

But it’s not likely to hold up.

Some legislators wanted to reduce the millage levy for the City of Jacksonville from 11.3619 mills to 11.1919 mills, but with one member ( Chris Miller ) absent, the Council was deadlocked on the matter.

Although members ultimately voted 10-8 to maintain the current rate, it was merely procedural, and many expect fiscal hawks to have enough votes to reduce the rate in two weeks.

While the cuts to property taxes are minor, critics ahead of the preliminary vote said the rollbacks they drive are significant and will impact social programs, including afford

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