The city’s commitment to nonprofit spending — from healthcare for the poor to programs for at-risk youth and families — will be thrown into stark relief as the city crafts a budget in the shadow of potentially massive tax cuts. It’s a difficult posture for any lawmaker, but one that incoming City Council President Nick Howland will inherit ahead of a statewide vote on property taxes this November. Howland says the fiscal reality will distill local priorities, and require a new focus on "core services." Until the numbers are crunched, Howland says he can't commit to supporting a $28 million dollar deal to bring a Publix downtown. But despite budget constraints, Howland believes Jacksonville "should be punished" $5M for keeping an illegal gun registry (as Florida's Attorney General has suggested) because "mistakes were made." He discusses all that, as well as the impact of spiraling JEA investigations and his relationship with the Mayor, on Monday's show.

Guest: Nick Howland, Jacksonville City Council president-elect

Legend has it ...

After a 46-year career in law enforcement, including three decades with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and 15 years as a school resource officer at Parkwood Heights Elementary, Officer Willie Perry got his flowers — and then some. A recent schoolwide sendoff included a children's book, The Legend on the Sidewalk: A Story for Officer Willie Perry, written by the school’s reading coach about Perry's lasting effect on the students. A copy of the book was also provided to every student at the school. We talk to the author and “The Legend” himself about the impact and rewards of his years of service to the Arlington school.

Guests:

• Amy Clark, author of The Legend on the Sidewalk, reading interventionist at Parkwood Heights Elementary
• Officer Willie Perry, recently retired school resource officer, Duval County School Police