After 8 months deployed in the Middle East while Hamas attacked Israel, Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond is back and bringing a new proposal with him. It’s called the Jax Heroes Act and it would give city employees more paid time off while they’re deployed.
February 13, 2024 at 5:55 pm EST
“I was out in Saudi Arabia, literally living in the dirt with a whole bunch of infantry, men and women. And you know, these are like, 26-year-old, 25-year-old kids, and they’ve got kids at home and families at home. And they’re making $20,000 a year trying to keep two families going,” Diamond said.Diamond got back from an 8-month deployment last week. Captain Diamond is a JAG officer for the Army and the Florida National Guard.
“And then the second thing it does, which is first in the nation, no one’s ever done this new thing, which is called eight hours of flex time for a spouse of someone who’s deployed, who’s one of our employees. So if your husband or wife is off deployed, and you work for us, you’re gonna get eight hours a month to just go do the things that you need to do to take care of your family,” Diamond said.
Diamond responded, “There’s no doubt, right? So recruiting and retention, especially with JFRD and JSO is hard right now there’s lots of competition. But if we can say, ‘Hey, you’re reservist, your Navy, reservists, Army National Guard, you’re spouse of someone who has come work with us, and we are going to be the best in the country taking care of you.’ And that’s a great message. Right? Everybody wins?”There is one other aspect to Diamond’s Jax Heroes Act.
Diamond and Bachman covered a lot of other topics, including ethics reform from Tallahassee. You can watch the full interview this Sunday on This Week in the 904. It airs at 4:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on CBS47 and 10 a.m. on FOX30.
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