Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council committee regarding the agency’s finances

Former Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford will testify before the City Council Finance Committee regarding the authority’s financial matters on Oct. 23, as reported by our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.The committee voted 7-1 on Oct. 20, with member Rahman Johnson dissenting, to subpoena Ford to testify regarding the authority’s financial matters.Ford’s testimony would come in his last week with JTA, where the authority has said he is serving in an advisory capacity after Cleveland Ferguson took over as interim CEO. Ford is set to depart JTA to lead Dallas Area Rapid Transit, where he was hired after his resignation in Jacksonville.Ford would be set to testify at 11:15 a.m. Oct. 23. However, committee members said that should Ford be willing to speak to the committee but could not attend that day, they would be amenable to adjusting to his schedule.Some committee members expressed concern that Ford’s testimony was being compelled too hastily. Council me