City councilmembers say JEA CEO Jay Stowe is stepping down

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A change in leadership could be coming at Jacksonville’s city-owned utility JEA.

According to a post on X from Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond, CEO Jay Stowe may be leaving.

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Action News Jax Ben Becker spoke with both Diamond and City Councilmember Michael Boylan who both confirmed Stowe is resigning.

“Increasing discontent among board members about Stowe’s decisions and reluctance to engage them more,” Boylan said. “Hirings felt a little over the top, people hired from out of area. Came to a head to be more transparent.”

We asked JEA for comment, but a spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny Diamond’s post and Boylan’s comments.

In that post, Diamond thanked Stowe for his service and said the utility needs someone who is “highly competent but also understands to their core that JEA must be a positive force for our community.”

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We told you last month Stowe took the stand during the federal trial of two former JEA executives, previous CEO Aaron Zahn and former CFO Ryan Wannemacher.

Stowe took over following Zahn’s departure and the scandal surrounding the failed bid to sell JEA.

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