November 6, 2015 Minutes, DeLand, FL
November 6, 2015 Minutes, DeLand, FL
March 2016 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current member comes forth with a reason why these applicants should not be approved as members, he/she will be invoiced for dues. Dale Arrington, District II, City Manager, City of Orange City, Full Member; Zuleyka Castro, District VII, Masters of Public Administration, Student Member; Gaylen Charles, District VII,…
March 2016 Onsite Training Sessions
There will be two onsite training session opportunities in March. The first training will be held March 4th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Palm Beach Gardens EEOC Training Facility. The second training will be held March 18th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Log Cabin in Biscayne Park. The training…
New Program for MITs: Jobs in Transition (JIT) for Managers in Transition (MIT)
The FCCMA Board unanimously approved an exciting new program for MITs at their November 6. 2015 meeting. It is called” “JIT for MIT.” Over the years, MITs have been employed in primarily public sector interim jobs wherever they could find them. Many, though, have struggled to find that “right” job that relieved some of the…
Your Access to ICMA Webinars and Training Tips
By Lynn Tipton, FCCMA Executive Director Your statewide association has partnered with the ICMA Coaching Program for six webinars per year. As an FCCMA member you may attend each one for FREE, and can use the opportunity to bring in as many of your staff as an audience as you wish! To maximize this benefit,…
Karla Llanos, FCCMA Student Member
How long have you been a FCCMA member? I have been a FCCMA member since December 2014. Robert E. Lee, not the Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862, but Dr. Lee from Florida Gulf Coast University is the person responsible for persuading me to join the…
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (FGCU) HELPING THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS UPDATE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
By Karla Llanos, FCCMA Student Member What is a Comprehensive Plan? The Comprehensive Plan is probably one of the most important documents in a city or county. “Comprehensive planning is a process that determines community goals and aspirations in terms of community development” (APA, 2015). The Comprehensive plan is typically a long range plan that…
Kansas City is the Heartland of America
The ICMA Host Committee invites you to visit the Greater Kansas City Region, for the 102nd Annual Conference, September 25-28, 2016. Why Kansas City? Because Kansas City is the heartland of America and a perfect locale to gather local government professionals. The Greater Kansas City Region is a fourteen-county metropolitan area located at the junction…