By Ken Parker, ICMA Liaison For sixty years, Norman Hickey has been a member of FCCMA. He joined FCCMA when he came to Florida in 1956 to be the Assistant City Manager in Fort Lauderdale. Norm’s public service career allowed him to serve in cities and counties from Florida to California and to work internationally…
The Florida Local Government Information Systems Association (FLGISA) is now accepting applications for its Scholarship Award Program. In its second year, the FLGISA will award eight individual $1,000 scholarships to full- time undergraduate students. High school graduates and currently enrolled college or university students are eligible. Learn More here: http://www.flgisa.org/scholarship-awards/
By Lynn Tipton, FCCMA Executive Director There have been a few headlines lately related to actions taken by local government managers across the state that might seem to land in an ethically gray area. Despite the specific narrative within each of the ICMA Code of Ethics tenets (which is also the FCCMA Code of Ethics),…
Learning Objectives The course is designed to introduce, teach, or reinforce one or more of the adapted National Association of Schools of Public Administration (NASPAA) universal required competencies: The ability to lead and manage in public and nonprofit governance The ability to participate in and contribute to the policy process The ability to analyze, synthesize,…
How long have you been a FCCMA member? 14 years Are you an ICMA member and if so, how long? 14 years Please describe your areas of formal/advanced education. Bachelor of Science in Leisure Services & Studies from Florida State University Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Public Administration from IMPAC University What…
By Kelly Shoemaker, Deputy County Administrator, Charlotte County When I read the article Eleven Signs a City Will Succeed my brain went in a number of different directions. James Fallows’ article in the March 2016 issue of The Atlantic summarized his 54,000-mile journey around America in a single-engine plane. In his experience you can tell…
