July 2016 Message from the Executive Director

By Casey Cook, FCCMA Executive Director We’ve almost closed the book on July and boy has it been a hot one! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the cooler weather that October and November bring. In the association world, summertime means lots of travel, either to conferences or to see members, and hopefully…

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Successful Supervision and Leadership

This ICMA Coaching Program Webinar will be held 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET) Thursday, September 8th, 2016. Effective supervision and leadership are important to all local government employees. Bring your team together for this no-charge ICMA Coaching Program webinar. There is no charge for participating in the webinars, but…

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Ethics and the Media: Navigating the News in the New Normal

Join award-winning journalist Al Tompkins Monday, August 8th from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm for an engaging,interactive session exploring the changes, challenges and choices of a media revolution that is transforming the foundations of traditional journalism and its ethics. Learn four key questions that will help you “think critically” about the information you  consume online, in the…

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Where Citizenship Matters Most

By Randall Reid, FCCMA Past President and ICMA Southeast Regional Director The following is the text of an address given on June 3, 2016 at the 10th annual FCCMA Inspirational Breakfast during the 2016 FCCMA Conference in Orlando, Florida. The speaker at the sold out event was Randall Reid, Past President of FCCMA and presently…

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A Call to Action Update: Engaging ICMA Student Chapters

Members of the ICMA Student Chapters from both the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida joined the FCCMA Officers on July 22nd to collaborate on issues to help MPA students interested in pursing management careers in local government. The meeting was held at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland during the FCCMA Executive…

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July 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.  Kristen Kerr, District I, Management Analyst, City of Tallahassee, Affiliate Member; Noah Powers, District IV, Town Manager, Town of Orchid, Full Member; and Katie Taylor,…

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