Cocoa Works Program

by John Titkanich, City Manager, Cocoa During a community meeting held in summer 2015, residents spoke of the City’s former summer jobs program for the youth.  The summer youth employment program had fallen victim to budget shortfalls and a general belief the City was not benefiting from employing students during the summer due to low…

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Mexican, Cuban and US Local Government Managers to Meet in Mexico City

Local Managers from the US are invited to participate Nov 17-18, 2016 with an optional one- or two-day extension. The Casa Colegio de la Frontera Norte, a university located in the Coyoacan District of Mexico City, is hosting a two-day seminar bringing together local government managers from the three countries to talk about common challenges and solutions. The sessions…

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Succession Planning & Knowledge Transfer

The ICMA Coaching Program will hold a free webinar on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., ET on “Succession Planning & Knowledge Transfer.”   Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar. Webinar topics: What challenges do local governments face in succession planning? What are effective strategies to attract, prepare, and retain…

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November 2016 Message from the Executive Director

Does having a professional city or county manager in charge make a difference?  Are Florida’s cities and counties in better shape because professionals are steering the ship?  If you answered “yes”, you agree having a professional leading the way does make the difference. Running a city or county is difficult because cities do so much. …

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