Welcome Linda Bridges

The Florida League of Cities has recently promoted 34-year League veteran, Linda Bridges, to Director of Association Services. In this role, Linda and her staff, will work with the Florida City and County Management Association, and other associations managed by the Florida League of Cities, to provide administrative/operational/day-to-day services to the executive director, board and…

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MARTIN COUNTY – Records Management Liaison Officer

SUMMARY Perform responsible, professional, lead and/or supervisory work in developing, managing and maintaining the County’s Records Management program in accordance with Florida Statutes and Regulations, including developing, implementing and managing electronic records management systems, maintaining and managing traditional records management systems, coordinating and managing the County’s Public Records function, and acting as the County’s Records…

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MARTIN COUNTY – CRA Project Coordinator

SUMMARY Under the direction of the Community & Strategic Partnerships/CRA Manager, the person in this position is responsible for advanced professional planning work involving the preparation, evaluation and analysis of community redevelopment plans and proposed projects and development in accordance with the County’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, the Land Development Code and the Community Redevelopment…

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November 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. Phil Alleyne, District V, City Manager, City of Lauderdale Lakes, Full Member; Kenneth G. Cassel, District IV, City Manager, City of Westlake, Affiliate Member; Michael Esposito,…

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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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