When disaster strikes, is your city prepared for the media fallout? Join the upcoming hurricane season media training for city managers. It will be held Thursday, May 26th from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Village Hall in Palmetto Bay, 9705 East Hibiscus Street. The cost is $250 includes lunch. To register, call (800)…
By Lynn Lovallo, FCCMA former Executive Assistant With a voice that one ever tires of hearing, great stories have been told to me and others by Earl (Bud) Parmer. Bud is celebrating 50 years of membership with FCCMA; and those of us lucky enough to know him, have enjoyed hearing his stories of the early…
The National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) bestowed the organization’s highest honor upon FCCMA member, Betty Baker, during its national convention held April 13-17 2016 in Portland Oregon. The NFBPA is an organization of more than 2,600 members representing 350-plus local, state and federal jurisdictions. Its mission is to strengthen the position of African…
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, they will be invoiced for dues. Bud Bentley, District V, Town Manager, Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Full Member; John Paul Bodner, Special Projects Manager, Horry County, SC, Affiliate Member; Jack A. Butler,…
The Florida City and County Management Association is holding an onsite training session at the Flagler County Emergency Services, 1769 E. Moody Boulevard, Building #3 in Bunnell on Friday, April 29th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. “A dynamic regional training program (the last one before the FCCMA Conference) has been prepared for FCCMA members…
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),…
