How long have you been a FCCMA member? I have been a member of FCCMA since 2012. I currently serve as the Vice Chair of the Professional Management Matters Committee (PMMC), and fortunate to work under the leadership of FCCMA President, Michael Cernech, and PMMC Chair Matt Spoor, to promote the merits of local professional…
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT (2:00-3:30 p.m. ET), Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Advance registration required for this webinar: Click here to register. Webinar Topics: What’s key to presenting your idea or project effectively? How can everyone play a role in leading and supporting productive change? What can we learn from case studies about how…
Serving in the capacity as an interim manager can provide a unique opportunity for local government professionals. Whether the assignment is short term or leads to a long term position, it can offer you an opportunity to explore new and unique challenges during periods of smooth or rough transitions, the prior of course is preferable. …
By Jason Lawrence, Finance Manager, City of Lake Helen It’s the all the rage in local government management. It’s the newest buzzword thrown around in the City Commission Chamber. It’s the dead horse beaten in the City Manager’s suite. Department heads live or die by it. But what is Strategic Innovation, really? At its core,…
On October 4, 2018, FCCMA President Mike Cernech City Manager, City of Tamarac …
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. Maria T. Bassett, District V, Finance Director/Deputy Village Manager, Islamorada, Village of Islands, Full Member; Howard Brown, Former City Manager, City of Bell, CA, Affiliate…
Increasingly, public officials at all levels of government are demanding more rigorous, data-driven analytics to support the critical decisions that they are called upon to make. These quantitative tools can be quite powerful, offering insights that can make a difference between the success or failure of a particular public policy or program. However, all too…
FCCMA held an onsite training session at Florida Gulf Coast University on Friday, September 28th. The topic was “Local Government and Nonprofit Collaborations: Innovations in Providing Local Government Services.” Several managers and FGCU students attended the training.
