By Kurt Spitzer, Executive Director, Florida Stormwater Association On August 28, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers published final rules revising the definitions of Waters of the United States or “WOTUS.” If implemented as adopted, the new regulations will result in very significant impacts on Florida’s city and county governments, and…
By Sallie Ann Burnett, East Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation What do an onion, fire pumpers and public records have in common for the city of Phoenix? These are just a few of the topics that have been deeply discussed and examined for the past year as part of Phoenix’s “CORE” – Comprehensive Organizational Review…
FCCMA will hold its next webinar March 3rd, 2016 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm on “Millennials: Notable Practitioners Offer a ‘Different Perspective’.” Our new millennium has already experienced more technology changes than the world has seen in the 20 centuries preceding it, and the number of different generations in the workplace has never been greater.…
FCCMA will hold an onsite training session in Auburndale on February 25th, 2016 from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Eastern Time, at the Auburndale Community Center, 405 Bennett Street. Recently, FCCMA held a webinar on fire assessment fees that was considered by many as one of the more substantive training sessions provided in FCCMA’s webinar series. The…
Please go to the link to see a RFP for a Citywide Strategic Management Plan for the City of Winter Haven. http://www.egovlink.com/winterhaven/postings_info.asp?posting_id=3193&dlistid=717&listtype=BID&sc_category_id=&sc_status_id=138&sc_show_expired=N
By Doug Thomas, SGR Regional Manager, and former City Manager of Lakeland, Florida The Florida City/County Management Association (FCCMA) and Strategic Government Resources (SGR) are pleased to announce a new collaborative partnership to assist FCCMA members who are Managers in Transition (MIT) following Board approval on November 6, 2015. Working with the Association’s MIT Committee,…
Applications are now being accepted for the $100,000 Innovations in American Government Awards. Offered by Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Innovations Award is the nation’s premier award for the public sector. It recognizes programs that demonstrate creative and effective government at its best. This year, the Ash Center is…
By Lynn Tipton, FCCMA Executive Director Happy New Year, FCCMA Members! I want a do-over. Seriously; a two week do-over. I took my first real time off in 18 months (since I moved this year everything has been wrapped up in that) from December 19th to January 4th and was sick the entire time. Doesn’t…
