by Tenny Croley, City Manager, City of Frostproof What an awesome conference! Hats off to the FCCMA host committee for an outstanding job in planning the 2015 FCCMA Winter Institute, and of course to the FCCMA staff for all their hard work. From the welcome by ABC News to the closing presentation by Ian Hill,…
TLG 2015: The Gathering Place for Local Government Innovators The 2015 Transforming Local Government Conference (TLG) will move our gaze forward to the coming trends and realities of what lies ahead, exploring what organizations should be doing now to prepare for Our Community 2025. How do we prepare to provide services in the coming years?…
The Florida League of Cities is holding a summit tomorrow at the Atrium Executive Center, Florida Gulf Coast University, 8695 College Parkway, Suite 1181 in Fort Myers. The saying “the Buck Stops Here” applies more than ever when municipal officials are asked to make policy decisions about liability and risk for city employees, programs, and…
by Lynn Tipton, Executive Director It was great seeing so many of you last week at the Winter Institute! Thank you for attending and supporting this annual event! Since we worked with the Florida Local Government Coalition (we call it the Coalition for short) to develop this year’s theme and format, I was asked why…
Each year FCCMA offers scholarships to students toward their education and/or their professional development, two academic scholarships and one conference scholarship. The academic scholarships are $2,500 scholarships in memory of B. Harold Farmer and Raymond C. Sittig awarded to students pursuing a public administration or related degree at a Florida-based university. The students must be…
by Sallie Ann Burnett, East Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation In Chesterfield County, Virginia, strategic planning and budgeting have been dating for a very long time. At times they seemed right on the brink of tying the knot. People wondered, what are they waiting for; they aren’t getting any younger, you know? Tired of waiting…
The FCCMA Legislative Committee met with House and Senate staff directors and policy analysts on January 29. Close to 20 different legislative staff talked with committee members about city and county issues and discussed background information on fiscal, environmental, economic, regulatory and other subjects. Attending were Terry Atchley, Michael Beedie, Lee Garner, Dorothy Inman-Johnson, Andy…
FCCMA wishes to extend its deepest sympathy to Sam Halter, whose wife Claire passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. A memorial service will be held at Canterbury Tower, 3501 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa on Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. Visit the family’s online guest book at www.blountcurrymacdill.com. Sam Halter is the former chief administrative…
