Henry (Woody) Wood passed away in early January 2015. He was the husband of FCCMA member Susan Boyer. Susan has served as Manager in several Florida cities. She currently serves as the Executive Director for the Florida Benchmarking Consortium. FCCMA recently learned of Woody’s passing and would like to extend its deepest sympathies. If you would like to…
FCCMA will hold an onsite training session on “CCNA and the Legal Requirements for Purchasing Services in Florida.” The session will be held at the St. Petersburg Water Resource Building on March 27 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. This session will cover ICMA Practice Area 5: Performance Measurement/Management and Quality Assurance. The cost to…
All FCCMA managers, deputies and assistants will soon receive an important survey. It was approved by the FCCMA board of directors and the results will be shared with us, and with members of the Florida Local Government Coalition. We have partnered with the University of South Florida, School of Public Administration for the survey. Given…
A webinar will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. The topic discussed will be “So You Want to be a City/County Manager?.” This is a condensed version of the full-day “So You Want to Be a City/County Manager?” that FCCMA offers each year as part of its annual…
Renee Lewis, Director Client Services, Career Partners International, Florida Caribbean, along with Jim Taylor, will provide one-on-one reviews of members’ LinkedIn profiles from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29. If you are interested in signing up for a review, please contact Lynn Lovallo at (850) 701-3635 or llovallo@flcities.com.
by Lynn Tipton, FCCMA Executive Director When I think back to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I’m so heartened by the many FCCMA members who volunteered to go and help…not just New Orleans, but also the small towns in Alabama and Mississippi. You brought back amazing stories and helped us realize that our disaster recovery…
The Participation Company in partnership with ICMA will hold a two-day workshop entitled “Leading Communities.” It will be held May 5 & 6, 2015 at the Hilton Orlando Altamonte Springs, 350 South Northlake Boulevard, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. The registration fees are $395 which include a light breakfast and lunch each day. One student scholarship…
by Ken Parker, ICMA State Liaison On March 2, ICMA members received an email related to the proposed changes to ICMA Code of Ethics Tenet 12. For the past year, the ICMA Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC) has been reviewing Tenet 12. Members were asked their opinion on Tenet 12 in face to face discussions…
