by Lynn Tipton, Executive Director My department knows the sentence above: I repeat it at meetings, in emails, and have even said I want it put on my tombstone (but I want to be cremated, so I guess there won’t be one). No matter how many leadership and management books I read, lectures and workshops…
Last night at the St. Lucie County Commission Meeting, District IV Board Member George Brown presented Faye Outlaw a resolution thanking for her service to the FCCMA Board and to the Association. Faye will retire May 14. She has served as an At-Large Director from 2012 to 2014. Below is the resolution that was presented…
The following companies will be represented as exhibitors and sponsors at the upcoming conference. Please take the time to visit the Good Ideas Center and stop at the exhibit booths to talk with them. Please also meet with the sponsors. Thank them for their participation and for helping to make this a great conference. Adobe…
by Kurt Bressner This year Samuel (Sam) Halter will be receiving his 45 Year Service Award as a member of FCCMA. Sam resides in Tampa with his wife Claire who has been his sweetheart for 51 years. Sam and Clair have one son who resides in the Atlanta area. I’ve known Sam since the mid-1990’s…
It is never too early to plan for retirement. Studies have shown that putting even a little money away when you are young can add up quickly. Representatives from ICMA-RC will once again be on site at conference to offer personal financial review and planning appointments. Appointments will be scheduled on Thursday, May 29 between…
The Florida League of Cities will be hosting the third “Tech Tuesday” webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 11:00 am. Donny Barstow from MCCi, will be discussing and showing live examples of how technology can be utilized to manage, log, track, fulfill, and report on open records requests as well as talk about emerging technologies…
FCCMA congratulates its newly credentialed managers since conference last year. At this time last year Florida was behind North Carolina in the number of credentialed managers. This year we have one more credentialed manager than North Carolina and now leads the country in credentialed managers. Please congratulate: Russ Blackburn Kassandra Blissett Marlon Brown Michelle Del…
This is the last article in a series of articles about the FCCMA committees. Be a part of the great work that FCCMA does through its committees by signing up for a committee that interests you. This committee still needs another member. Most committee work is done via conference call. The Professional Development Committee is a…
