September 2020 President’s Message

September has been an exciting month for FCCMA. I would like to thank all of you who participated in our Professional Development and Winter Institute Survey. Your feedback is incredibly helpful as we make decisions regarding our events and trainings. FCCMA always offers ethics training at the annual conference. Though we could not hold the…

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IN MEMORIAM: Carl Schwing 1956 – 2020

  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”  Carl Schwing joined FCCMA in 1998 when he was City Manager of St. Pete Beach. He also served as the Assistant City Manager of Cape Coral from 2005 to 2011 and City Manager of Bonita…

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Congratulations to 2020 ICMA Awards Recipients

Congratulations to Dr. Philip C. Harris, District Recovery Manager, Broward County Public Schools. He has been award honorary membership in ICMA. This membership is awarded to an individual outside of the profession of local government management because of his or her distinguished public service and contributions to the improvement and strengthening of local government. Dr.…

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IN MEMORIAM: Mark E. Durbin 1954 – 2020

Visitation and Service Information Visitation: Friday, October 2, 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Osceola Memory Gardens, 1717 Old Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee. Celebration of life: Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. at Kissimmee Christian Church, 415 N Main Street, Kissimmee. “Mark’s life is an excellent example of a life well lived.” Said Ken Parker, friend…

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Fall Leadership Lecture Series at Florida International University

JOIN FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR THE FALL 2020 LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES This hour-long Zoom lecture series features public sector leaders discussing contemporary challenges and sharing insight into their leadership and professional development experience. There is also interactive Q&A with students and attendees. For more information, please visit go.fiu.edu/publicaffairslead. If you have any questions, please contact…

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