Emergency Management Leadership Development

The International Center for Emergency Management Education at Florida Atlantic University is offering a two-day program November 19 and 20 for public safety professionals and medical response teams to become even stronger and more resilient when facing emergencies and potential disasters. The training will include: 1.6 CEUs, BLS and CPR Refresher Courses Fully-facilitated Drill (Explosion…

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Fall 2019 District VI Training at Florida Gulf Coast University

On Friday September 20, District VI held a training event at Florida Gulf Coast University.  The topic was “Water Quality in Southwest Florida.” Speakers from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District, City of Naples, Collier County and Monroe County reviewed the current state of water affairs in South Florida. In…

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The Hub: ICMA Annual Conference

ICMA is excited to present the new ICMA Annual Conference group within the ICMA online member community. This group will serve as a hub for all things Annual Conference: ask and answer questions, share tips on the event, get to know other participants, and more! The Annual Conference group will have a Live Feed where…

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ICMA Webinar: Promoting Trust in a Divisive World

Thursday, October 10, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET Registration is FREE – Advance registration is required. Click here to register. Webinar Topics: 1. What are the keys to promoting trust in local government? 2. How have local governments built and rebuilt trust? 3. What are useful approaches and resources to support your efforts? Presenters: Frank…

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2020 Transforming Local Government Conference

Now Accepting Presentation & Award Applications Submit your innovation by October 4 to be featured at Transforming Local Government Innovation, at its core, is about making things better in ways that are useful and valuable. It is about changing our services, our processes, our tools or our products to add value that matters to the people…

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Temporary Finance Professional Network

HELPING GOVERNMENT FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS FILL THE GAP The FGFOA is excited to offer this new program that provides a listing of Finance Professionals (members) who will provide temporary staffing to local governments that are in need of assistance due to retirements, extended vacancies, special projects or peak workloads. FGFOA members have thousands of years of…

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September 2019 New Members

The following membership applications have been received. If no current member comes forth with a reason why these applicants should not be approved as members, he/she will be invoiced for dues. Jeremy Allen, District IV, Village Manager, Village of Tequesta, Full Member; Roberto Hernandez, District V, Deputy City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale, Full Member;…

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