Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Waldo’s 25th Anniversary

On January 11, 2022, FCCMA Member Gina Peebles presented the ICMA Recognition Award to the Waldo Council in celebration of their 25th year as a Council-Manager form of government. Front row left to right: Council Member Rick Pisano; Council Member Irvin Jackson, Council Vice Chair; Council Member Carolyn Wade, Council Chair; Mayor Louie Davis. Back…

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Building Relationships with the Building Industry

By Claire Jubb, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County Florida is no stranger to hot construction markets and those of us that have lived through booms like the one we are in now know how much pressure and stress can be put on your building department staff. Staff are faced with significant increase in permit numbers…

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January 2022 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. Carmen Davis, District IV, City Manager, City of Lake Worth Beach, Full Member; James Dinneen, Vice President, GovHR USA, Corporate Member; Kizzie Fowler, District…

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December 2021 President’s Message

The holiday season is a great time to reflect on our many accomplishments and to celebrate the wonderful year the association had. This year, after a year of virtual events during the pandemic, we braved our way back to in-person events and had a very successful Annual Conference. We launched a new FCCMA website and…

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Meet Casey Lucius, Assistant City Manager, Marco Island

How long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I joined FCCMA in 2020 in the midst of COVID-19. I knew that city leaders would need to support one another and learn from each other throughout the pandemic, especially with new and ever-changing state and federal mandates. Are you an ICMA…

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December 2021 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. Robert Bage, District I, Police Chief, City of Fort Walton Beach, Affiliate Member; Jamal Baskin, District VI, Human Services Analyst, Manatee County, Affiliate Member;…

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November 2021 President’s Message

As I celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, I began to reflect on the many things for which we can be thankful, including our profession; its foundation of ethics; our daily ability to serve our communities; and fostering an environment where we can create positive, lasting impacts that improve the lives of our residents. I am also…

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Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Daytona Beach’s 100th Anniversary

On November 3, 2021, FCCMA Secretary-Treasurer Director Mike Grebosz presented the ICMA Recognition Award to the Daytona Beach Commission and City Manager in celebration of their 100th year as a Commission-Manager form of government. Pictured left to right: DeLand Assistant City Manager Mike Grebosz, Daytona Beach City Manager Deric Feacher and Orange Park Town Manager…

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Next Generation of Local Government Leaders: Considerations

By Ratna Okhai, PhD Student, University of Central Florida With 50-60% of the local government workforce within retirement age in the next five years, it comes as no surprise why both FCCMA and ICMA have undertaken programs and initiatives to bolster bringing up the next generation of leaders into local government. So how should local…

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November 2021 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. Heathcliff Beach, District I, Chief Executive Officer, Avail Strategies, Corporate Member; Kayla Cosma, District VII, Master of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Student…

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