Well, there is t-minus one month until FCCMA’s biggest event of the Program Year: the FCCMA Annual Conference. Now I know many of you are excited to get back to an in-person event for the first time in more than a year, but before we get there, I need to carry out one of my duties…
DetailsBy Gina Peebles, Assistant County Manager – Chief of Staff, Alachua County In April 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) opened a public museum and memorial in Montgomery, AL for the 4,400+ African Americans who were lynched between 1877 and 1950. In Florida alone, 317 documented lynchings occurred (https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/explore). While 18 are recorded on the…
DetailsOn Monday, March 22nd the City of Sanford was recognized by the Florida City-County Management Association (FCCMA) for their 100-Year Anniversary of the Commission-Manager form of government. The actual anniversary occurred in 2020; however, due to COVID, the city was not able to be recognized until 2021. #FCCMA member Mark Ryan, City Manager of Indian…
DetailsOn Wednesday afternoon, March 24th the City of Tallahassee was recognized by the Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) for their 100-Year Anniversary of the Commission-Manager form of government. The actual anniversary occurred in 2020; however, due to COVID, the city was not able to be recognized until 2021. Mark Ryan, City Manager of…
DetailsOn March 23, 2021, FCCMA District II Director Mike Grebosz presented the ICMA Recognition Award to the New Smyrna Beach Commission and City Manager Khalid Resheidat in celebration of their 100th year as a Commission-Manager form of government. Left to Right: Zone 1 City Commissioner Michael Kolody, Vice Mayor and Zone 2 City Commissioner Jake…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I have been a member since 2013. I first learned of FCCMA and ICMA as an undergraduate student attending an open house with the USF School of Public Affairs. There, I heard a presentation from Jeff Tillman and Shawn Sherrouse (then MPA…
DetailsBy Zoie Saunders, Chief Education Officer, City of Fort Lauderdale Known for its beautiful beaches and waterways, Fort Lauderdale is working to become an education destination. The City of Fort Lauderdale Commission, comprised of four former educators, launched a reinvigorated focus on public education through the creation and recruitment of its first Chief Education Officer…
DetailsWell, looks like there might be a light to the end of this tunnel. Actually, both tunnels, the global pandemic one and then, of course, there is my time as President of FCCMA. The first I am excited about, the second gives me mixed emotions. I have had a wonderful time over the last 10…
DetailsOn April 6, 2021, FCCMA District II Director Mike Grebosz presented the ICMA Recognition Award to the Volusia County Commission and County Manager George Rectenwald in celebration of their 50th year as a Council-Manager form of government. Top row from left to right…Councilmembers: Ben Johnson, Billie Wheeler, Danny Robins, Jeff Brower (County Chair), Dr. Fred…
DetailsOn April 6, 2021, FCCMA District VII Director Matthew Spoor presented the ICMA Recognition Award to the Belleair Commission and Town Manager Joseph Murphy in celebration of their 40th year as a Commission-Manager form of government. Left to right: Town Manager Joseph Murphy, Deputy Mayor Tom Kurey, Commissioner Tom Shelly, Mayor Mike Wilkinson, Commissioner Thomas…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I joined FCCMA in 2019. I had the privilege of being a scholarship recipient for the 2018 Annual Conference and was able to see firsthand how the sessions provide real solutions and information to city/county managers, the benefit of the networking opportunities…
DetailsOn Wednesday, April 7, the Town of Indialantic was recognized by the Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) for their 40-Year Anniversary of the council-manager form of government. The actual anniversary occurred in 2020; however, due to COVID, the city was not able to be recognized until 2021. Mark Ryan, City Manager of Indian…
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