By Casey Lucius, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Marco Island 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island, FL 34145, clucius@cityofmarcoisland.com What does it mean to be a team? How can a finance director, a public works director, a police chief, a city clerk, and five or six other experienced, smart, and talented professionals work together to…
DetailsThe 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. Tom Almonte, District VII, Assistant County Administrator, Pinellas County, Full Member; Rodd Hale, District VII, Assistant City Manager, City of New Port Richey, Full…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I became a member of FCCMA following my appointment as the Fernandina Beach City Manager in December, 2015. Are you an ICMA member, why did you join, and how long have you been a member? I have been a full member of…
DetailsSeptember 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…
Details“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…
DetailsCongratulations 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.…
Detailsby Addie Javed, PE, Managing Director, Kercher Group; Katia Delgado, PE, Asset Management Manager, Polk County; and Jason McHugh, CPM, AICP, City Manager, City of Wildwood Investment in infrastructure and public assets is critical as part of the systematic recovery of our great country from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI),…
DetailsVisitation 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…
DetailsJOIN 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…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I have been a member since 2015. A coworker asked me to attend the “So You Want To Be” session with her and I found it to be such an intriguing session. It was so different from the typical accounting conference sessions…
DetailsThe 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. Kristina Ciuperger, District IV, Special Assistant to the City Manager, City of Port St. Lucie, Full Member; Dru Driscoll, District II, Deputy City Manager,…
DetailsThis year has thrown us many curveballs, but it has been amazing to watch how resilient our staff, partners and membership have been. Now more than ever the value of FCCMA and the sense of community it brings is powerful, but we need to keep it going. Its easy for the President to have a…
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