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. Brenda Fettrow, District III, City Manager, City of Rockledge, Full Member; William Kauffman, District VII, Assistant City Manager, City of Ocala, Full Member; and…
DetailsThe following was a letter to the editor of the Daytona Beach News from Howard D. Tipton. Dr. Hart Long of Daytona Beach recently passed away. He was one of those outstanding citizens who could be described in a number of ways–I would say “Always there, always working for good government.” He left a special…
DetailsBy: David S. Johnson, MPA Assistant to the City Manager, Haines City, FL INTRODUCTION During the spring of 2015, a young couple from New York came into city hall to speak with Haines City’s then new City Clerk, Linda Bourgeois. Their request seemed simple—they wanted to verify the final resting place of the husband’s mother,…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member? Since 2015 Are you an ICMA member and if so, how long? Yes. Since 2015 Please describe your areas of formal/advanced education. Bachelors of Fine Arts, Communications, Brigham Young University Masters of Public Administration, University of Utah What got you interested in public service? I hate to…
DetailsTom Kelly Thomas Kelly, who served Volusia County for more than two decades as its first true manager, died November 29th at the age of 86. He served as FCCMA President in Program Year 1989-1990. He also served as a Range Rider (known now as Senior Advisor). A memorial service will be held at 2:00…
DetailsBy Sallie Ann Burnett, East Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation At the recent BIG Ideas meeting in Dublin, Ohio, the Alliance Board of Directors approved a plan to be the catalyst for vibrant communities through local government innovation. Our focus over the next four years will be supporting and growing a network of local government innovators, leveraging…
DetailsFlorida City Government Week was October 16-22, 2016. How did your city recognize the week? Did you host an open house? Speak at a local school or civic meeting? Adopt a city resolution or distribute the “My City” buttons and bumper stickers? Or did your city recognize the week by volunteering and serving charitable organizations…
DetailsLife Well Run Community Heroes If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles-like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, beautify our parks and public spaces. We’re capturing profiles of these community heroes…
DetailsThe Florida League of Cities has recently promoted 34-year League veteran, Linda Bridges, to Director of Association Services. In this role, Linda and her staff, will work with the Florida City and County Management Association, and other associations managed by the Florida League of Cities, to provide administrative/operational/day-to-day services to the executive director, board and…
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. Phil Alleyne, District V, City Manager, City of Lauderdale Lakes, Full Member; Kenneth G. Cassel, District IV, City Manager, City of Westlake, Affiliate Member; Michael Esposito,…
Detailsby John Titkanich, City Manager, Cocoa During a community meeting held in summer 2015, residents spoke of the City’s former summer jobs program for the youth. The summer youth employment program had fallen victim to budget shortfalls and a general belief the City was not benefiting from employing students during the summer due to low…
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