Message from the Executive Director, June 2016

by Casey Cook, FCCMA Executive Director The 2016 FCCMA Annual Conference is in the books!  For those that couldn’t make this year’s conference, the theme was “Growing the Next Generation” and based on the feedback we’ve received, it was one of our best conferences yet!  Please join me in thanking the conference planning committee for…

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2016 Newly Credentialed Managers

The following Floridans were recognized at the FCCMA Annual Conference at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista for becoming a newly credentialed manager: Sharon M. Anselmo, City Manager, City of Maitland Bradley S. Arnold, County Administrator, Sumter County Ana M. Garcia, City Manager, City of North Miami Beach Daniel Rosemond, City Manager, Hallandale Beach FCCMA…

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2016 Years of Service to FCCMA Awards

5 Years Tory Bombard • Alan J. Cohen • Marie Elianor • James Gleason • Andrew Johnson • Edward Koconis • Ocea Lattimore • John Lege • Raymond Liggins • Rosalyn R. Monroe • Steve Morris • Vernita Nelson • Lee A. Niblock • Jennene Norman-Vacha • James O’Reilly • Troy Parkinson • Sharon P. Ragoonan…

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Program Year 2016 – 2017 Board of Directors

At the 2016 annual conference at the Lake Buena Vista Hilton this week, the business meeting and elections resulted in the following new board of directors: President:                           Robert (Bobby) Green, city manager, Auburndale (Polk County) President-elect:                James (Jim) Hanson, ICMA-CM town manager, Orange Park (Clay County) Secretary-Treasurer:      Michael (Mike) Cernech, ICMA-CM, city manager, Tamarac (Broward…

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FCCMA Announces 2016 Award Recipients

At the association’s annual conference at the Lake Buena Vista Hilton in Orlando, the Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) presented its 2016 awards to the following individuals: President’s Award (Given by the president in appreciation for someone who has unswervingly supported the profession of city and county management) Kurt Bressner, ICMA-CM, statewide coordinator,…

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2016 Exhibitors and Sponsors at the Annual Conference

The Florida City and County Management Association would like to thank the following exhibitors and sponsors for their participation in the 2016 Annual Conference at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. The Association appreciates the many years of support and your part in making it a good experience for all of the members. 5i Solutions,…

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2016 CityStats Survey Responses Needed

The annual CityStats survey is the cornerstone of most research and analysis done at the Florida League of Cities. The 2016 survey is now being conducted online via survey links that were emailed to each city’s designated key official on Monday, May 9. Your survey link is unique to your city. If the link was…

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June 2016 Innovation Edge

By Sallie Ann Burnett, East Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation Blueprint Chesterfield: Building a Better Community At the TLG Conference that was held this month in St. Paul, Minnesota, Chesterfield County, Virginia, staff from did a follow-up presentation to the study they presented last year. Presenter Natalie Spillman, budget and management analyst for the county, said,…

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Congratulations to FCCMA Member Jane Shang

Jane Shang, city manager of Deltona was selected by the Volusia League of Cities to receive the 2016 City Manager of the Year Award. The Volusia League of Cities determines the recipient based upon outstanding leadership that makes their city and Volusia County a better place to live. In her first year as city manager,…

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Global Executive Online Masters of Public Administration

The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University-Newark has developed the first completely online, international, executive-level graduate degree in the field. The Global Executive Online Master’s of Public Administration (GEOMPA) program consists of 30 credits of coursework over two years, with all 10 courses offered online to executive-level student groups around the…

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