Dick Kelton will receive his 45-year pin at the annual conference as a FCCMA member. He joined FCCMA in 1969 while working as an Administrative Assistant in Hollywood. Dick has worked in various manager positions in Florida. He was assistant county manager for Volusia County from 1972-1975, county administrator for Pasco County from 1975-1978, assistant…
DetailsEllen S. Posivach, former City Manager of Tarpon Springs, passed away on March 8, 2014, after a brief illness. Ellen served as an Assistant City Manager in both Hopewell and Richmond, Virginia; and also worked for the Virginia Municipal League and the City of Norfolk, Virginia. Ellen received numerous professional and personal awards during her…
DetailsThe following slate of officers are nominated to be elected at the Annual Business Meeting May 30, 2014 at the Hilton Orlando. There is one change from the list that was mailed in mid-March. Micah Maxwell, Town Manager, Belleair has replaced Bob LaSala in District VII. The district was canvassed for interest for Mr. LaSala’s…
DetailsFCCMA wants to feature you! FCCMA members have said that they enjoy reading about other members: how the member got started in the field, what is the member’s favorite or least favorite part of his/her job, who his/her mentors were, hobbies/interests are, etc. A subcommittee was formed last year from the Communications Committee to reach…
Detailsby Lynn Tipton, Executive Director My department knows the sentence above: I repeat it at meetings, in emails, and have even said I want it put on my tombstone (but I want to be cremated, so I guess there won’t be one). No matter how many leadership and management books I read, lectures and workshops…
DetailsLast night at the St. Lucie County Commission Meeting, District IV Board Member George Brown presented Faye Outlaw a resolution thanking for her service to the FCCMA Board and to the Association. Faye will retire May 14. She has served as an At-Large Director from 2012 to 2014. Below is the resolution that was presented…
DetailsThe following companies will be represented as exhibitors and sponsors at the upcoming conference. Please take the time to visit the Good Ideas Center and stop at the exhibit booths to talk with them. Please also meet with the sponsors. Thank them for their participation and for helping to make this a great conference. Adobe…
Detailsby Kurt Bressner This year Samuel (Sam) Halter will be receiving his 45 Year Service Award as a member of FCCMA. Sam resides in Tampa with his wife Claire who has been his sweetheart for 51 years. Sam and Clair have one son who resides in the Atlanta area. I’ve known Sam since the mid-1990’s…
DetailsIt is never too early to plan for retirement. Studies have shown that putting even a little money away when you are young can add up quickly. Representatives from ICMA-RC will once again be on site at conference to offer personal financial review and planning appointments. Appointments will be scheduled on Thursday, May 29 between…
DetailsThe Florida League of Cities will be hosting the third “Tech Tuesday” webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 11:00 am. Donny Barstow from MCCi, will be discussing and showing live examples of how technology can be utilized to manage, log, track, fulfill, and report on open records requests as well as talk about emerging technologies…
DetailsFCCMA congratulates its newly credentialed managers since conference last year. At this time last year Florida was behind North Carolina in the number of credentialed managers. This year we have one more credentialed manager than North Carolina and now leads the country in credentialed managers. Please congratulate: Russ Blackburn Kassandra Blissett Marlon Brown Michelle Del…
DetailsThis is the last article in a series of articles about the FCCMA committees. Be a part of the great work that FCCMA does through its committees by signing up for a committee that interests you. This committee still needs another member. Most committee work is done via conference call. The Professional Development Committee is a…
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