The FCCMA is pleased to announce a new scholarship beginning in 2013 in honor of Raymond C. Sittig, long-time executive director of the Florida League of Cities and champion of Home Rule powers. Mr. Sittig began his career in city management and was always supportive of the Association; in fact, Ray agreed to be the…
As December brings this year to a close, it is a good time to pause and reflect on some of the Association’s biggest moments of the year. I think the defeat of Amendment #4 tops the “most thankful” list for me, followed closely by an end to the election season overall! Seeing that Florida’s voters…
Picot B. Floyd Public Service Leadership Treasure Island City Manager Reid Silverboard received the 2012 Picot B. Floyd Public Service Leadership Award. Reid has 30 plus years of public service with the past five years as City Manager of Treasure Island. His nominators spoke highly of him: “ . . . he has the ability…
Canvassing has begun in order to fill positions on the Board of Directors. Letters were sent to eligible full members on November 27. There is one at-large director position and the secretary/treasurer position opening in May. All nominations must be self-nominations. To nominate oneself, a letter expressing interest should be sent to the Nominating Committee,…
The National Association of County Administrators (NACA) encourages professional development for county administrators and provides information and resources to its members to improve the management of county government. The members of NACA are county administrators from counties across the country, and many are members of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) or the National Association…
Life, Well Run released on December 4th, the second of the six Illinois videos, titled “Why Should You Care?”, which focuses on the value professional managers bring to their communities and demonstrates why residents should care if their community is professionally managed. Read the press release at http://lifewellrun.org/media/ and see the video at http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeWellRun.
The second dues notices have been sent. If you have not received your dues notice, please call Carol Russell at (850) 222-9684 or email her at crussell@flcities.com for another copy. All dues must be paid by February 1, 2013 to keep your membership current. Any members whose dues are not paid by February 1 will…
