Charlotte County, Florida is embracing the sustainable and technologically advanced community of Babcock Ranch, being developed by Kitson & Partners. To allow contractors to skip the 90-minute roundtrip to the county’s building department, we have created an online permitting system. The spirit of Babcock Ranch is sustainability, innovation and technology. One of Florida’s largest solar…
By Sallie Ann Burnett, East Regional Director, Alliance for Innovation Engaging the Community in Public Safety: Examples of Community Policing Concepts by Jason Rollins, Communications Director, Alliance for Innovation The issue of policing in the United States has once again emerged to the top of public discourse. As tragic image after tragic image fills our…
The ICMA Coaching Program will hold a free webinar on Thursday, October 20th, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET on “Survival Skills for Managers.” While managing in local government has many rewards, it also has many challenges. Learn key insights and skills to survive and thrive. Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar.…
Here is your chance to give back! The LGIP is beginning its fourth year. Last year we placed 13 interns in local governments from the Keys to North Florida and from Volusia to Pinellas. The premier leadership fraternity at the University of Florida, Florida Blue Key and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service are…
FCCMA congratulates Lee Feldman for becoming ICMA President at the 2016 Conference in Kansas City. He is the second FCCMA member to serve as President of ICMA. He is also a past president of FCCMA. Lee is the city manager of Fort Lauderdale and has also served as city manager in the cities of Palm Bay…
FCCMA congratulates Dan Kleman for receiving the ICMA Distinguished Service Award at the ICMA 2016 Conference in Kansas. Dan currently serves as an ICMA/FCCMA Senior Advisor. Dan served as FCCMA President in 1982-1983 and the only other Florida ICMA President in 1993. Dan was only in his twenties when his peers elected him to his…
ICMA’s Next Generation Initiatives were created to attract and develop a wide and diverse group of people into the local government management profession, including students, early and mid-career professionals, and individuals from other fields. ICMA’s activities under this initiative fall under four strategies: Promoting awareness of the local government management profession and encouraging individuals to consider careers in the…
I just returned home from the ICMA Conference in Kansas City where Fort Lauderdale City Manager Lee Feldman was sworn in as the new president. I’ve known Lee for close to 10 years now and few are more deserving of this high honor than him. Fun fact: he’s only the second ICMA President from Florida…
