Visitation and Service Information Visitation: Friday, October 2, 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Osceola Memory Gardens, 1717 Old Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee. Celebration of life: Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. at Kissimmee Christian Church, 415 N Main Street, Kissimmee. “Mark’s life is an excellent example of a life well lived.” Said Ken Parker, friend…
DetailsJOIN FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR THE FALL 2020 LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES This hour-long Zoom lecture series features public sector leaders discussing contemporary challenges and sharing insight into their leadership and professional development experience. There is also interactive Q&A with students and attendees. For more information, please visit go.fiu.edu/publicaffairslead. If you have any questions, please contact…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I have been a member since 2015. A coworker asked me to attend the “So You Want To Be” session with her and I found it to be such an intriguing session. It was so different from the typical accounting conference sessions…
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. Kristina Ciuperger, District IV, Special Assistant to the City Manager, City of Port St. Lucie, Full Member; Dru Driscoll, District II, Deputy City Manager,…
DetailsThis year has thrown us many curveballs, but it has been amazing to watch how resilient our staff, partners and membership have been. Now more than ever the value of FCCMA and the sense of community it brings is powerful, but we need to keep it going. Its easy for the President to have a…
DetailsAFI’s TLG 2020 Experience – Thank you and Congratulations! At AFI, we are so appreciative of our innovation and transformation community! With the pandemic situation, we found ourselves needing to quickly pivot our signature annual event, the Transforming Local Government Conference, to a virtual event. We are so thrilled that our community joined with us…
DetailsBy Claire Jubb, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County I took a vacation recently – a very safe, COVID friendly vacation in beautiful north Florida. I intentionally unplugged, knowing that I needed the time to reflect on the past few months. Taking the time away gave me the opportunity to recognize what this organization, and I…
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. Brendan Betancourt, District VI, Bachelor Degree in Public Policy and Administration, St. Petersburg College, Student Member; Jared Cobb, District I, City Manager, City of…
DetailsHow long have you been a FCCMA member and why did you join? I joined FCCMA in 2014. I had attended the “So You Want to Be” session while in graduate school through the recommendation of my graduate school advisor (Dr. Daly). I was instantly surprised and tremendously grateful for how welcoming and open the…
DetailsIn June, the ICMA Executive Board approved a statement and provided six initial action steps to address systemic racism. That topic, along with other systematic challenges related to diversity and inclusion, will be discussed at the upcoming FCCMA board meeting. The goal of these discussions is for the board to provide a set of action…
DetailsWhat is digital accessibility and ADA compliance? How do you identify the digital barriers your organization may have? What must governments do to comply under Section 508 and WCAG? How do you provide equal access to all the digital information your constituents need through your website or social media outlets? In an effort to provide guidance on these important questions,…
DetailsLeading in the pandemic is challenging government employees to manage their work in a “new normal”, leverage discoveries and processes that arose from rapidly shifting priorities, and chart a new path forward. Focusing on a return to what was is not a viable option because doing so would keep organizations stuck in the past, overlooking…
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