FCCMA Program Year 2014-2015 Board of Directors

The Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) held its annual business meeting Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Hilton Orlando, where new officers and board of director members were elected.  Even-numbered districts held elections for their director seats and two of the At-Large seats were open for self-nomination in 2014. Elections were held at…

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ICMA is Celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2014

This is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the local government management procession. There are many ways for you and your local government to join the celebration. One way to get involved is to have your mayor, city council, county commissioners, or other elected officials issue a resolution recognizing ICMA’s 100th anniversary and the…

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June 2014 New Members

The following membership application has 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. ABM Building Services, LLC, District VII, Contact: Rob Duncan, Facilities Solutions Consultant, Corporate Member; Cliff Li, District V, Affiliate Member; Lynne Oler, District I, City Manager,…

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FCCMA Website

The Membership Directory on the FCCMA website will be unavailable Thursday 29, May at 5:00 pm through Tuesday, June 2 at 9:00 am. FCCMA is updating the database to IMIS 20.  After June 2, the FCCMA Online Membership Directory will have a new look. Starting with the new fiscal year on October 1, you will…

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Richard (Dick) Kelton, FCCMA 45-Year Member

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…

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Obituary of Ellen S. Posivach

Ellen 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…

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FCCMA Program Year 2014-2015: Slate of Officers and Directors

The 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…

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Newsletter Articles

FCCMA 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…

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It All Boils Down to Communications

by 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…

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FCCMA Board Member Faye Outlaw

Last 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…

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Exhibitors and Sponsors at the 2014 Annual Conference

The 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…

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Samuel (Sam) Halter – 45-Year FCCMA Member

by 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…

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