Membership

The qualifications of the members and the manner of their admission to membership in this Association shall be as follows:

All applicants must complete an application, complete the online ethics review and get one endorsement from an affiliate, full or life FCCMA member or no endorsement if the applicant is an ICMA member. If the applicant is a student, an endorsement is not required until the first renewal period. Applicants are noticed for 30 days on the website and then approved by the Membership Committee. Once the approval process is completed (approximately 45 days) the applicant is invoiced for dues. Upon payment of dues, the applicant becomes a member in good standing.

As an organization that adheres to the ICMA Code of Ethics, FCCMA requires members to be educated on the ethical tenets. To be eligible to join FCCMA, a prospective member must demonstrate his/her knowledge as it relates to these tenets by completing the online ethics review. To accommodate this, FCCMA has posted the ethics review on the website to help prospective members (or anyone else who is interested in reviewing his/her knowledge of the tenets) to become more proficient when dealing with ethical issues. The FCCMA ethics review is comprised of case studies related to each of the tenets and there is no provision for stopping and starting the review. All FCCMA member applicants must complete the review upon applying for membership. Once completed, an ethics certificate will be mailed. For questions, contact Carol Russell at 850-701-3607.

Click here to download the membership brochure.

Membership Categories

Full Member
Eligibility: A person who serves as the full-time administrative head of a local government within Florida.
Members qualifying for this category may not downgrade their membership to another category.

A person who serves in a full-time position appointed by the administrative head of a local government within the boundaries of Florida and who has received an endorsement from that administrative head as having significant general administrative responsibilities.

A person who has been designated as a full member of the Association in the past and is in good standing with the Association.

A person who is a full member of the International City/County Management Association (“ICMA”) at the time of application.
Dues: $3.00 per $1,000 of base salary or minimum of $200

Affiliate Member
Eligibility: Any local government employee who does not meet the criteria for one of the other membership categories stated herein, or any former FCCMA member, or ICMA member from another state and in good standing. This also includes members of academia who do not qualify for a student membership, non-profits, or others who have an interest in local government management and are not seeking or engaged in a business relationship with a local government are eligible for this membership category.
Dues: $150 per year

Corporate Member
Eligibility: Any person seeking or engaged in a business relationship with a local government.
Dues: $250 per year

Life Member
Eligibility: Any retired FCCMA member or ICMA member from another state, in good standing, and is not currently employed or seeking employment in local government or in a private firm seeking or engaged in a business relationship with a local government. This would include senior advisors who were not bestowed an honorary award. A 2/3 vote of the Board of Directors can bestow complimentary membership to a FCCMA Life Member who has made a substantial contribution to the Association.
Dues: $25 per year

Student Member
Eligibility: Any person who is primarily a student enrolled in an accredited learning institution; any full-time intern; or fellow working in local government. Any person at the department-head level or above is not eligible for this category. Student members are eligible for this membership category for up to five years from the date the person joined the Association, unless an extension is requested and approved by the membership committee. Members may be asked to provide supporting documents showing a need for the extension.
Dues: $25 per year

Subscriber Member
Eligibility: Any person not residing in the State of Florida who is interested in receiving all the publications and keeping in contact with the Association, an MIT whose benefits have expired but who remains in transition or students who have recently graduated for up to two years A subscriber member of the Association cannot serve on the committees of the Association.
Dues: $25 per year