Membership Categories
All membership categories (except corporate) must complete the online ethics review and get one endorsement by an affiliate, full or life member or no endorsement is the applicant is an ICMA member If the applicant is a student, the endorsement can be made by the program chair or dean or no endorsement if the student is an ICMA member.
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 $200, whichever is greater
Affiliate Member
Eligibility: Any person who does not meet the criteria for a full member category.
Dues: $150 per year
Corporate Member
Eligibility: Any person seeking or engaged in a business relationship with a local government. Unlike other member categories, the Corporate Membership is in the company’s name and remains with the company, not the individual.
Dues: $250 per year
Life Member
Eligibility: Any former FCCMA member or ICMA member from another state, in good standing, who has retired from the profession and wishes to maintain an affiliation or begin an affiliation with the Association. This would include range riders 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 in public administration or public affairs that intends to follow a career in local government or any full-time intern or fellow working in local government and is not eligible, or more appropriately classified, in another membership category.
Dues: $10 per year
Subscriber Member
Eligibility: Any person who is interested in receiving all the publications and keeping in contact with the Association but who is not residing in the State of Florida or is a MIT whose benefits have expired but who remains in transition. A subscriber member of the Association cannot serve on the committees of the Association.
Dues: $25 per year