December 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]The holiday season is a great [...]
Meet Casey Lucius, Assistant City Manager, Marco Island
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
December 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
November 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]As I celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, [...]
Meet Chris Edwards, Director of CRA/Economic Development, City of New Smyrna Beach
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Lake Park’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24821" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 10, 2021, FCCMA Member Dale [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Daytona Beach’s 100th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24790" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 3, 2021, FCCMA Secretary-Treasurer Director [...]
Next Generation of Local Government Leaders: Considerations
By Ratna Okhai, PhD Student, University of Central Florida With [...]
November 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Flagler County’s 35th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24709" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 1, 2021, FCCMA Secretary-Treasurer Director [...]
October 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]The ICMA Conference was held in [...]
Become a Lifesaver to an MIT
By Sharon Ragoonan, Assistant City Manager, Hallandale Beach/MIT Advocate/District V [...]
Curbing Rising Health Insurance Costs
By Gina Peebles, Assistant County Manager/Chief of Staff, Alachua County [...]
Meet Daniel Eick, Management Analyst/PIO, Indiantown
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Winter Park’s 70th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24608" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 13th the City of Winter [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Lake Butler’s 25th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24538" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 17th the City of Lake [...]
October 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Meet Parth Patel, Senior Budget and Management Analyst, Fort Lauderdale
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Santa Rosa County’s 25th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24424" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On September 28, 2021, FCCMA Member Michael [...]
September 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]The ICMA Annual Conference is in [...]
Employee Wellness Initiatives
By Casey Lucius, Ph.D., Assistant to the City Manager, City [...]
September 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
August 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]As an organization, we mourn the [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Niceville’s 65th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24077" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 2, 2021, FCCMA Member Michael [...]
Meet Kimberly Nicholls, Human Resources Director, City of Safety Harbor
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Long-Term Impacts of a $15 Minimum Wage on Local Government
By: Douglas G. Baber, SHRM-CP, MBA, DBA(c) On November 3, [...]
Congratulations to ICMA Award Recipients
Honorary Membership Michael Sittig, Executive Director Emeritus, Florida League of [...]
August 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Meet Tracy Miller, Manager of Strategy Development, Sarasota County
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Floodplain Management for the City and County Manager
By Claire Jubb, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County In your [...]
July 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]The Board recently revisited our strategic [...]
Bringing Back Special Events After COVID
By: Mike Grebosz, Assistant City Manager for DeLand, FL In [...]
July 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
June 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="23643" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Horace's Incoming Speech at the Annual [...]
2020 – 2021 Newly-Credentialed Managers
Congratulations to the ICMA Newly-Credentialed Managers! Samantha Abell, City Manager, [...]
2021 Years of Service to FCCMA Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Congratulations to Bud Parmer and Gene Strickland for 55 [...]
2021 Sponsors and Exhibitors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FCCMA would like to thank its sponsors and exhibitors [...]
Meet Desiree Casanova, Administrative Assistant, Coconut Creek
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating West Miami’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23635" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 19, 2021, FCCMA District V [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Indian Harbour Beach’s 45th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23615" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, June 22nd the City of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating North Lauderdale’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23593" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 25, 2021, FCCMA Member Sarah [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Oakland Park’s 55th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23587" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On June 16, 2021, FCCMA Member Sarah [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Green Cove Springs’s 75th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23580" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, June 15th the City of [...]
June 2021 New Member
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
May 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]May President’s Article Well, here we [...]
Meet Claire Jubb, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Starting a Water Quality Journey
By Claire Jubb, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County Every journey [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Melbourne’s 95th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23346" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, May 25th the City of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Miami Springs’s 65th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23266" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 10, 2021, FCCMA Member Sharon [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Coconut Creek’s 45th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23262" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 13, 2021, FCCMA Member Sarah [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Sarasota’s 75th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23256" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 17, 2021, FCCMA District VI [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Port Orange’s 50th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23252" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 18, 2021, FCCMA District II [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Cocoa Beach’s 65th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23121" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Thursday, May 6th, the City of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Okeechobee County’s 25th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23117" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 29, 2021, FCCMA District VI [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Arcadia’s 60th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23112" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 4, 2021, FCCMA District VI [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Rockledge’s 50th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23106" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday, May 5th the City of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Cape Coral’s 35th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23103" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 5, 2021, FCCMA Member Claire [...]
May 2021 New Member
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
April 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Well, there is t-minus one month [...]
A Path Forward: How Alachua County is Engaging in a Public Conversation on Truth and Reconciliation
By Gina Peebles, Assistant County Manager – Chief of Staff, [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Sanford’s 100th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23028" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Monday, March 22nd the City of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Tallahassee’s 100th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23025" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday afternoon, March 24th the City [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating New Smyrna Beach’s 100th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23022" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On March 23, 2021, FCCMA District II [...]
Meet Brandon Henry, Community Planner/GIS Analyst, Safety Harbor
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Focus on Education and Avionics Program
By Zoie Saunders, Chief Education Officer, City of Fort Lauderdale [...]
March 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Well, looks like there might be [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Volusia County’s 50th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23009" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 6, 2021, FCCMA District II [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Belleair’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="23005" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 6, 2021, FCCMA District VII [...]
Meet Tobey Phillips, Deputy County Administrator, Hernando County
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Indiatlantic’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22999" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday, April 7, the Town of [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Dunedin’s 95th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22996" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 13, 2021, FCCMA District VII [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Cape Canaveral’s 55th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22986" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, April 20th the City of [...]
April 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Hollywood’s 95th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22983" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 21, 2021, FCCMA Member Sarah [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Melbourne Beach’s 30th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22980" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednesday, April 21, 2021 the Town [...]
Oakland Park Vaccine Site
By David Hebert, City Manager, City of Oakland Park On [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating DeLand’s 95th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22785" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On March 1, 2021, FCCMA District II [...]
IN MEMORIAM: Carl Cheatham 1935 – 2021
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Carl Cheatham, longtime city manager of Winter Haven, passed away [...]
March 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
February 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]I want to thank everyone who [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Charlotte County’s 45th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22666" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 23, 2021, FCCMA Member Rob [...]
Using Virtual Meetings to Enhance Teamwork in Local Government
By Rob Duncan, Managing Director, Imagine That Performance There are [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating South Daytona’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22583" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 9, 2021, FCCMA District 2 [...]
Meet Josh Stefancic, Fire Chief, City of Safety Harbor
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Oldmar’s 40th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22525" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 2, 2021, FCCMA District 7 [...]
February 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
January 2021 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Happy New Year, everyone! I know [...]
The Vacation Rental Conundrum
By Casey Lucius, Ph.D., Assistant to the City Manager, City [...]
Meet Jason McHugh, City Manager, City of Wildwood
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
January 2021 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Temple Terrace’s 65th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22344" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On December 15, 2020, FCCMA Member Rob [...]
December 2020 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Happy holidays everyone! It’s a time [...]
Overcoming Outreach Challenges During a Pandemic
By Emily Lewis, Deputy County Administrator, Charlotte County The 1% [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Collier County’s 45th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22290" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On December 8, 2020, FCCMA At-Large Director [...]
Professional Management Matters: Celebrating Orange City’s 30th Anniversary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22272" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On December 8, 2020, FCCMA District II [...]
Meet Deborah Bowie, Assistant City Manager, City of Gainesville
How long have you been a FCCMA member and why [...]
December 2020 New Members
The following membership applications have been received. If no current [...]
Managing a City in a Pandemic
By Norton Bonaparte, City Manager, City of Sanford There is [...]
November 2020 President’s Message
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19017" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]I hope you all had a [...]
Truth vs. Noise: Can there be a Winner?
By Mike McNees, City Manager, City of Marco Island 50 Bald Eagle [...]
