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2017 Florida Municipal Youth Council Competition Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Community Service and Photography Municipal Youth Council Competitions!
Community Service
• First Place - City of Niceville’s Youth Advisory Council--Niceville City Cleanup
• Second Place – City of West Palm Beach’s Mayor's Youth Council—Grassy Waters Everglades Preserve
• Third Place - City of St. Petersburg’s Mayor’s Youth Congress—Scrubbin’ Da Burg
Photography
• First Place - City of Dade City’s Youth Council: Cinco De Mayo Parade by Reyes Figueroa
• Second Place – City of Port Orange’s Youth Advisory Board: City Center Road in Black & White by Emma Dominguez
• Third Place - City of Gulfport’s Teen Council: Clymer Park by Cameron Althaus
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2017 Florida Municipal Achievement Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to this year's Florida Municipal Achievement Award winners! The City of Oldsmar won the City Spirit Award. The City of Melbourne won the Florida Citizenship Award. The Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea & the City of Fort Myers have won the Environmental Stewardship Award. Read the Press Release
2017 Home Rule Award Recipients Announced
More than 70 municipal officials from around the state were honored by the Florida League of Cities as recipients of 2017 Home Rule Hero Awards. These local government officials earned this prestigious recognition for their tireless efforts to advance the League’s legislative agenda and help protect the home rule authority of Florida’s cities during the 2017 regular legislative session. Read the Press Release
Home Rule in the Headlines
The 2017 Legislative Session brought an unprecedented number of attacks of municipal Home Rule authority, and cities weren't the only ones who took notice. Editorial board and reporters across the state and nation took a stand against the Legislature's attempted power grab. Check out the new FLC Report that summarizes the news media's coverage of the League's priority issues, editorials in defense of self-governance and published opinion-editorials by League members! View Report