Florida Municipal Achievement Award Winners
The Florida League of Cities today announced the following cities as winners of its 6th Annual Florida Municipal Achievement Awards: City Spirit Award - City of Parkland, Florida Citizenship Award - City of DeLand, Environmental Stewardship Award - City of Pembroke Pines. Click here to learn more about the award-winning entries.
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Research Symposiums
Free FLC Research Symposium! "Building a Bridge from the Classroom to City Hall: Academic Research Brought to Life for the Public Administration Practitioner" on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood.
Click here to download a registration form.
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Legislative Policy Development Process
Attention City Officials (elected and non-elected): The Florida League of Cities is pleased to announce the start of the League’s legislative policy process for 2014 – 2015 and we need your input. The policy committees develop the League’s legislative priorities and help League staff understand the real world implications of proposed legislation. Sign-up for a policy committee online or click more for additional details.
Florida League of Cities 88th Annual Conference - August 14-16
Registration information for the 2014 annual conference is now available. Send in your registration form via email or fax, or register online.
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Municipal Parking Meters on State Right-of-Ways Request for Information
Florida municipalities are required to provide the Florida Transportation Commission a written inventory of all parking meters located on state right-of-ways and the amount of revenue collected from those locations over the past three fiscal years. This report is due on or before August 31, 2014.
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FAST Fly-in to Washington, D.C.
Mark Your Calendar!
Plan to attend the FAST Fly‐in to
Washington, D.C. September 9-10, 2014. The first scheduled event is a
federal briefing at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9 at the National League
of Cities Office in Washington DC.
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Florida League of Cities Apparel Now Available
Visit the Florida League of Cities webstore for all of your League-themed apparel! Browse through a variety of items, including clothing, hats and bags, that are great for work, meetings, leisure, League conferences and other events. Click here to visit the store.
Creating a City Youth Council
The Florida League of Cities is pleased to announce the winners of the Third Annual Municipal Youth Council Video Competition. The goal of the program was to provide a way for Florida’s youth councils to showcase their ideas, creativity and commitment to their community. The competition asks youth councils to look at their own community and think about key issues affecting young citizens. Click here to view the winning videos.
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Blogs
Children on the Border: “Illegal Immigrants” or “Refugees?”
7/25/14
I read an interesting op-ed piece by Thomas
Sowell this week. Dr. Sowell is an economist and senior fellow at the
Hoover Institution at Stanford. His piece argues that it is perfectly
legitimate (and not inherently racist) to be alarmed by the porousness of our
borders and to be emphatic about our need to have control. It’s a good piece. I
concur with his insistence that there are legitimate arguments to be made on
many sides, and that branding opponents as “racists” simply because they are
concerned about border security is not constructive or honest.
ON TAP @ THE CAP - May 2, 2014
Source: Scott Dudley
 Nineteenth century German Chancellor Otto von Bismark is credited with saying that lawmaking is like making sausage. Colorado State University professor John Straayer also offers several unique descriptions of the legislative process. The first is the legislature as an arena in which "a score of basketball games are progressing, all at one time, on the same floor, with games at different stages, with participants playing on several teams at once, switching at will, opposing each other in some instances and acting as teammates in others." Professor Straayer also compares the legislature to a casino, where there are lots of tables, lots of games, the stakes are high, there are winners and losers, but the outcome is only final until the next game commences and there is always another game planned for the future.
Thought about RMPE?
Source: Scott Blaser, CSP, Director, Risk Control
Thought about RMPE?
As I wrap up our first online meeting for the League’s Risk Management for Public Entities (RMPE) study group, I would be remiss if I did not let everyone know of this group, once again, and how it can help you obtain your RMPE certification.
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