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Florida Association of Counties

Type: Organization

Name: Florida Association of Counties

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

County Manager position discussed at workshop

CHIPLEY — After much discussion, the Washington County Board of County Commissioners agreed on Wednesday to follow County Attorney Jeff Goodman’s advice and meet with a representative from an advertising firm about looking for a new county manager.The ... [Published Washington County News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Alan Bush, Public Works, Charles Brock, Florida Association of Counties

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

State group to help Walton County get an administrator

Chris Holley speaks in this Daily News file photo. Holley, who is executive director of the Florida Association of Counties, suggested Walton commissioners rely on a group of “regional managers” to look around the state and identify interested candidates ... [Published Northwest Florida Daily News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Florida Association of Counties, Complaints, Leadership

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Walton County BOCC Names New TDC Director

After their previous hire resigned after just a month on the job, Walton County Commissioners unanimously decided Tuesday night to enlist the help of the Florida Association of Counties' to search for his replacement."I've already talked to several managers ... [Published WJHG - May 15 2013]

Entities: Warren James, Florida Association of Counties, Robert Warren

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Paper Reduction Initiative and the Task Force on Electronic Filing of Bail Bonds

Florida Association of Counties issued the following news:. Among other things, HB 247 authorizes the Supervisor of Elections to provide electronic sample ballots to electors, requires the Board of County Commissioners to electronically transmit to the ... [Published Insurance News Net - May 11 2013]

Entities: Bail Bond, Task Force, Initiative

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Bill nullifying anti-sprawl rule for one local developer goes to Gov. Scott

_ On a 114-0 vote, the House of Representatives of Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott carrying language that would do away with a 2012 law that has angered St. Johns County officials.On the last day of the 2012 legislation session, senators placed ... [Published St Augustine Herald - May 03 2013]

Entities: John Thrasher, Joe Anderson, Annulment

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Flurry of bills clears way for session to end on time

TALLAHASSEE - In a brazen display of deal making, Florida lawmakers on Wednesday swiftly rammed through one of Gov. Rick Scott's top priorities - a tax break for manufacturers - and the governor followed by signing two bills on ethics and campaign financing ... [Published Gainesville Sun - May 02 2013]

Entities: Alimony, Will Weatherford, Don Gaetz, Jim Waldman

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Late-filed amendment bars local fertilizer regs until 2016

Breaking environmental regulatory news from our Christine Stapleton:A late-filed amendment to a swiftly moving environmental regulation bill (HB 999) would block communities from regulating fertilizer-use on lawns until 2016 and would create a 15-member ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Fertilizer, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Florida Association of Counties, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Senate bill that takes away permission for St. Johns development could be 'unconstitutional'

TALLAHASSEE | A last-minute tweak lawmakers made in 2012 that has angered St. Johns County officials would be wiped from the books under language passed Wednesday by the Senate.Through an amendment tacked onto a larger growth management bill, state Sen. ... [Published Florida Times-Union - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: John Thrasher, Joe Anderson, Landholder, Florida Association of Counties

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Santa Rosa concerned about legislative shuffle on RESTORE ACT

The Santa Rosa County Commission and the Florida Association of Counties are concerned that a last-minute proposal in the Legislature could take local governments out of the process of administering money from the RESTORE Act.An amendment proposed to ... [Published PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Florida Association of Counties, Jim Williamson, Don Gaetz, Tallahassee (United States)

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

EDITORIAL: Wasting time ... and water

State environmental officials predict that by 2030, Florida will be consuming nearly 8 billion gallons of water a day. That’s about 1.6 billion gallons a day more than we currently use. They also say Florida’s aquifers are inadequate to meet the projected ... [Published Northwest Florida Daily News - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Water Supply, Tallahassee (United States), Florida Association of Counties, Alan Hays

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Central Florida RPC partners with Chamber Foundation

BARTOW - The Florida Chamber Foundation recently announced that all 11 of Florida's Regional Planning Council's (RPCs) have completed their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) using the Foundation's Six Pillars framework and will become ... [Published News Sun - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Florida Association of Counties, Gulf Power Company, Organism, Economic Development Administration

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Coyle letter to Gov. Scott rips decision to give Collier jobs award to Hiller

COLLIER COUNTY — TALLAHASSEE — What was supposed to be a nice gesture honoring Collier County for a year of strong job growth has turned into a skirmish between two Collier commissioners.Commissioner Fred Coyle sent Gov. Rick Scott a letter this week ... [Published Naples Daily News - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Arthrex Inc, Florida Association of Counties, Tallahassee (United States), Naples, Chamber of Commerce

Quotes

"They voted to conduct contract negotiations so i look forward to doing that. I feel confident that we'll work something out because i really believe in this county and i believe in the tourist development council's mission and what it's doing and what it has done and what it can do" said Walton County TDC Director elect Jim Baby

Walton County BOCC Names New TDC Director [Published WJHG - May 15 2013]

"Senate Bill 718 would have left many women with diminished means, depriving them of their vested contractual rights that their ex-spouses agreed to" Carin Porras, chairwoman of the family law section, said in a statement

Flurry of bills clears way for session to end on time [Published Gainesville Sun - May 02 2013]

"Home rule is not a blank check to allow local governments to do whatever they want to do," he said. "It's a delicate balance. There are some things that are properly reserved to the state, some things that are properly reserved for the federal government, and some things that are properly reserved for the local government."

Does Tallahassee dictate too much to cities, counties? [Published Individual.com - Apr 27 2013]