One of the components of the 2007-2009 Program of Work for CFLGE is development of local government training in each FCCMA District. The training is being scheduled in half and full-day increments in city and county facilities in each district and the topics are selected by FCCMA members. FCCMA President Ed Mitchell is particularly interested in the success of this program and he has been advocating that the training be localized in government facilities. The purpose is threefold: reduce travel training costs for local government participants, eliminate training facility overhead costs, and provide a forum for local government administrators and staff to obtain “hands on” training on current and pending local government issues.
FCCMA District Directors
FCCMA District Directors have been actively soliciting training ideas from members in their area. Special acknowledgement is in order for all the District Directors who have reached out to their membership to select a date, topic, and location. Without their commitment to this initiative the following schedule could not have been developed with district specific preferences.
Training Schedule
District 1: October 17, 2008 at the Ft Walton Beach Library, 1285 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W., Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. This is half day (afternoon) session on “Dealing with Change and Employee Morale” .
District 2: October 31, 2008 at Flagler County Emergency Services, 1769 East Moody Blvd, Building #3, Burnell, Florida 32110. This is a full day session with “Fire/EMS Coordination” in the morning session and “Dealing with Major Change” in the afternoon session.
District 3: November 7, 2008. The location will be in East Central Florida. This is a full day session on “Mastering the Media to Effectively Communicate with the Public”.
District 4: January 9, 2009 at Lakeside Facility, 10410 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. This is a full day session with “Employee Morale” in the morning session and “Managing in Changing Times” in the afternoon session.
District 5: September 18, 2009 at the Holiday Inn in Sunrise on University Drive and Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, Florida. This is a half day (afternoon) session on “How to Do More with Less”.
District 6: October 10, 2008 at 1015 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral, Florida 33990. This is a full day session on “Lean Government”.
District 7: October 22, 2008 at the Ironwood Golf Course Clubhouse, 2100 N.E. 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32609. This is a half day (afternoon) session on “Dealing with Change and Employee Morale”.
District 8: January 23, 2009 at the Polk City Hall, 123 Broadway Blvd., Polk City, Florida 33868. This is a full day session on “Performance Based Management”.
Training Costs
The Center for Local Government Excellence is subsidizing most of the training costs through its financial partners (notably FCCMA, as well as FAC and FLC). There is expected to be some charge for lunch and some travel and set up expenses. Sessions, whether half or full day, are not expected to cost in excess of $50.00 per participant. If a special speaker is requested, that cost could be increased.
Training Instructors/Facilitators