FLGISA Newsletter, December 2010

Florida Local Government Information Systems Association

The organization of choice for Florida Local Government Information Technology

December 2010

Issue: 1

FLGISA Newsletter

Welcome to the first issue of our FLGISA newsletter!

Your Board of Directors wants to insure that we communicate all the great things happening across the State and to keep you informed of what we are doing as an organization. The newsletter will consist of articles about special projects FLGISA is involved in, news and events from each District, legislative updates, and conference information. Please feel free to give us feedback so we can make this a better communication tool for you!

President's Corner by Melinda Miller

Most of you know that Courtney Violette has entered the private sector after leaving Palm Coast. His resignation as Treasurer left an opening on the Board. In September the Board appointed Ned Huhta Treasurer to complete the remainder of Courtney's term. Please join me in welcoming Ned back to the Board!

FLGISA Strategic Planning by Brent Holladay

The FLGISA Board of Directors met on October 8-9, 2010 to update the FLGISA Strategic Plan. Tom Babington, Consultant in Residence with the Florida League of Cities, also attended to facilitate this workshop. In the past, other committees have worked to provide strategic direction for FLGISA. This work built off those prior efforts.

State CIO Initiative by Melinda Miller

Due to Don Deloach's retirement we're having to back track a bit on establishing a liaison with David Taylor, the State CIO. Don was going to be meeting regularly with David to discuss opportunities and share information between the State CIO office and FLGISA.

The Disappearing IT Department by Frank Hagy

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a strategic planning meeting with the FLGISA Board of Directors. During this meeting one of the board members talked about the "Disappearing IT Department."

District News and Events

Current information and district events are posted here.

Website Survey

Don't forget to complete the survey!

The FLGISA Board of Directors is conducting a quick survey of the membership on a few topics and would like to get your input.

The survey should only take a few moments to fill out.

Please complete by January 14, 2011.

Please contact Rebecca Brennan for more information, phone 407-367-1737 or email admin@flgisa.org.

Thank you.

In This Issue

President's Corner

Strategic Planning Workshop

State CIO Initiative

Leadership Article

District News/Events

FLGISA 2011

Winter Conference

Leading IT Transformation

The Winter Conference

will be held at the

Embassy Suites

Altamonte Springs, Florida on February 2-3, 2011.

For more details, please visit www.flgisa.org

and click on the

Conference page.

See you in February!

Dues Renewal

Renewal season is here!

It's time to renew your
FLGISA membership.

Don't miss out on our Conferences, District Meetings, Networking with Peers, and online mail list.

For more info contact admin@flgisa.org

Website Redesign

We are looking to put a new face on the FLGISA website!

Join the Website Redesign Committee and help us define the new requirements for our site.

For more information or to volunteer, contact admin@flgisa.org

Please feel free to forward this FLGISA newsletter to non-members in your area.