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FLGISA Newsletter
Welcome to the Fall 2013 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! |
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Message from the President
by Brent Holladay, Lake County Clerk of Court
I count it a great privilege to be associated with each of you. Thank you for what you have shared with me. I appreciate what the FLGISA does to benefit each of us in our roles as IT professionals in the local government arena.
The Board has been working to build the FLGISA brand. We have contracted with VancoreJones Communications, Inc. to get our message out to local government entities that aren't familiar with what we have to offer. We seek to increase our membership with like-minded professionals.
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Changes to the FLGISA Board of Directors
On October 15th, the following changes to the FLGISA Board were announced via email to the membership. We list the changes here for those who may have missed that notice:
Vice President: Ned Huhta (City of Ormond Beach)
Treasurer: Kathi Pletzke (Town of Longboat Key)
Secretary: Toni Bleiweiss (Lee County Clerk of Courts)
SW District Director: Ray Desjardins (Charlotte County)
We extend congratulations for each and thank them for their willingness to serve. |
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Meet our New District Directors
by Toni Bleiweiss, Lee County Clerk of Court
At the annual conference in July, new district directors were elected. Take a minute to check out their biographies.
Central West Director:
Ken Washington, Tampa Port Authority
Northeast Director:
Allen Boatright, Clay County Utility Authority
Southwest Director:
Ray Desjardins, Charlotte County (Oct. 15)
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by Steven Narvaez, City of Deltona
I was invited to speak at the Florida League of Cities Symposium on Technology Innovation along with Larry Di Gioia from Altamonte Springs. I was substituting for Melinda Miller from Jupiter who was asked originally but had a conflict.
My chat was thought to be insightful enough that I was asked for a quote for the FLC Quality Cities magazine.
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by Allen Boatright, Clay County Utility Authority
The Northeast District Winter 2013 meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 4th, from 9am - 2pm. We will be meeting at Clay County Utility Authority, located at 3176 Old Jennings Road, Middleburg, FL 32068.
Our agenda includes presentations on Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, IT projects & Staff Augmentation, and Virtualization.
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Southwest District News
by Ray Desjardins, Charlotte County
The Southwest District held its semi-annual meeting on November 7th at the Charlotte Harbor and Event Center in Punta Gorda. It was well attended with representatives from seven counties and six cities/towns. I was handed the torch from Toni for the job of District Director and burned myself because it was burning so brightly.
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Personal Story: Six Degrees of FLGISA
by Kathi Pletzke, Town of Longboat Key
Many of you might be familiar with the parlor game called "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," which posits that any two people on Earth are six or fewer acquaintance links apart. In the game, movie buffs challenge each other to find the shortest path between an arbitrary actor and venerated Hollywood character actor Kevin Bacon.
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City of Lakeland eServies Program
by Terry Brigman, Laz Martinez, City of Lakeland
Information Technology that directly benefits the Citizens of Lakeland - That was the strategic statement made by our department before the eServices program was started.
As information technology executives and leaders we all understand how challenging it is at times to translate a strategy into a program (a collection of initiatives and projects that are designed to accomplish a strategic business objective) that can be executed and measured; however this time we got it right.
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Personnel Thief
by Kathi Pletzke, Town of Longboat Key
Almost another lifetime ago, I was the IT Director for another City.
It was during the days of big hair, and even bigger glasses. I proudly wore a pair of red framed glasses, just like the frames that Sally Jesse Raphael made famous. I thought they made me look smart and stylish. Looking back at those pictures, I cringe.
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FLGISA Goodbyes
Roger Dean, Hillsborough County, Retired
Ted LaMott, Hallandale Beach, Retired
William Swisher, City of West Palm Beach, Retired
Bruce Williams, Bradenton Beach, Private Sector
Good Luck to All! |
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FLGISA 2014
Winter Conference
IT: A Lesson in
Self Defense
Embassy Suites
Altamonte Springs
January 28-30, 2014
for more details
See you soon!
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FLGISA District News
FLGISA district information and upcoming events.
Northwest District
Northeast District
Central West District
Central East District
Southeast District
Southwest District
Please click on district name for update. |
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2014 Annual Conference
Boca Raton Resort & Club July 22-25, 2014
2015 Winter Conference
Embassy Suites Altamonte
January 28-29, 2015
2015 Annual Conference
Waldorf Astoria Naples
July 21-24, 2015
2016 Winter Conference
Date/Location TBD
2016 Annual Conference
Boca Raton Resort & Club
July 26-29, 2016
2017 Winter Conference
Date/Location TBD
2017 Annual Conference
Waldorf Astoria Naples
July 11-14, 2017
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FLGISA New Members:
Curlie Matthews
City of Coral Springs
Karolyn Anthony
Hernando County
Paul Alexander
Manatee County
Gretchen Baldus
City of Marco Island
Raheem Seecharan
City of Miramar
Fred Walter
Osceola County Property Appraiser
Chris Cheatham
City of Palatka
Gabriela Wilson
Village of Pinecrest
James Hicks
City of Port Orange
Shirley McLaren
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
Michael Kanefsky
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Bob Lange
Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program
Anthony Landry
Volusia County Clerk of Court
Joanne Dalka
City of Winter Springs
Please make sure to introduce yourself to these folks at the annual conference and welcome them to the TEAM
Welcome to the FLGISA! |
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