| 10/8/2009 |
County Champion Award Presented to CFO Sink
-Florida Association of Counties commend CFO Sink for her commitment to Florida’s counties-
TALLAHASSEE- This week Florida CFO Alex Sink was presented with the County Champion Award by the Florida Association of Counties (FAC). The award is presented to select state leaders who champion issues and policies that support local government and preserve home rule.
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| 10/6/2009 |
Florida Association of Counties Releases 2009 County Property Tax Report
-Property taxes reduced by more than $1.5 billion over three years-
TALLAHASSEE - Today, The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) is presenting the 2009 County Property Tax Report to the Florida House Military and Local Affairs Committee. The report summarizes the reductions that counties have made across the state - more than $700 million this year alone - and where counties fall in relationship to the mandated rollback rate - 58 counties at or below the rollback rate.
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| 7/7/2009 |
FAC Statement on Regional Conflict Counsels
Statement by Florida Association of Counties President Rodney J. Long regarding the First District Court of Appeals ruling released today on Regional Conflict Counsels
“The Florida Association of Counties is pleased with the First District Court of Appeals ruling issued this morning. The Association has felt all along that this has violated the voters’ intent when Floridians approved amendments to Article V of the state constitution, making the state and not the counties responsible for the costs of conflict counsel.
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| 5/5/2009 |
FAC co-hosts Economic Stimulus Summit for Local Officials
-FAC also launched economic stimulus website geared toward counties-
TALLAHSSEE—The Florida Association of Counties will be co-hosting with the Florida League of Cities an Economic Stimulus Summit on May 15, 2009. The summit held in Orlando will bring city and county officials together to provide further information on ways to secure specific stimulus dollars. To aid in this education, FAC has also launched detailed information on the web guiding counties through the overwhelming abundance of federal and state information to secure more stimulus dollars for their communities.
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| 2/16/2009 |
Statement from Florida Association of Counties President Rodney J. Long regarding the possible property tax proposals from Governor Crist
"The proposal outlined over the weekend as the Governor's property tax patch would be detrimental to already struggling local economies. It is our counties, not big government, which should be choosing the look and feel of our communities from critical services to quality of life. Over the last three years local governments have reduced revenues on average by 9.3 percent. These reductions have resulted in cuts in services, construction, and employees in almost every county.
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| 1/15/2009 |
Counties, Cities and School Boards join to support tougher restrictions on unfunded mandates
~ Groups also adopt position opposing funding & expenditure caps~
LEON COUNTY, FL - Three of Florida's leading organizations representing local elected officials today registered their deep concerns about the harm TABOR and cost shifts would cause local schools and communities. Local governments have been reducing continuously over the last three years and any added burdens or draconian reductions would be untenable.
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