FAC News Clips

FAC   Charlotte Sun   Truex named president-elect of Florida Association of Counties  ORLANDO — Charlotte County Commission Chairman Bill Truex was appointed as the Florida Association of Counties president-elect [...]

COUNTY   WMFE Orange County commissioners to take up proposed $6 billion budget  Orange County commissioners are beginning deliberations Wednesday on a proposed $6 billion budget.  The budget is about [...]

WFTV9  “We must act now”: Mayor Demings pushes penny sales tax hike ahead of key commission vote  ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to [...]

Citrus County Chronicle   Editorial l Budget battle looms between officials  THE ISSUE: Sheriff plans $7.5 million budget request. OUR OPINION: Taxpayers, Board should support needs. If measures aren’t taken [...]

Associated Press  Florida county struggles with understaffed 911 call center   Broward County's emergency call center is greatly understaffed and the sheriff told county commissioners his agency does not have the [...]

NWFlorida Daily News   Walton commissioners OK referendum on 1% sales tax hike for road projects  SANTA ROSA BEACH — Well, OK, maybe. But 30 years? That was a prevailing [...]

May 2, 2022  COUNTIES  FloridaPolitics.com   Gov. DeSantis appoints Jim Scholl to Monroe County Commission  He’ll serve through November 2024. Two-time Key West City Manager Jim Scholl, a former commander [...]

May 9, 2022   COUNTIES  Northwest Florida Daily News  'Pride, Preservation, Conservation' motto to change? Walton County considers new vision statement  DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — In a process that momentarily went [...]

May 10, 2022  Route-Fifty.com  COMMENTARY | Public service has lost its luster. It's time to change that.  May 1 through 7 was Public Service Recognition Week. Since 1985, this first [...]