Florida League of Mayors Legislative Fly-In meeting of January 12th, 2012
Scott Dudley providing the Mayors with a legislative briefing before they charge the capital.
The Florida League of Mayors Fly-In meeting of January 12th, 2012 started at 9:00 a.m. Florida League of Mayors President Mayor Lori Moseley, City of Miramar started the meeting and quickly turned the floor to Legislative Affairs director Scott Dudley. Scott spoke about the legislative.
The top priority of the legislative session is pension reform and we are working the legislature to pass SB 910 (Sponsored by Senator Alan Hays) and HB 365 (Sponsored by Representative Fred Costello). The bills to do the following;
• Modify the use of the insurance premium tax revenues by repealing the mandate for cities to perpetually provide new, “extra” pension benefits for police and fire.
• Allow cities the ability to adjust pension benefits
• Provide for accountability by police and fire pension boards of trustees; and
• Reform the current statutory disability presumptions for firefighters, law enforcement officers and correctional officers relating to heart disease, hyper tension or tuberculosis.
Thank you to the following Mayors for attending the Florida League of Mayors Legislative Fly-In:
President Lori Moseley; Mayor City of Miramar
Past President Bill Brooks; Mayor, City of Bill Brooks
Mayor Sam Seevers, City of Destin
Mayor Mike Anderson, City of Fort Walton Beach
Mayor Pat Bates, City of Altamonte Springs
Mayor Kathy Stark, Town of Oakland
Dennis Foltz, Town Manager, Town of Oakland
Mayor Michael Blake, City of Cocoa
Mayor Mike Borno, City of Atlantic Beach
Mayor Joy Cooper, City of Hallandale Beach
Mayor Randall Henderson, City of Fort Myers
Mayor Ed Kelley, City of Ormond Beach
Mayor Walter Kelley, City of Lynn Haven
Mayor Steven Bateman, City of Homestead
Mayor Kathleen Peters, City of South Pasadena
Florida League of Mayors’ Fly-In April 21, 2010
The FLM Mayors met with Major General Burnette of the FL National Guard
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On April 21, 2010 the Florida League of Mayors held its second Legislative Fly-In for the 2010 legislative session. The fly-in kicked off with an early morning legislative issue briefing from the League of Cities lobbying team on the major issues impacting cities this session. These issues included: TABOR, sovereign immunity, comprehensive public pension reform, red light cameras, issue campaign financing and restrictions on local government expenditures and many others. The mayors had the opportunity to voice their primary concerns about these issues to the lobbyists and ask questions regarding the current status of the bills.
Major General Douglas Burnett of the FL National Guard and Florida League of Mayors President Don Slesnick, Mayor, City of Coral Gables |
During the legislative briefing, the Mayors had the opportunity to meet Major General Douglas Burnett, the adjutant general of Florida. General Burnett spoke with the Mayors about his responsibilities with the Florida National Guard, the importance of the relationship between cities and the National Guard, and his lifetime of service to Florida and the United States. It was an honor to listen to an important man in Florida’s history who has exemplified commitment to serving his state and country. After the morning briefing, the Mayors headed over the Capitol where they met with their local legislators and voiced the concerns of the cities.
The afternoon was filled with more meetings with legislators and bill sponsors where the Mayors were able to again stress the importance of homerule. The
Mayors were enthusiastic and passionate about the issues at hand and had a successful day representing Florida’s cities.
(Left to Right) Mayor Harry Nichols, City of Newberry, Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth, City of Keystone Heights, • Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan, City of Gainesville, and Mayor Harry Goode, City of Melbourne |
The mayors in attendance were as follows:
• Florida League of Mayors President, Mayor Don Slesnick, City of Coral Gables
• Florida League of Mayors President-Elect, Mayor Bill Brooks, Cit y of Belle Isle
• Mayor Beth Talabisco, City of Tamarac
• Mayor Darell Bowen, Village of Wellington
• Mayor Gary Bruhn, Town of Winderemere
• Mayor Gow Fields, City of Lakeland
• Mayor Harry Goode, City of Melbourne
• Mayor Harry Nichols, City of Newberry
• Mayor Jeff Potter, City of Winter Haven
• Mayor Kurvin Qualls, Town of Jay
• Mayor Manny Morono, City of Sweetwater
• Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth, City of Keystone Heights
• Mayor Michael Blake, City of Cocoa
• Mayor Mike Anderson, City of Fort Walton Beach
Florida League of Mayors Legislative Briefing
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• Mayor Mike Borno, City of Atlantic Beach
• Mayor Mort Levine, City of Juno Beach
• Mayor Oscar Alfonso, City of North Bay Village
• Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan, City of Gainesville
• Mayor Steven Bateman, City of Homestead
• Mayor Walter Kelley, City of Lynn Haven
• Mayor Carol McCormack, Town of Palm Shores
Mayors, we cannot stress enough the impact of your presence here in the capitol during this year’s session.
Thank you for your time spent here to speak on behalf of the cities!
Florida League of Mayors’ Fly-In March 4, 2010
(Left to Right) FLM President & Mayor Slesnick, Coral Gables; Mayor Peters, South Pasadena; Mayor Bradley, Winter Park; Mayor Hildreth, Keystone Heights; Mayor Borno, Atlantic Beach; Mayor DuBois, Lake Park; Maky Michael Blake, Cocoa; Mayor Robaina, Hialeah, Mayor Anderson, Ft. Walton Beach; Mayor Kelley; Mayor Wagner; Mayor Levine, Juno Beach, Mayor Potter, Winter Haven |
On March 4, 2010 the Florida League of Mayors held its first Legislative Fly-In for the 2010 legislative session. The fly-in kicked off with a morning legislative issue briefing from the League of Cities lobbying team on the major issues impacting cities this session.
These issues included: TABOR, comprehensive public pension reform, traffic enforcement and red light cameras, issue campaign financing and restrictions on local government expenditures, offshore drilling, unfunded mandates, and increased recycling. The mayors had the opportunity to voice their primary concerns about these issues to the lobbyists and ask questions regarding the current status of the bills addressing the issues.
(Left to Right) Senator Thad Altman and Mayor Gary Bruhn, Town of Windermere |
After the morning briefing, the Mayors headed over to the Capitol where they met with their local legislators and voiced their concerns.
The afternoon was filled with more meetings with legislators and bill sponsors where the Mayors were able to again stress the importance of their issues. This group of Mayors was enthusiastic and passionate about their issues! They all had a successful day representing Florida’s cities.
FLM Legislative Briefing |
The mayors in attendance were as follows:
• President Don Slesnick, Mayor, City of Coral Gables
• President-Elect Bill Brooks, Mayor, Belle Isle
• Mayor Mike Anderson, City of Fort Walton Beach
• Mayor Gary Bruhn, Town of Winderemere
• Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth, City of Keystone Heights
• Mayor Walter Kelley, City of Lynn Haven
• Mayor Jeff Potter, City of Winter Haven
• Mayor Franklin Schuler, Town of Bronson
• Mayor Kurvin Qualls, Town of Jay
• Mayor Michael Blake, City of Cocoa
• Mayor Kenneth W. Bradley, City of Winter Park
• Mayor Joseph Kelley, City of Opa Locka
• Mayor Scott Brook, City of Coral Springs
• Mayor Marlene Wagner, Town of Lake Hamilton
• Mayor Mike Borno, City of Atlantic Beach
• Mayor Michael C. Wiggins, City of Pensacola
• Mayor Morton Levine, City of Juno Beach
• Mayor Julio Robaina, City of Hialeah
• Mayor Kathleen Peters, City of South Pasadena
• Mayor Walter Kelley, City of Lynn Haven
• Mayor Kenneth Schultz, Town of Hypoluxo
• Mayor Eric Jones, City of West Park
Mayors, we cannot stress enough the impact of your presence here in the capitol during this year’s session. Thank you for your time spent here to speak on behalf of the cities!
Florida League of Mayors Annual Fly-In to Tallahassee April 28 & 29, 2009
Legislative Briefing |
We would like to thank all of the mayors who joined us this year for the Florida League of Mayors’ Fly-In. We had a great turnout with 13 mayors attending. The mayors met in the morning for a legislative briefing on key municipal issues including impact fees, foreclosures, and growth management.
After discussing these issues with our lobbyists, the mayors then met with their individual representatives and senators. In the afternoon, they were recognized on the House floor by Representative Anderson, and also on the Senate floor by Senator Garcia.
Mayors, we cannot stress enough the impact of your presence here in the capitol as this years’ session comes to a close. Thank you for your time spent here to speak on behalf of the cities!
Mayors in attendance:
Mayors on the move at the Capital |
Mayor Michael Blake, City of Cocoa
Mayor Scott Brook, City of Coral Springs
Mayor Gary Bruhn, Town of Windermere
Mayor Kevin Burns, City of North Miami
Mayor Patricia Christensen, City of Port St. Lucie
Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan, City of Gainesville
Mayor Pam Iorio, City of Tampa
Mayor Eric Jones, City of West Park
Mayor Manny Marono, City of Sweetwater
Mayor Morgan McPherson, City of Key West
Mayor Frank Ortis, City of Pembroke Pines
Mayor Frank Schuler, Town of Bronson
Mayor Mike Wiggins, City of Pensacola
Florida League of Mayors Legislative Fly-In March 4-5, 2009
On Thursday, March 5, 2009 the Florida League of Mayors held its first Legislative Fly–In for the 2009 Legislative Session.
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Mayor Carol McCormack meeting with Representative Ritch Workman
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Mayors in attendance were:
Florida League of Mayors President-Elect Don Slesnick, City of Coral Gables
Mike Anderson, City of Fort Walton Beach
Gary Bruhn, Town of Winderemere
Harry Goode, City of Melbourne
Mary Lou Hildreth, City of Keystone Heights
Walter Kelley, City of Lynn Haven
Carol McCormack, Town of Palm Shores
Morgan McPherson, City of Key West
Gene Wright and Commissioner Jim Catron, City of Madison
The Mayors received a legislative issue briefing from the Florida League of Cities lobbying team on affordable housing, tax reform, municipal pensions, public construction, and an update on the economic stimulus package, just to name a few.