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100 YEARS From left: Commissioner Jill Luke, Commissioner Debbie McDowell, Commissioner Alice White, Mayor Pete Emrich and City Manager Jerome Fletcher II at Legislative Action Days. All are from the City of North Port.
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100-Year Celebration Continues FLC Annual Conference, Legislative Action Days and Hometown Health are marking centennial by Joy Dickinson Florida League of Cities
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he Florida League of Cities’ (FLC’s) 100th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the past while looking to the future. Nowhere is this opportunity more evident than in the plans for the League’s Annual Conference to be held August 11-13 at the Diplomat Beach Resort – Hollywood. The Annual Conference will have a return to the formal event held in former years that includes a sit-down dinner with entertainment. The event will be black tie optional.
100TH ANNIVE RSARY The conference also will include a History Hub near the registration area. Attendees can visit the booth to reflect on the 100year history of the League. The display will show the League’s history through mementos, scrapbooks and a video that includes voices from the past. Stop by to share some of your fondest League memories with the Ambassadors and other staff who have their own stories to share. The Annual Conference isn’t the only League event that’s been tied to the centennial. At Legislative Action Days, participants had the opportunity to provide video testimonials and have their photos taken with large “100” numbers. Those same numbers, along with large letters that spell out FLC and LOCAL VOICES, will be available for selfies at the Annual Conference. HOMETOWN HEALTH JOINS THE CELEBRATION
Starke City Manager Russell Mullins, with Starke Mayor Janice Mortimer, wears his 100-year pin at Legislative Action Days.
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Hometown Health has planned multiple activities as part of the League’s centennial, including one at the FLC Annual Conference. Hometown Health is an employee health promotion program for municipalities that have group health insurance with the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT). PHOTOS COURTESY OF SYDNEY FRASER
