Archive for 2015

FMPA Weekly | March 16, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 16, 2015     LAST WEEK   APPA Legislative Rally Mark McCain and 27 representatives from 14 Florida municipal electric utilities attended the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C., last week. While in the nation’s capital, they met with […]

FMPA Weekly | March 9, 2015 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 9, 2015     LAST WEEK   Fiscal 2014 Audit Report Jim Atz and Mark Larson met last Thursday with Vero Beach Councilmember Randy Old to discuss the fiscal 2014 Audit Report. The Finance Department has offered these page-tu meetings for members to review […]

FMPA Weekly | March 2, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 2, 2015     LAST WEEK   Fort Pierce Representatives Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) appointed its incoming Director of Utilities Clay Lindstrom as the utility’s representative to FMPA’s Board of Directors and ARP Executive Committee effective March 18. Clay replaces Bill Thiess, […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 23, 2015 | Member Edition

   FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 23, 2015     LAST WEEK   Concurrent Board and Executive Meeting FMPA’s Board of Directors and the ARP Executive Committee held a concurrent meeting last Monday and approved with a few minor changes FMPA’s response to the Auditor General’s preliminary and tentative […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 16, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 16, 2015     LAST WEEK   FMPA Staff Organizational Changes Two FMPA employees began new roles effective Feb. 2. Denise Fuentes has been named Accountant II, and Ellen Leatherman has been named Contract Compliance Auditor II. Denise now reports to Rick Minch, […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 9, 2015 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 9, 2015     LAST WEEK   ARP Executive Committee The ARP Executive Committee met last Tuesday via teleconference and approved a credit agreement with Wells Fargo and Bank of America. The agenda package is available on the Member Portal. Contact: Nick Guarriello   […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 2, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 2, 2015     LAST WEEK   Member Services Advisory Committee FMPA’s Member Services Advisory Committee met last Wednesday and approved a service confirmation for the FMPA-ECG Alliance Agreement related to the Safety Training program. Contact: Sharon Smeenk   Lineman’s Safety Program The […]

FMPA Weekly | Jan. 26, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Jan. 26, 2015     LAST WEEK   Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Wednesday and discussed information items, including: 1) FMPA Member Services update, 2) state and federal legislative issues related to electric utilities, 3) Contract Rate of […]

FMPA Weekly | Jan. 20, 2015 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Jan. 20, 2015     LAST WEEK   Public Gas Partners Public Gas Partners met last Tuesday via conference call to provide members with status updates on its projects. Contact: Mark Larson   Finance Department FMPA’s Finance Department met last Tuesday to discuss the fiscal […]

FMPA Weekly | Jan. 12, 2015 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Jan. 12, 2015     LAST WEEK   Audit and Risk Oversight Committee FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee met last Thursday via conference call to conduct an exit interview with FMPA’s independent auditors, Purvis Gray & Company. The Committee discussed fiscal 2014 financial […]