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FMPA Weekly | Sept. 2, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Sept. 2, 2014     LAST WEEK   FMPA Logo Apparel FMPA launched FMPA Gear, a new and improved logo apparel program provided by Lands’ End. The new embroidered apparel program includes a larger variety of styles, colors and merchandise plus a more convenient online […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 25, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 25, 2014     LAST WEEK   Audit and Risk Oversight Committee The Audit and Risk Oversight Committee met last Thursday and approved: 1) annual review of the Committee Charter, and 2) continuing the services of insurance consultant McNeary Inc. The full agenda package is […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 18, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 18, 2014     LAST WEEK   Jacksonville Beach Appoints New FMPA Representatives The city of Jacksonville Beach appointed Finance Director Harry Royal as the city’s representative to FMPA’s Board of Directors and ARP Executive Committee. City Manager George Forbes has been designated as the […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 11, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 11, 2014     LAST WEEK   Joint Purchase Project FMPA’s Joint Purchase Project issued an www.fmpa.com

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 4, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly     A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 4, 2014     LAST WEEK   FMPA Named a Top Company for Working Families FMPA was named by the Orlando Sentinel last Friday as one of the Top 100 Companies for Working Families in Central Florida. The program recognizes companies that demonstrate […]

FMPA Weekly | July 28, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   July 28, 2014     LAST WEEK   FMPA.com Redesign Kickoff The Public Relations and Information Technology departments met last Wednesday with representatives from BIGEYE, an Orlando-based advertising agency, to kickoff plans for the redesign of FMPA.com. The redesign aims to update the five-year-old site’s […]

FMPA Weekly | July 21, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   July 21, 2014     LAST WEEK   Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Thursday during the FMEA-FMPA Annual Conference in Naples and re-elected Bill Polk, Leesburg, as Chair and Michael Perri Jr., Fort Pierce, as Vice Chair. The Committee […]

FMPA Weekly | July 14, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   July 14, 2014     LAST WEEK   Operational Audit Representatives from the Auditor General’s office met last Tuesday in Orlando with FMPA management to discuss an operational audit of FMPA. The objectives of the audit are “for selected operating units, programs, activities, functions, and […]

FMPA Weekly | July 7, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   July 7, 2014     LAST WEEK   All-Requirements Project June Load Statistics The All-Requirements Project’s peak for June was 1,103 MW, which occurred June 26 between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. The project’s load factor for June was 66%. Load factor is a ratio […]

FMPA Weekly | June 30, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   June 30, 2014     LAST WEEK   FMPA.com Redesign The staff team working on a redesign of FMPA.com interviewed the top respondents last week to FMPA’s request for qualifications for web design. The team ranked the bidders and announced on Friday that the top-ranked […]