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2008 Florida Cities of Excellence Awards Finalists
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The 2008 Florida Cities of Excellence Awards Luncheon was held November 21, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency International Airport Hotel in Orlando. Finalists for each category are listed below with the winners highlighted. The nomination packets for each finalist may be downloaded by clicking on the links. For more information, contact the League's Public Affairs staff.
City Attorney of the Year
  • Pamela Akin, Clearwater

  • William Grodnick, Hialeah

  • John G. Hubbard, Dunedin

  • George Trovato, Deltona

  • Trela J. White, Royal Palm Beach


    • City Citizen of the Year
  • Mary Gay Chaples, Southwest Ranches

  • Roger Marquard, Mascotte

  • Kenneth Smith, Belleview

  • Doug Williams, Clearwater

  • Kabe Woods, Fort Walton Beach


    • City Clerk of the Year
  • Sarah Marie Adams, Fort Myers

  • Angela M. Apperson, Flagler Beach

  • Jacqueline "Jackie" M. Lawhon, Sopchoppy

  • Veronica Patterson, Ormond Beach

  • Helen Spencer, Fort Walton Beach


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    City Employee of the Year
  • Rose Cure-Persad, Tamarac

  • Dave Denny, Deltona

  • Bryant Doyle, Orlando

  • James Festa, Mascotte

  • Fred King, Belleview


    • City Manager of the Year
  • Steven S. Crowell Jr., North Port

  • D. Mike Good, Hallandale Beach

  • Bruce T. Haddock, Oldsmar

  • Greg Kisela, Destin

  • Joyce Shanahan, Fort Walton Beach


    • City of Excellence Award
  • Clearwater

  • Dunedin

  • Hallandale Beach

  • Orlando

  • Sunny Isles Beach

  • Winter Park


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    City Spirit Award
  • DeLand’s Citizen-Centered Collaborative Budget Process

  • Fort Walton Beach’s Fort Walton Beach Television

  • Golden Beach’s Capital Improvement Project

  • Orlando’s Parramore Kidz Zone

  • Port Orange’s Sexual Offender Accountability Program


    • Council Member of the Year
  • Hon. Lynda Bell, Homestead

  • Hon. Bill Garvie, Fort Walton Beach

  • Hon. Janice Miller, Oldsmar

  • Hon. Dorothy “Dotty” Ross, Hallandale Beach

  • Hon. Sarah “Sam” Seevers, Destin


    • Finance Official of the Year
  • Mark C. Mason, Cape Coral

  • Jim R. Myers, Jr., Eustis

  • Dr. Ezekiel O. Orji, CPA, Opa-locka

  • Diana Percycoe, Anna Maria

  • Carlos M. Perez, North Miami


    • Mayor of the Year
  • Hon. Craig Barker, Destin

  • Hon. Buddy Dyer, Orlando

  • Hon. Norman Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach

  • Hon. Mary Lou Hildreth, Keystone Heights

  • Hon. John Maingot, Longwood

  • Hon. Julio Robaina, Hialeah


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