Florida League of Cities

FLC Grant Application: Writing and Submission
2026-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Microsoft Teams Meeting
Grant Application: Writing and Submission
Join us for an interactive webinar Q&A panel featuring The Ferguson Group and our dedicated Grants Coordinator, Mindy Collier, focused on the essentials of grant application, writing, and submission. This panel will offer practical guidance on strengthening your overall grant strategy. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and gain insights directly from experts to support their community and their funding goals.
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_48Q0MAIKQ4ySsw7_q_6B-g

QC Live March 2026 Webinar
2026-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Webinar
Tune in monthly for insight and engaging conversations that take us beyond today’s headlines. We’ll explore what cities are doing and can do to turn the challenges of the present into better futures for our cities and our residents!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NfL6G1H_TJuKH6QYBa_44Q
You will receive a confirmation email after you register with your join information.
Contact Christen Dangro Cdangro@flcities.com with any questions.

FCCMA Webinar: Staying Centered in Divided Times
2026-03-05 14:00 - 15:00
Staying Centered in Divided Times
March 5, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ICMA Practice Areas: 5, 6, 13 and 14
Program Summary:
This session explores the evolving challenges of public incivility and the practical strategies managers use to maintain organizational stability. It focuses on the delicate balance between fostering community transparency and protecting the mental and physical well-being of public staff.
Objectives:

Identify new patterns of public hostility and their impact on day-to-day municipal operations.
Share proven de-escalation techniques for public forums, one-on-one interactions, and digital platforms.
Develop frameworks for institutional resilience that empower emerging leaders to lead with both compassion and professional boundaries.

Speakers:

Frank Babinec, Retired City Manager, Coral Springs
Jason Davis, City Manager, Fort Walton Beach
Jim Hanson, Senior Advisor
Casey Lucius, Interim City Manager, Marco Island

Click here to register.

FACC Board of Directors Meeting
2026-02-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Zoom
Visit the Florida Association of City Clerks (FACC) website to learn more.

First Offering! State-Mandated 4-Hour Ethics Webinar
2026-02-18 10:00 - 15:30 | Zoom Webinar
Sign up today. The class contains a morning and afternoon session to cover all 4 hours with a lunch break in between. Meet the state requirement and maybe, just maybe, enjoy doing it!
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Florida Ethics Law (Chapter 112)
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Session 2: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Florida Public Records and Public Meetings Law
Participating in the FULL four hours of this webinar meets the state requirement for annual ethics training. We hope to see you there!
PLEASE NOTE: Attendees for this class are required to both log-in and have audio access to be awarded credit. Instructors use both slides and verbal information/illustrations throughout the course. No audio-only attendance will count toward completion of the course. If you are registering multiple people, each one must have a different email address. Attendance cannot be tracked if the same email address is used for multiple individuals.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ne3IolPQuOnwrFSk1EOrg
Contact Christen Dangro Cdangro@flcities.com with any questions.

FACC Webinar: Land Use Planning & Annexations
2026-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Visit the Florida Association of City Clerks website here to learn more.

FLM Regional Roundtable Events
2026-02-12 12:00 - 2026-02-13 11:00 | Ocala
Visit the Florida League of Mayors website here to learn more.

QC Live February 2026 Webinar
2026-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Webinar
Tune in monthly for insight and engaging conversations that take us beyond today’s headlines. We’ll explore what cities are doing and can do to turn the challenges of the present into better futures for our cities and our residents!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_feGZlVWfTUyhLGYFE9LCYQ
You will receive a confirmation email after you register with your join information.
Contact Christen Dangro Cdangro@flcities.com with any questions.

Institute for Elected Municipal Officials I (IEMO I)
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-07 | 245 Water St (245 Water St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202)
IEMO I is specially designed for elected officials and those with less than one term in office. Workshops include an overview of Florida municipal government and intergovernmental relations, strategies and best practices for effective councils, budgeting and accounting, taxes and other revenue sources, and parliamentary procedures.
For more information, please click here.
Register Now

FCCMA Webinar: How Cities Build Buy-In and Deliver Long-Term Strategic Success
2026-02-05 14:00 - 15:00
From Planning to Progress: How Cities Build Buy-In and Deliver Long-Term Strategic Success
February 5, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ICMA Practice Areas: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14

Program Summary:
Strategic planning is only successful when both the organization and the community it serves believe in the vision. Join us for our webinar “From Planning to Progress: How Cities Build Buy-In and Deliver Long-Term Strategic Success,” where expert panelists will share practical strategies for engaging staff, fostering community trust, and turning strategic plans into sustainable action. Learn proven approaches and hear success stories from cities that have transformed planning efforts into measurable results and lasting impact.
Speakers:

Keith Clinkscales, Director Ombudsman & Strategic Planning and Planning Performance Management
Dr. Stephanie Davis, Collegiate Associate Professor -Center for Public Administration and Policy, Virginia Tech

Click here to register.

Online Orientation for Newly Elected Officials February 2026
2026-02-02 | Virtual
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) offers a convenient online orientation program for newly elected officials! This virtual course consists of seven mixed media lessons specific to Florida covering all aspects of municipal governance and the services cities provide. The course is self-paced and can usually be completed in less than 10 hours, total. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate from FLC and have a better understanding of their role in local government. Registrants will receive a welcome email once registration has closed containing information on how to get started on the course.
Course fee is $99.
Click here for more information or to register: https://members.flcities.com/FLC/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=FLCU260202
If there are any questions, please contact Christen Dangro at Cdangro@flcities.com

FLM Board Meeting
2026-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Tallahassee, FL

FLGISA 2026 Winter Symposium
2026-01-27 12:00 - 2026-01-29 12:00 | Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista South
The winter symposium is a great opportunity for technology providers to showcase new products and services and connect with those ultimately responsible for making purchasing decisions throughout the cities and counties in the state of Florida. Conference attendees include local government chief information officers, technology managers, and other technology decision-makers. We are expecting approximately 300-325 attendees.
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FLC Youth Council Legislative Action Days
2026-01-27 - 2026-01-28 | 301 S Bronough St (301 S Bronough St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301)
The 2026 Youth Council Legislative Action Days program will take place in Tallahassee from January 27-28, 2026. The cost for this event is $50.00 per person. Students must be members of an established municipal youth council in order to participate in this program.
To register, please click here.

FLM Dinner
2026-01-26 18:15 - 20:00 | Tallahassee, FL

FLM Mayors at Work: From the Locker Room to City Hall
2026-01-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Tallahassee, FL

FLC 2026 Legislative Action Days
2026-01-26 - 2026-01-28
Every year during session, city officials from across the state come together in Tallahassee for Legislative Action Days. This is a valuable opportunity for members to get to know their legislators and to experience the legislative process at work.
For more information, please visit our website here.

Legislative Action Days Know Before You Go Webinar
2026-01-20 14:00 - 15:00
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4QDxOqXTSnKNUR4MyEK97w#/registration

FLC Legislative Session Preview
2026-01-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Webinar
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xMvgh4U5Rnaham9mV57g0A#/registration

Online Orientation for Newly Elected Officials (Start Date)
2026-01-05 | Virtual
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) offers a convenient online orientation program for newly elected officials! This virtual course consists of seven mixed media lessons specific to Florida, covering all aspects of municipal governance and the services cities provide. The course is self-paced and can typically be completed in under 10 hours. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate from FLC and have a better understanding of their role in local government. Registrants will receive a welcome email once registration has closed containing information on how to get started on the course.
Course fee is $99.
Click here for more information or to register: https://members.flcities.com/FLC/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=FLCU260105
If there are any questions, please contact Christen Dangro at Cdangro@flcities.com

FLC Quarterly Ethics Webinar
2025-12-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Join us and our guest Randy Mora, Esq. for engaging, sometimes entertaining, always informative explorations of the ethical challenges elected officials may face. With new topics each quarter, you won’t want to miss it!
Register today!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__K4KHbvCT7C5zMY41xF4gQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Final Offering! State-Mandated Continuing Education in Ethics Webinar
2025-12-17 10:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
Sign up today. The class contains a morning and afternoon session to cover all 4 hours with a lunch break in-between. Meet the state requirement and maybe, just maybe, enjoy doing it!
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Florida Ethics Law (Chapter 112)
BREAK
Session 2: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Florida Public Records and Public Meetings Law
Participating in the FULL four hours of this webinar meets the state requirement for annual ethics training. We hope to see you there!
PLEASE NOTE: Attendees for this class are required to both log-in and have audio access to be awarded credit. Instructors use both slides and verbal information/illustrations throughout the course. No audio-only attendance will count toward completion of the course. If you are registering multiple people, each one must have a different email address. Attendance cannot be tracked if the same email address is used for multiple individuals.
Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-rYTLnhcRf6avdRAuHRJXA

FACC Webinar - Reading & Interpreting Florida Statutes
2025-12-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Visit the Florida Association of City Clerks (FACC) website here to learn more.

FCCMA Fall Symposium
2025-12-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
FCCMA 2025 Fall Symposium
December 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
2025 Fall Symposium: Ethics in Public Finance. This is a virtual event on December 11, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET Have you completed your ethics training for fiscal year 2025? Each year, Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) members are required to meet a four-hour ethics training requirement. If you haven’t completed your training yet, this year’s virtual symposium is designed to help you meet that requirement. We hope you’ll join us virtually for this event! The registration deadline is December 4, 2025. The registration fee is $75 for members and $25 for student members who would like to attend. Questions? Contact FCCMA staff at fccma@flcities.com
Join us for the 2025 FCCMA virtual Fall Symposium, Ethics in Public Finance, where collectively, we’ll discuss challenges and best practices in maintaining transparency, accountability, and integrity in public finance.
Through a series of expert-led discussions, case studies, and interactive panels, the fall symposium will dive into the complexities of Finance Beyond the Millage Rate; Truthful Budgeting, Growth Pressures, and Honest Tradeoffs; and Revenue Alternatives: Creative Fiscal Yet Ethical Approaches to Funding Essential Services.

FLC Trust Meetings
2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (200 Ocean Crest Dr, Palm Coast, FL 32137)

Grant Readiness: Setting Up Policies and Procedures
2025-12-10 14:00 - 14:30
Join us for our upcoming webinar featuring Grants Coordinator Mindy Collier and Special Projects Coordinator Lana Braddy from the City of Lakeland, where we will focus on helping cities define their grant application process. You’ll learn how to find, organize, and centralize essential data, so future applications are faster and more efficient. We’ll also show you an example of how a Grant Administrative Handbook can make a difference when seeking grants, administering them, and during the audit. Register Now

FLM Virtual Holiday Coffee Break
2025-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Visit the Florida League of Mayors’ website here to learn more.

Quality Cities Live December Webinar
2025-12-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Webinar
Tune in monthly for insight and engaging conversations that take us beyond today’s headlines. We’ll explore what cities are doing and can do to turn the challenges of the present into better futures for our cities and our residents!
Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vuQ_vWCESVmklu8nB7Jv0A
