League of Cities Annual Conference

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Our Mayor will be at the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference held from today, August 11 - Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the World Center Marriott - Orlando. The following issues will be addressed:

The tentative workshop schedule follows*:

Thursday, August 11
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
· Cities 101

Friday’s workshop schedule will include the following:
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

· Communications

· Getting What You Pay for from Your City Attorneys and City Managers

· Constitutional Amendment Update

· 30 or More Ways to Reduce Your City’s Expenses

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

· Your Community, Culture and the Creative Class Q&A with Richard Florida
· Municipal Pension Reform Begins
· Water Update
· Where Does Your City Stack Up? A Review of the FLC City State Survey

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
· Regional Economic Workshops

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
· Growth Management: Changes in Law, Changes in Process

· Collins Institute: Final Report

· Government in Your Facebook

· The Seamless City: Making Florida’s Cities Great

Saturday, August 13

· Our Florida. Our Future: The Top 5 Issues that Will Make or Break Your Community