Chair’s Message Welcome to the City, County & Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar.

The section provides quality CLE and other programs for our members with an interest in city, county and local government law in Florida. We also promote professionalism and collegiality among lawyers who practice in the area of local government law not only through education but also though social opportunities and networking. In addition the Section publishes a quarterly newsletter “The Agenda” and regularly submits articles relating to the practice of local government law in the Florida Bar Journal.

In these times of budgetary challenges and the attendant fast pace of change, the Section’s challenge is to be a relevant and a timely resource to its members. The Section’s website and listserv empowers Section members to capitalize on the commonality of many of our mutual challenges. As those challenges spread throughout all governmental practice from local government, special districts and schools, the strength of the Section’s resources is multiplied especially as our membership expands to include diverse practice areas in a variety of locations. Our traditional seminars will remain and our efforts to identify new formats that maximize our members’ ability to participate and gain from membership will intensify.

The greatest resource available to our membership is the members themselves. Without reservation our members seek help from one another and without reservation that help is granted. The Section can facilitate that exchange. Please take a moment to see what the Section, our website and listserv have to offer. Review the contents of our seminar materials and you will find a Section that is engaged, relevant and topical. Let me know how we can even better facilitate this vital exchange of ideas and perspectives.

Jim Bennett
Chair

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