Staff Reports
Charlotte County Commissioner Christopher Constance has been named president of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC), the association announced Friday.
Constance was sworn in during the celebration dinner at the 2017 FAC Annual Conference and Educational Exposition in Palm Beach County.
“Home rule and self-determination starts at home,” he said in a statement. “It is our citizens who are at the heart of our communities and we must increase civic engagement and volunteerism in public service. Stopping Tallahassee mandates and preemptions must come from our entire communities and not just our county commissions.”
Here’s the rest of the press release:
Other members of the Executive Committee advanced in position: Hendry County Commissioner Karson Turner becomes President-Elect, Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox becomes 1st Vice President and Marion County Commissioner Kathy Bryant becomes Immediate Past President.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay ran unopposed for the office of 2nd Vice President.
The Association is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of one county commissioner from each state senate district (40); five executive officers; six county commissioners appointed at-large with no more than three of the six from counties with population of 75,000 or more; and the past presidents of the FAC.
Founded in 1929, the Florida Association of Counties is a not-for-profit corporation representing the diverse interests of Florida’s 67 counties. The Association helps counties effectively serve and represent Floridians by strengthening and preserving county home rule through advocacy, education and collaboration.
