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The 2015-16 Policy Committee Conference will be held August 26-28 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront in Pinellas County (333 1st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701).  This event brings together the FAC legislative policy comm...

Florida counties are increasingly turning to civil citations rather than arresting juveniles suspected of committing minor crimes, reports the Tampa Bay Times.  According to a recent study, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Pinellas Counties lead the s...

NACo recently released a study entitled County Jails at a Crossroads: An Examination of the Jail Population and Pretrial Release, accompanied ...

In an effort to reduce the burden of prisons on Florida’s taxpayers and communities, the Florida Legislature has continue to search for ways to safety reduce the number of non-violent offenders in Florida’s prisons.  In 2014, the ...

On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 the Florida Association of Counties sent an email requesting property tax data for every county found in their respective DR 420 form for the 2015 Property Tax Report. Your DR 420 form will help us tremendously in compil...

  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), upon the recommendation of the Florida Boating Advisory Council (BAC), is requesting applications for participation in a Non-Motorized Boat Working Group.  The working...

The erosion of sand from Florida’s beaches is a continuing problem affecting not only our fragile ecosystems, but the economic viability of our coastal communities.   Unfortunately, we have exhausted the traditional sources of beac...

As reported last month, FAC participated in a workshop held by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) to identify and prioritize the many problems and potential solutions related to derelict vessels.   At the worksh...

The 2015-16 Policy Committee Conference will be held August 26-28 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront in Pinellas County (333 1st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701).  This event brings together the FAC legislative policy committees to...

In anticipation of the 2016 Legislative Session, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has assembled a project team to review the Baker Act and Marchman Act, with the goal of drafting proposed legislation for the upcoming session. ...