HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 10 28 Consent 308 - Consideration of Support for Proposed University of Central Florida Institute of GovernmentCONSENT AGENDA ITEM 308
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA | OCTOBER 28, 2024 REGULAR MEETING
TITLE
Consideration of Support for Proposed University of Central Florida (UCF) Institute of
Government
SUMMARY
UCF is seeking to launch a Florida Institute of Government (IOG) in their School of
Public Administration at their downtown campus in Orlando. They are seeking support
from local governments in the region to secure state funding and want the City of
Winter Springs’ support to be included in their state proposal.
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Staff requests the Commission authorize the Mayor to sign the letter of support for
the University of Central Florida Institute of Government
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Phone: 407-823-2604 • Web: https://ccie.ucf.edu/public-administration/
School of Public Administration
528 W. Livingston St.
Orlando, FL 32801-1395
Date 10/14/2024
County and Municipal Leaders in Central Florida
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Volusia, Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Lake, Levy, Marion, and Sumter
Counties and Municipalities
Re: Florida Institute of Government (IOG) Proposal for Central Florida Governments
Dear County Chairs, Municipal Mayors, and Local Government Administrators:
As Director for the School of Public Administration in the College of Community Innovation and Education
at the University of Central Florida, I am writing to you because your central Florida county or municipality
is a local government we have identified for inclusion as part of our planned service area for a prospective
Florida Institute of Government (IOG) program, housed in our School of Public Administration.
Our school mission is to engage with communities and local governments to advance knowledge and
develop public service leaders equipped with ethical, managerial, and professional skills and values that
promote social progress. In addition to the undergraduate and graduate degrees we offer in public
administration and related disciplines of public service, we have identified the IOG as another avenue to
provide education to emerging and seasoned public servants. The Florida IOG, established in 1981, has a
long history of serving local governments by funding higher education institutions to share training and
expertise with local governments. There are currently three IOG programs in the state but none in our
region. We strongly believe that the governance demands from growing populations in central Florida come
with additional needs for training, education, and research. We want to share those resources by being your
higher education partner through a state funded IOG program in central Florida.
Please join our school’s experienced faculty and staff in our proposal to the Florida Institute of Government
Executive Office and Statewide Administration by reviewing, editing, and signing the enclosed letter
“Support for IOG in Central Florida and the Greater Orlando Area” on your organization’s letterhead. It is
our aim to have signed support from the board chair, mayor, and city/county administrator in the 11 counties
of our region. Should you have any questions or thoughts on how to make a prospective central Florida
IOG best serve your needs, please contact me or the faculty member who called and emailed you this
request. We look forward to advancing public service in central Florida through this higher education and
local government partnership.
Sincerely,
Doug Goodman
Professor & Director
School of Public Administration
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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799
TELEPHONE: (407) 327-1800
FACSIMILE: (407) 327-4753
WEBSITE: www.winterspringsfl.org
Jeff Hendry,
Director, John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government
Florida Institute of Government Executive Office and Statewide Administration
3200 Commonwealth Blvd., Suite 7
Tallahassee, FL 32303
October 28, 2024
Re: Support for IOG in Central Florida and the Greater Orlando Area
Dear Director Hendry,
On behalf of the City of Winter Springs, I am writing in support of the University of Central Florida (UCF) to secure state
funding for the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government (IOG) to serve our region of Central Florida and the Greater
Orlando Area through its faculty experts on local and state government and public policy and administration.
Created by the State Legislature in 1981, the Florida Institute of Government—and its affiliate programs among higher
education institutions in the state—is charged with sharing resources and expertise that responds to solving problems of state
and local governments. Currently there are several IOG programs in the state (e.g., Tallahassee, Tampa, and Boca Raton), but
none in our region of Florida.
The School of Public Administration at UCF aims to support the IOG in our region with its faculty and staff expertise and
access to resources for public service education. Through a prospective IOG, we believe there will be more opportunity for the
school to provide access to training, technical assistance and applied research for pressing issues in local and state
government, which would be beneficial to us. Further, the school shared that they have a stated commitment of providing
quality education to current and future public service professionals who can improve our local and global communities for the
better.
Given the School of Public Administration’s mission, outreach to us, and our regional need for an IOG, we at the City of
Winter Springs support the IOG at UCF. UCF’s proposed IOG in the School of Public Administration at UCF Downtown
Orlando, in partnership with Florida Institute of Government Executive Office and Statewide Administration, will serve the
state and our local governments. Please contact our office should you have any questions about our support.
Sincerely,
Kevin McCann
Mayor
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