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<br />Florida Cities of Excellence Award Rules and Instructions <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Tuesday. July 8,2008 <br /> <br />FLORIDA LEAGUE OF C ....IES, INC. <br /> <br />Who we are I I am a I I'm looking for I Member Database I Contact Us I Search I Site Index I Home <br /> <br />Services Menu <br />> General Information <br />> Affiliates <br />> Awards <br />> C2M Login <br />> Civic Education <br />> Conferences/Training <br />> Departments <br />> Events Calendar <br />> Financial Services <br />> Insurance Services <br />> International Relations <br />> Legal Services <br />> Legislative/Advocacy <br />> Links <br />> Local/Regional Leagues <br />> Publications <br />> Technology Services <br /> <br />r- <br /> <br />Florida Cities of Excellence Awards Program <br />Rules and Instructions <br /> <br /> <br />1. The Florida Cities of Excellence Award Program is open to Florida cities, <br />towns and villages that are current members of the Florida League of Cities. <br /> <br />2. Nominations must be received by August 11,2008. Send to the: <br />Florida League of Cities, Inc. <br />Attn: Florida Cities of Excellence <br />301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 300 (32301 )P.O. Box 1757 <br />Tallahassee, FL 32302-1757 <br /> <br />3. Only one nomination per packet. <br /> <br />4. No faxes or e-mails, please. <br /> <br />5. Each city may submit nominees in multiple categories; however, only one nomination per city per award <br />category can be accepted. <br /> <br />6. Winners from the previous Florida Cities of Excellence Awards programs are not eligible to be nominated <br />in the same category they previously won, but they may be nominated for other categories. <br /> <br />7. The nomination material for the Mayor of the Year, Council Member of the Year, City Employee of the <br />Year, City Manager of the Year, City Clerk of the Year, City Attorney of the Year, City Finance Official of the <br />Year, and City Citizen of the Year categories should reflect the nominees' exemplary efforts and service <br />during the prior year only (not for lifetime achievement). <br /> <br />8. Please submit one original nomination packet and eight copies (including supportive information). Please <br />do not staple nomination packets or use presentation folders. <br /> <br />9. Narratives should be typed (or printed in black ink) double-spaced on white 8.5" x 11" paper. No more than <br />1 ,200 words. Please include a word count. <br /> <br />1 O. Supportive material is limited to 10 8.5" x 11" pages (single-sided only). <br /> <br />11. The judges reserve the right not to award a winner in every category. <br /> <br />12. Finalists will be announced in early October 2008, and the awards will be presented on Friday, November <br />21, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport Hotel during the Awards Luncheon. <br /> <br />13. Following the announcement of finalists in early October, the contact person listed on the OQmiuCltiQIl <br />fgrm will be asked to send a color photograph (either hard copy or digital) of the finalist, along with a 50-word <br />or less summary of the narrative (100 words for the Mayor of the Year and Florida City of Excellence Award <br />finalists). This information will be used in League publications and during the Awards Luncheon. In addition, <br />for finalists in the Mayor of the Year and Florida City of Excellence Award categories, the city will submit a <br />video presentation that will be featured at the awards ceremony. <br /> <br />For more information, <:;licls_bere or call the Florida League of Cities at (850) 222-9684. <br /> <br />Sack to..ELoric!i:l....Cities.otE)(<:;eHenceAwards Home <br /> <br />Security and Privacy Terms of Use <br /> <br />http://www.flcities.com/muniJules.asp 7/8/2008 <br />