The John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at Florida Atlantic University was established in 1982 as an affiliate of the Florida Institute of Government. The Institute’s primary mission is to forge closer government-university ties to address the needs of state, regional, and local governments and non-profit agencies. The Institute’s service area includes Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. The Institute is housed within the College for Design and Social Inquiry.

 Our Institute has maintained its strong commitment to providing high quality programs at a reasonable cost to the local governments within our ten-county service area. We have met the needs of our constituents through training workshops for all levels of local government employees, technical assistance services, and policy conferences, seminars, and training workshops focusing on issues of public interest or concern. 

From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 over 7,487 participants (representing more than 146 municipalities, 22 counties, and numerous other public and private sector entities) attended more than 337  programs offered or coordinated by the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at FAU. The Institute's Steering Committee, which meets three times a year, continued to provide invaluable assistance to IOG staff with regard to the needs of local governments.  

In addition to open-enrollment and on-site training classes, the IOG helped organize on-site technical assistance projects for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Coral Gables, Broward County, Doral, and the Village of Wellington.  The IOG offered the “From Supervisor to Leader:  Road Map to Success” three day program for the first time which was very well received.   In conjunction with the Florida Association of Code Enforcement and the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at the University of Central Florida, our Institute coordinated all code enforcement certification and recertification programs in south Florida.

 The Institute coordinated the 22nd annual statewide conference for the Florida Association of Business Tax Officials.   The Institute continued our highly popular Hot Topics for Local Governments series by offering two workshops addressing public private partnerships and redevelopment plans.  The Institute coordinated a “Transportation Today” seminar aimed at public sector transportation and engineering professionals as well as coordinating a conference on Ethics and Public Accountability for the FAU Public Research Procurement Center.  The IOG also helped coordinate the City Clerks Mini Institute that over 80 city clerk personnel attended. 

The Institute was very pleased to receive the $1000 Adriana Castellano Memorial Scholarship from the Florida Association of Building Tax Officials for the fifth consecutive year.  The scholarship will be awarded to a Public Administration student with the College for Design and Social Inquiry.

Our Institute updates our constituents about our training classes and seminars with brochures; blast emails and through our Web page. Our newsletter Linkage remains an invaluable tool for getting out the word about the IOG’s programs and services. (Click here for to see our newsletter)

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