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, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. The Institute is housed within the College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs (CAUPA).

 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, assemblies and training workshops focusing on issues of public interest or concern.

 From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 over 9675 participants (representing more than 142 municipalities, 16 counties, and numerous other public and private sector entities) attended more than 471 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 contract training classes, the IOG helped organize on-site technical assistance projects for the Florida Department of Transportation, Coral Gables, Broward County, Doral, North Lauderdale, and St. Lucie County.   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 including the new Level IV officer safety certification classes.

 The Institute coordinated the 21^st annual statewide conference for the Florida Association of Business Tax Officials.  The Institute also coordinated a community wide consensus building assembly for the City of Coconut Creek as well as assisted the Institute of Government at the University of South Florida in coordinating an anti-crime seminar.  The Institute continued our highly popular Hot Topics for Local Governments series by offering a workshop addressing community redevelopment issues. 

 The Institute was very pleased to receive the $500 Adriana Castellano Memorial Scholarship from the Florida Association of Building Tax Officials for the fourth consecutive year.  The scholarship will be awarded to a Public Administration student with the College of Architecture Urban and Public Affairs.

 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, as well as those of the College.

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