The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys has appointed long-time Key West resident, civic leader and business professional Andrea Spottswood to its board of governors.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.22.21
Here s your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State.
With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles.
At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local democracy.
Thatâs why itâs particularly shocking that some local governments in the Panhandle are sticking it to local builders â and, ultimately, to the homeowners, these governments are supposed to serve.
Alan M. West appointed as university assistant vice president and treasurer
UF recently selected Alan West, who currently oversees UF’s Division of Finance and Accounting, to serve in the newly created position of university treasurer. In this capacity, Alan will work closely with the senior vice president and chief financial officer’s offices on a wide range of treasury and finance related issues for the entire UF enterprise. Alan’s experience and familiarity with UF will benefit the university as he assumes this new leadership responsibility.
Alan has been with UF since 2006 and is currently the assistant vice president and university controller. He started with the UF Foundation in 2006 as an associate controller before being appointed to assistant vice president and controller in 2009. Alan joined the main campus as senior associate controller in 2013 managing the daily activities of the bursar and treasury areas of finance and accounting. He was promoted to his current r