Sumter County Chamber Luncheon April 2012
The April Sumter County Chamber Luncheon was held at the Blueberry Hill Community Center. Rich Nugent was the guest speaker for the luncheon. Among the attendees were the City of Bushnell City Manager, Vince Ruano, City Clerk, Joy Coleman, and Human Resources Director, Kelly Marcoux; as well as Major Binegar with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department.
City of Bushnell Utility Rates
The City of Bushnell serves Water, Sewer, Electric and/or Refuse services to our municipal customers. The City offers competitive rates and personalized service as a Public Power Provider.
Please find below the Rates and Charges for all services offered by the City of Bushnell.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call Bushnell City Hall at 352-793-2591.
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Ms. Nicole McClain has been hired by the City of Bushnell for the position of Staff Assistant for the Bushnell Police Department. There were over 44 applications received for this position. Ms. McClain has worked for the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department for 8 years in the Criminal Records Division, doing very much the same tasks as will be required in the Bushnell Police Department. The City of Bushnell would like to welcome Ms. McClain to the City.
The City advertised for the position of Bushnell Chief of Police, and has received over 68 applications to date. Mayor Bil Spaude appointed a committee to give an unbiased recommendation of the most qualified candidates. Committee members Sheriff Bill Farmer, Lt. Donald Knee and Wildwood Chief of Police Eddie Reeser tediously reviewed all resumes and selected six candidates that were presented to Bushnell City Council for review. It will now be the duty of the Bushnell City Council to review, rank and interview the top three candidates. A discussion and ranking of the candidates will be done at the June 4, 2012 regular Bushnell City Council meeting with interviews beginning at a date in June to be determined. The Bushnell City Council will appoint the candidate they feel will best serve the citizens and business owners of our City.
The City is also receiving applications for the position of Bushnell Police Officer. It is not known when the selection process will take place for this position, but applications are being reviewed at this time.
The City will continue to update our citizens on the progress as we move closer towards the hiring of a new Bushnell Police Chief for our City.
The City of Bushnell has passed an Ordinance to hold Municipal Election in conjunction with the General Election.
The passage of this Ordinance to change the Municipal Election date to coincide with the General Election process not only saves money, but encourages higher election turnout.
Along with the change in election date, from December to November Election, there is a change in the qualification period for candidacy as well. This year’s qualification period will be held at Noon on June 4th and end at Noon on June 8th. Anyone interested in qualifying for office should contact Bushnell City Clerk, Joy Coleman at 352-793-2591 or the Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Office at 352-793-1540.
For more information about the election (Click Here)
To visit the Sumter County Supervisor of Elections website (Click Here)
To view the 2011 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (Click Here)
Summer Basketball Camp 2012
The City of Bushnell is proud to announce the return of the 2012 Summer Basketball Camp with Coach AJ Bryant! The camp is open to campers ages 9-18 and will run for one week June 4, 2012 through June 8, 2012 from 8 am to 12 noon in the South Sumter High School gymnasium. The cost is $30.00 per camper and all participants will receive a pizza party, t-shirt and basketball on the last day of camp.
Please fill out the attached Camp Registration Form and submit to Bushnell City Hall to register your child for the camp.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL BUSHNELL CITY HALL at 793-2591 OR STOP BY 8AM-5PM, 117 E. Joe P. Strickland, Jr. Ave., Bushnell
Fair Housing Public Service Announcement
"Accents" is a short public service announcement about housing discrimination. It was jointly produced by the Ad Council, HUD, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. Here's the link --> http://youtu.be/84k2iM30vbY
Job Vacancy - Police Officer
This City of Bushnell currently has a job opening within the Police Department for a Police Officer. For more information, please see the attached documents below.
For more information about this position please contact Kelly Marcoux, Human Resources Director, at (352) 793-2591 x 114, or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
To fill out a job application for this position, please Click Here.
City of Bushnell Receives 2012 Florida Lineman Competition Award For Utility Safety Achievement
CITY OF BUSHNELL RECEIVES AWARD FOR UTILITY SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT
(Bushnell, Fla.) – The City of Bushnell has received a Safety Award from the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) for its continued commitment to safe work practices during the past year.
For the past 25 years, FMEA has recognized the efforts of Florida’s municipally owned utilities to stress worker safety as the No. 1 priority. Utilities are placed into categories according to their total man-hours worked, and rewarded for the most incident-free records. The incidence rate used to judge utilities was based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses compared to the total number of worker-hours during 2011, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The City of Bushnell was recognized for a perfect record with no reported accidents on the job in category A, which is comprised of utilities with up to 49,999 man-hours worked. This recognition reflects the city of Bushnell’s commitment to protecting workers’ safety, while also ensuring reliable electric service to the customers. In an industry where serious injuries and fatalities are inherent, safety training is the best line of defense in preventing accidents and saving lives.
Awards were presented on March 31 at the FMEA Annual Safety and Florida Lineman Competition Awards banquet in Gainesville. The banquet was the culmination of a two-day event that included technical skills training and the eleventh annual Florida Lineman Competition.
About FMEA: The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) represents the unified interests of 34 public power communities across the state, which provide electricity to more than 3 million of Florida’s residential and business consumers.
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Municipal Utilities Visit Congress to Discuss Energy Issues
Meetings address electricity cost and reliability for consumers
ORLANDO, Fla., March 16, 2012 – More than 30 representatives of Florida’s municipal electric utilities were in Washington, D.C., on March 12 through March 14, 2012, to discuss legislative issues that impact electric cost and reliability for their customers. Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) General Manager and CEO Nicholas Guarriello and Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) Executive Director Barry Moline, along with more than 30 representatives of Florida’s municipal electric utilities, met March 14 with Sen. Bill Nelson to discuss energy issues.
Pictured are Representatives from municipal utilities throughout Florida gathered in the Senate Office Building to prepare for meetings with Congress. Pictured in the attached photo, left to right, are Grant Lacerte of Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), Bob Kappelmann of RLK Associates, Vince Ruano of Bushnell, Bob Hunzinger of Gainesville Regional Utilities, Ken Konkol of Homestead, Ron Brower of Brower Communications, Fred Bryant of FMPA, Charles Bradford, Jr. of Keys Energy Services (KEYS), Bruce Van Meter of Kissimmee, Reginald Hardee of KUA, Fred Cumbie of KUA, Matt Brower of Ocala, Jeanne Van Meter of KUA, Linda Howard of Orlando Utilities Commission, Lynne Tejeda of KEYS, Nathan Eden of KEYS, Amy Zubaly of FMEA, Lee Garner of Chattahoochee, Peter Batty of KEYS, and Nancy Kilgo of JEA.
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a wholesale power company owned by 30 municipal electric utilities. FMPA provides economies of scale in power generation and related services to support community-owned electric utilities. The members of FMPA serve approximately two million Floridians.
Mark McCain
Assistant General Manager,
Member Services, Human Resources and Public Relations
