East County Water Control District’s (ECWCD) assistant district manager, Michael S. Cook, has earned a designation as a Certified District Manager (CDM).
The CDM program was created by FASD and the Florida Department of Community Affairs in 2004 to help satisfy the primary education and training arm for the educational requirements of Ch. 189, Florida Statutes. The program is partnered with Florida State University’s Askew School of Government to provide the best possible certification program for this field and ensure special district managers comply with Florida Statutes governing special districts.
“We are so pleased to have Mike complete this program administered by FSU and FASD, this is just another indication of how ECWCD is doing everything they can to provide quality service to our constituents,” said Commissioner J. Nathan Stout.
ECWCD’s manager, David E. Lindsay, and Commissioner J. Nathan Stout graduated from the first CDM program, earning his CDM designation in 2004. Commissioner Stout went graduated from the first Certified District Official offered by Florida State University and FASD.
Students in the CDM class are tested in core subject areas like Contract Management and Procurement; Project Management; Intergovernmental Affairs; Public Information and Public Relations; Strategic Planning and Budgeting; Board Relations; Ethics and Sunshine Law; Collective Bargaining and are required to present a written project.
Successful graduates are recognized and awarded their certification at the FASD Annual Conference in June. This Program not only recognizes the professional and educational accomplishments of district managers of special districts, but also promotes professionalism among the members of this profession.