{"id":387481,"date":"2026-09-01T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387481\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:56:47","slug":"broward-county-administrator-monica-cepero-elected-president-of-statewide-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387481\/","title":{"rendered":"Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero elected president of statewide association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero has been elected president of the Florida Association of County Managers for the 2026-2027 term.<\/p>\n<p>Cepero\u2019s election was made official during the association\u2019s recent annual meeting in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Association of County Managers, or FACM, is a professional organization that brings together county administrators from across Florida to promote collaboration, education and the exchange of best practices in local government. The organization serves leaders from all 67 Florida counties.<\/p>\n<p>Broward County Mayor Mark D. Bogen congratulated Cepero on the appointment, saying her election reflects the respect she has earned across the state during her career in government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the County Commission, I congratulate Monica Cepero on her well-deserved election as President of the Florida Association of County Managers,\u201d Bogen said. \u201cThis election is a testament to the statewide respect she has earned throughout her career, and I know her executive vision and collaborative spirit will serve the state well during her tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cepero said she was honored to take on the leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply honored to step into the role of President and lead this dedicated team with integrity, authenticity, and a steadfast commitment to serving all Florida residents and visitors,\u201d she said. \u201cThe camaraderie within FACM gives me ultimate confidence that, together, we can transform today&#8217;s challenges into lasting opportunities that strengthen the resilience and vibrancy of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cepero has more than 35 years of experience in state and local government management.<\/p>\n<p>As Broward County administrator, she serves as the county\u2019s chief executive officer and oversees an annual budget of $8.8 billion. Broward County has more than 2 million residents and a workforce of nearly 7,000 employees across more than 65 agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Her responsibilities include oversight of major county operations and facilities, including Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero has been elected president of the Florida Association of County Managers for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-387481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}