Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Florida Association of Counties (FAC) President and Alachua County Commissioner Rodney J. Long is pleased to announce the following Alachua County appointments to the FAC Legislative Leadership Team:

• Alachua County Commissioner Paula M. DeLaney
  Co-vice Chair, President's Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger

• Alachua County Commissioner Lee Pinkoson
  Co-chair, Growth, Environmental Planning and Agriculture Policy Committee

• Alachua County Commission Vice Chair Cynthia Moore Chestnut
  Co-chair, Health & Human Services Policy Committee

• Alachua County Commission Chair Mike Byerly
  Co-vice chair, Energy Independence Workgroup

In his letters to the commissioners Long said, "As President of the Florida Association of Counties, I would like to thank you for agreeing to serve as part of FAC's Legislative Leadership Team.  Your leadership is critical to all of us in ensuring that our diverse county family accomplishes great things and reaches broad consensus on competing interests."

For more information, contact the Communications Office at 352-374-5204.