Sanibel Mayor Mick Denham Appointed Chairperson of Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (RPC)
Mayor Denham has been a member of the Southwest Regional Planning Council since March 2005.
Fort Myers, Fla: On Thursday, October 15, 2009, the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) held “A State of the Region Address” at its annual meeting at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda. The Council paid tribute to the City of Fort Myers Mayor James Humphrey for his years of service. He was elected to serve on the Council in January, 2003 and was Chair of the Council from January 2009 to October 2009.
Mayor Humphrey passed the Council gavel to Vice Chair Denham, Mayor of the City of Sanibel. Mayor Denham will be the Acting Chairman of the Council from November, 2009 until January, 2010, when the Council will elect the 2010 officers. The photo shows Mayor Humphrey (shown on the left) passing the gavel to Mayor Mick Denham (shown on right).
Mayor Denham has been a member of the Southwest Regional Planning Council since March 2005. He is currently the Chair of the Council’s Lower West Coast Watershed Implementation Committee and a member of the Council’s Climate and Energy Committee. He is also one of the Assistant Treasurer’s of the Council.
Mayor Denham was first elected to Sanibel City Council in March, 2005 and re-elected March, 2009. He has served as Mayor of Sanibel since 2009. Mayor Denham has also served as a member of the Florida League of Cities Energy and Environmental Quality Legislative Council for the last three years.
The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council advocates on issues of regional significance on behalf of southwest Florida. It brings 34 local elected officials and five state-appointed officials together to develop agreement on a common vision for the region and assess progress toward obtaining that vision. Created in 1973 by an interlocal agreement among Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Sarasota counties, the Council serves as a regional information clearing house, conducts research and implements projects that include planning, law, emergency management, public administration, environmental science, business administration and information technology.