Welcoming the Mayor of Klos, Albania -- the Honorable Mayor Basir Cupa -- and Atlas Corps Fellow Edison Frangu -- to Madeira Beach, Florida

In the City Commission Chamber with Edison Frangu, Mayor Basir Cupa, and City Manager Jonathan Evans

  Recently a colleague from SEEU (South East European University - https://www.seeu.edu.mk/) -- Blerton Zejneli -- connected me with Atlas Corps Fellow Edison Frangu.

Edison Frangu was in the U.S. (Washington, DC) as an Atlas Corps Fellow, serving with OpenGovHub (see http://opengovhub.org/ourteam/).

Edison was in Florida with the Mayor of Klos municipality (Albania) and was assisting the Mayor,  the Honorable Basir Cupa, with arranging visits with municipalities in the Tampa Bay region.

I was honored to welcome Mayor Cupa and Edison to Madeira Beach -- and to help arrange a visit with our City Administrator, the Vice Mayor, and the Fire Department.

For more about the government of the City of Madeira Beach, see http://madeirabeachfl.gov/
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For more about the City of Madeira Beach Fire Department, see https://www.facebook.com/MadeiraBeachFD/

with Vice Mayor Debbie Weinstein

with Vice Mayor Debbie Weinstein

the City Commission Chambers is a circular room with panoramic views -- this is my first time trying to capture a panoramic picture on my phone...not sure I am doing this room justice

 

such an interesting meeting with City Manager Jonathan Evans -- thanks so much for your time!

reviewing the MadBch budget and items for the City Commission meeting that evening

the room where the technicians work to bring the City Commission meetings to our living rooms via the TV station

 We had such a fantastic tour of the MadBch Fire Station! Thanks to the firefighters who gave us the tour of the station and the trucks, and who told us all about the Fire Dept -- government funding, regulations, intergovernmental relations (relationship/responsibilities of the city, county, and state when it comes to fire safety)

Clover! The fire house dog

the view from outside the City Commission chambers