Blogger Acronym Assistance

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Thanks for the assistance.  You're right if you thought that all of the acronyms could be overwhelming.  Wish this was brought out a long time ago & wish I would have had the smarts to ask @ it.  Obviously, as has been stated, we have a # of people on the blogs who are extremely well versed in county politics & have their fingers on many pulses.  This will come in very handy.  Once again, thanks.

RichK

I had to make one of these government code cheat sheets after my first meeting on the School Concurrency Committee.  It's a shame people have to resort to this kind of thing just to try to keep up with with how their government conducts public business.

One suggestion I'd offer from the deep, dark recesses of The Swamp's journalism classes and The Associated Press Stylebook.  Don't use an acronym during first reference.  Use the full name first, followed by the acronym in parenthesis, and it's much easier to understand.  For example:

"The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meets Thursday.  The MPO will discuss several topics."

Then folks will have half the translation process licked.  They'll know what the MPO is, and will only be left to figure out what it does.

Michael S. Mann

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I deleted the list of acronyms that appeared just before your most recent. About the first list - to delete those, I would have to delete this whole blog!

But besides that - thanks for taking the time to create this list - it's really quite amazing.

 

good job!

read 44 ........ Thank You!  You have answered many a question for me and I'm sure for others also.  This is fantastic!!  My printer decided to take a 'siesta' so I was unable to print your Acronym Assistance list until today.  Now I, along with others, will know what SIS and other acronyms actually stand for.   I was having to take a 'waq' at some of them. 

Stryker

You forgot: OPPD - Orange Park Police Department

                 FDLE - Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement

                 DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency

Thanks for the information. Can't imagine how long that took you.

 

I will add them on the next update. 

It did take a while.  I saved them while reading along and not always knowing what people were talking about.  I looked them up and then posted them together. I used the new skill of editing an old blog entry today while I was at it.  I did it all by myself this time without having to ask Jonathan to do it for me. 

Part of the time was spent fighting with the system here.  I can paste something then I have to go back and add spaces to make it come out in a row instead of one very long paragraph.  If anyone knows how to stop that it would be nice for them to share it.  I tried putting it in Word and in a Web format but it doesn't always work for me.

If I have interpreted any one of the acronyms in a way that was not intended, let me know.  Most will recognize their contributions to the list.

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Thank you.  I can barely keep up.  Thank you for your earlier posted comments Solo and OneMann.  OneMann, some have started using your advice about showing the meaning of the acronym when used the first time.  I left BYOB-Bring your own bottle and BS off the list-well you know what that one stands for.

AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic

AARP - American Association of Retired Persons

ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union

AFA - American Family Association

AIF - Associated Industries of Florida

AKA - Also Known As

ARMs - Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

BCC or BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

BJP or BJ - Better Jacksonville Plan

BMP - Best Management Practices

BOLO – Be On (the) Look Out

BTW - By the way

C&Rs - Covenant & Restrictions

CAB - Citizen Advisory Board

CAN - Clay Action Network

CBKN - Clay and Baker Kids Net, Inc.

CC - Clay County

CC&Rs - Covenant, Conditions & Restrictions

CCAC - Clay County Animal Control

CCAR - CCAR Services, Inc

CCCC - Clay County Chamber of Commerce

CCCOA - Clay County Council on Aging

CCPC - Clay County Planning Commission

CCSB - Clay County School Board

CCSO - Clay County Sheriff’s Office

CEI - Compliance Evaluation Inspection

CIA - Community Impact Assessment

CIE - Capital Improvements Element

CLAST - College-Level Academic Skills Test

CMS - Concurrency Management System

CPAC - Conservative Political Action Conference

CPCU - Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters

CPVR – Citizens for the Protection of Voter’s Rights

CRC - Charter Review Commission

CTLAC - Citizens for Term Limits and Accountability Committee

CTQB - Construction Trade Qualifying Board

DCA - Florida Department of Community Affairs

DCF - The Florida Department of Children and Families

DOT - Department of Transportation

DRI - Developments of Regional Impact

EA - Environmental Assessment

EAR - Evaluation and Appraisal Report

EIS - Environmental Impact Statement

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

ESOL - English to Speakers for Other Languages

ETDM - Efficient Transportation Decision Making

FCMPO - First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization

FDOT - Florida Department of Transportation

FHD - Florida Hometown Democracy

FIAC - Fleming Island Advisory Committee

FIHS - Florida Intrastate Highway System

FLDS – Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

FLUM - Future Land Use Map

FSS - Florida State Statute(s)

FTC - Florida Transportation Commission

FTP - Florida Transportation Plan

GIS - Geographic Information System

GNP - Gross National Product

HDA - Hometown Democracy Amendment

HFA - Housing Finance Authority

HOV - High-Occupancy Vehicle

IMHO - In My Humble or Honest Opinion

ITS - Intelligent Transportation System

JATFUR -  Just Another Tip From Uncle Rich

JCCI group - Jacksonville Community Council Inc.

LAMP - Lake Asbury Master Plan

LAMPA - Lake Asbury Master Plan Area

LAMSBD - Lake Asbury Municipal Service Benefit District

LEO - Law Enforcement Officer

LLC - Lighthouse Learning Center or Limited Liability Company

LOS - Level of Service

LRPP - Long Range Program Plan

LRTP - Long Range Transportation Plan

MCS - MyClaySun

MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization

MPOAC - Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council

MSTD - Municipal Service Tax Districts

NEFRC - North East Florida Regional Council

NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

NHS - National Highway System

NOI - Notices of Intent

NPR - National Public Radio

NRTA - National Retired Teachers Association

O&M - Operation and Maintenance

OB - Outer Beltway

ORC - Objections, Recommendations and Comments

P&RP - Program and Resource Plan

PAC - Political Action Committee

PC - Planning Commission or Politically Correct

PD&E - Project Development and Environment Manual

PIM - Project Information Memorandum

PIO - Public Information Officer

POA&M - Plan of Action and Milestones

POTUS - President of the United States

POV - Point of View

PTSS - Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

PUD - Planned Unit Development

QOL - Quality of Life

REDI - Rural Economic Development Initiative

ROW - Right of Way

RPC - Regional Planning Council

SAO – State Attorney’s Office

SAR - Search and Rescue

SHS - State Highway System

SIS - Strategic Intermodal System

SITAC - Statewide Intermodal Transportation Advisory Council

SMD - Single Member District

SO - Sheriff’s Office

SOC - Save Our Constitution Inc.

SOE - Supervisor of Elections

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

SRC - Short Range Component

SRPP - Strategic Regional Policy Plan

STTF - State Transportation Trust Fund

TAC - Transportation Advisory Committee

TDC - Tourist Development Council

TDLC - Transportation Design for Livable Communities

TIP - Transportation Improvement Plan

TRIP - Transportation Regional Incentive Program

TU - The Florida Time-Union

UGA - Urban Growth Management Act

YHGTBSM – You Have Got To Be Stuffing or Spoofing Me (polite form)

Thanks - I copied and pasted into a Word doc. and put a shortcut on my desktop.  Now I can just click and find.  I am familiar with most, but sometimes draw a "blank" on something I should know.  Hmmm - I wonder what's up with that memory thing!

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