City of Kissimmee
Local historians have offered many variations of the origin of the City's name. Most agree that Kissimmee is a modern spelling of a tribal word. The book, Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich, links "Kissimmee" to a village of the Jororo, one of Florida's lesser-known tribes.
Historian John Hann researched Spanish documents about missions established to convert the Jororo and other groups to Christianity in the late 1600s. Spanish records indicate that a mission was built near the tribe's main village, also called Jororo.
Another mission was called Atissimi. Milanich writes, "Hann suggests that the name Atissimi, sometimes given as Jizimi and Tisimi, may be the source of the modern place name Kissimmee." A 1752 Spanish map used the name "Cacema," which has evolved into today's spelling of Kissimmee.
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Kissimmee, Florida
SOLID WASTE DRIVER Solid Waste Driver Classification Title: Solid Waste Driver Department: Solid Waste Division, Public Works Pay Grade: 14 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, operates garbage, tra...
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FACILITIES TRADESWORKER Facilities Tradesworker Classification Title: Facilities Tradesworker Department: Public Works & Engineering Pay Grade: 10 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under Supervision, This position entitles a ...
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UTILITY WORKER PW Utility Worker PW Classification Title: Utility Worker Department: Various Pay Grade: 8 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under regular supervision, performs routine maintenance and repair tasks in City faci...
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POLICE OFFICER Police Officer General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, performs responsible law enforcement functions as assigned, including enforcing federal and state laws and local ordinances. Exercises independent judgment...
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PLANNER II Planner II General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, performs professional planning work to assist in the development and implementation of the City's planning program. Work may include research, planning document pr...
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Heavy Equipment Mechanic Classification Title: Heavy Equipment Mechanic Department: Public Works Pay Grade: 15 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Performs general mechanical maintenance, repair and upg...
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PERMITTING TECHNICIAN CD Permitting Technician General Statement of Job Provides customer service and technical support to the department. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions: Greets customers and performs customer serv...
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ASSISTANT FACILITIES MANAGER Assistant Facilities Manager General Statement of Job Under general direction, supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for the maintenance and repair of municipal building...
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FF/PARAMEDIC - $55,590 PLUS ($10,500 FOR MEDIC) Firefighter Classification Title: Firefighter Department: Fire Department Pay Grade: FD Step plan FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, performs fire s...
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PARKS SUPERVISOR Parks Supervisor General Statement of Job Under limited supervision reporting to the Assistant Manager, provides daily supervision of the care, maintenance and operation of one or more of the following: public buildings, pu...
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