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Frederick C. Belton FSAA President
It is an honor to serve you as the President of the Florida Surety Agents
Association. I'll never forget the first meeting that I attended
was in 1972, the association's charter year. During this
meeting I met Hank Snow who was the driving force behind our industry for
many years. What an incredible person! This industry continues
to produce people that put bail above themselves and their own
companies. I'm not talking about only agents, I am also talking
about company executives.
From the beginning of this organization there have been forces
that have wanted to destroy and eliminate our industry. From the
early days fearing the Sunset Law to the current Pre-Trial
dilemma we have had our continuous battles to stay alive. These
battles stretch from the large metropolitan counties to small rural
counties like mine. It is difficult for me to believe that the
government, as we see it today, can do a better job than we are able to
do, at the cost with which we are able to do it. Just think how
many government employees and how much in taxpayer dollars would it take
to run your agency 24-7-365!
The Florida Surety Agents Association needs to grow its membership! Our impact on legislation is directly proportional to the number of members that we have. We must continue to strive to increase our membership numbers. We must strive to increase education and professionalism among our members and our industry, thus enhancing our image in the Judicial System and in the public forum. Join me and the Florida Surety Agents Association, the nation's oldest professional bail agent association, in growing our industry and help us to enhance our impact on legislation in the State of Florida and continue to be a leader in the bail in in industry. With unity and numbers, there is clout. Sincerely,
Freddie Belton
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Last Updated on Aug. 4th 2009