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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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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HR MANAGER HR Manager General Statement of Job The Human Resources Manager performs advanced professional and supervisory work in planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of the Human Resources team. This role is responsible for...
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PROJECT COORDINATOR - PW Project Coordinator General Statement of Job Performs specialized administrative work in support of the Public Works department. Employee may be responsible for providing secretarial support at an executive level or...
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Kissimmee, Florida
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I PW Equipment Operator I General Statement of Job Under regular supervision, performs various manual tasks in the installation, maintenance and repair of the City's drainage system and the maintenance of rights-of-way. O...
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ARBORIST Arborist General Statement of Job Under general supervision, performs skilled and unskilled work in the maintenance of woody and herbaceous plants located on city owned public lands, in parks, athletic fields and around/adjacent to...
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