Mayor Gunter Appointed to the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust Board of Trustees
The Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT) appointed Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter to its Board of Trustees at its quarterly board meeting.
The Florida League of Cities, administrator of the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, is the state-wide advocacy association for the cities, towns and villages of Florida. The FMIT, governed by elected officials, is a non-assessable local government risk-sharing pool. It provides insurance services for approximately 500 public entities in Florida, of which over 250 are municipalities.
Mayor Gunter has served as a member of the Cape Coral City Council since 2017 and was elected mayor in 2021. Currently, he serves FLC on its Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Municipal Administration Legislative Policy Committee, and Florida Big City Coalition. Mayor Gunter is a Florida League of Mayors member; he serves on their Board of Directors and is their Veteran's Affairs Committee Chair. He serves as the Chair of the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization and is a member of the Lee County Hurricane Recovery Task Force Board of Directors. He is the Southwest Florida League of Cities Treasurer, a U.S. Conference of Mayors member, and the City of Cape Coral's Transportation Advisory Committee Chair.
FLC has awarded Mayor Gunter with three Homerule Hero Awards.
Mayor Gunter's community involvement has been in support of the following organizations:
- PACE Center for Girls
- Guardian Angels
- Special Pops
- Rotary Club
