The Florida League of Cities has recognized District 1 Councilmember Joanne Ribble with a 2022 Home Rule Hero Award. This is the second year in a row that Ribble has earned this prestigious award for her work and advocacy efforts during the legislative session.
Councilmember Ribble worked tirelessly throughout this session to promote local voices making local choices, protect the Home Rule powers of Florida’s municipalities and advance the League’s legislative agenda.
The League presents this award to a deserving group of municipal leaders for the dedication and impact of these local officials on behalf of their residents and businesses in protecting local decision-making. “These local officials were constantly engaged and actively advocating for their communities throughout the 2022 Legislative Session. They’re heroes for Home Rule and we thank them for their efforts.”
Home Rule is the ability for a city to address local problems with local solutions with minimal state interference. Home Rule Hero Award recipients are local government officials, both elected and nonelected, who consistently responded to the League’s request to reach out to members of the legislature and help give a local perspective on an issue.
Councilmember Ribble, who was sworn into office on March 17, 2021, has been a resident of The Colony in Pelican Landing since April 2007. She has served as co-chair of the Pelican Landing Unit Owners Committee, served on the Pelican Landing Board of Directors, and was appointed President. In the Colony she served on the Colony Design Review and Standards Committee, Colony Resident Committee and is currently Vice-President of the Colony Foundation Board of Directors.
Her philanthropic experience includes: Ambassador of the Kutztown University Capital Campaign, co-chair of the Children’s Hospital Golf Outing at The Colony in Pelican Landing and member of the Estero Forever Foundation.
Councilmember Ribble is a graduate of Kutztown University with a BS degree in Spanish. She retired from a 30-year career as an educator. She and husband Bill have two daughters.