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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SOLID WASTE DRIVER Solid Waste Driver Classification Title: Solid Waste Driver Department: Solid Waste Division, Public Works Pay Grade: 12 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under occasional supervision, operates garbage, tra...
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HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE PART-TIME
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HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE PART-TIME HR Representative Part-time Classification Title: HR Representative PT Department: Human Resources Pay Grade: 1 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Under direct supervision, performs rou...
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EMS QA-QI SPECIALIST EMS QA-QI Specialist General Statement of Job Under direction, the purpose of the position is to review all Fire Incident Reports, Emergency Medical Services (MRS) Patient Care Reports (PCR). Employees in this classific...
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PERMIT TECHNICIAN - DS Permit Technician Classification Title: Permit Technician Department: Development Services Pay Grade: 11 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt General Statement of Job Provides customer service and technical support to the departme...
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II - PR
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II - PR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II PR General Statement of Job Under direct supervision of the Division Manager, performs specialized administrative work in support of the Parks and Recreation department. Employee ...
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