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Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief has begun her term as the first African-American female president of the Florida Association of Counties. Sharief was sworn in at a Thursday luncheon ceremony during the 2015 FAC Annual Conference and Educational Exposition in St. Johns County. Sharief is the first black female president to serve in the nonprofit association’s 85-year history. “Counties are the backbone of this great state,” Sharief said in a statement. “Every county, whether they are large or small, must…

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