Inside This Issue
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A Look Ahead -
In the January E-Newsletter -
Scholarship Applications for the UW-GB Clerks Institute & Master Academy - watch for it!
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DISTRICT MEETINGS
Coming Up |
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Watch your email and the E-Newsletter for your invitation to more District meetings in the Spring.
Have a safe and warm winter!
2018 Conference Hotel
The 38th Annual WMCA Conference will be at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Green Bay
August 22-24, 2018 (Wed. the 22nd is the pre-conference day.)
Hotel Reservation # is: 920-494-7300
Tell them you are with the WI Municipal Clerks for $82 rate
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WMCA BENEFITS
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Are you sure you are taking advantage of all of your WMCA benefits? Click here to go to the list, click on the titles for more information.
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THE WMCA MISSION:
To be the premier source
for the personal empowerment
of municipal clerks in Wisconsin
through education, professional development, and the promotion of excellence.
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From President Barbara Goeckner and the entire WMCA Board of Directors.
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FREE Membership for 2018
for New Town Clerks
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The WMCA Board of Directors voted to offer a 2018 membership for all town clerks that have never belonged to the WMCA before. Join the WMCA for a year and let us show you how we can help you be the best clerk you can be.
WMCA turns good Clerks into GREAT Clerks! Members attend cutting edge education specialized for municipal government, plus have access to an experienced support network for continuous growth and knowledge of the newest trends and law changes pertinent to your municipality’s success.
New to the Clerk's Profession:
Besides our excellent educational opportunities, we can help new clerks with the following:
Adopt-A-Clerk Program - We match new clerks with a seasoned clerk from the same type and size municipality. Call on them when you have a question.
The Clerk’s Listserv - (E-mail
network) - an invaluable tool for communicating with over 600 other
WMCA clerks instantly. A place to ask questions and get quick answers.
Among Our Other Membership Benefits:
Superior Clerk Education – Multi-day conferences, one-day educational events throughout the year, and we partner with the UW-GB Clerks Institute.
Scholarships – The WMCA awards over S20,000 a year in scholarships to its members to attend the Institute and our educational opportunities.
State Certification – Attaining our certification signifies that your Clerk has attended more than 175 hours of education and has the years of experience needed to be the best Clerk he or she can be.
Contact Executive Director Faith Elford in the WMCA Office at 920-568-9278 or email to coordinator@wisclerks.org if you have further questions or click here to download the 2018 Membership form, fill it out and email it in to begin your year with the WMCA.
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Registration for the UW-Green Bay Clerks & Treasurers Institute is now open. Click here to go to the UW-GB Institute website.
The Master Academy of Civic and Public Affairs will be held the same week as the Clerks and Treasurers Institute in 2018. However, registration is not open for the Master Academy yet. Watch for more information in future newsletters. The dates will be July 16-19, 2018. Come join our 40th celebration!
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Congratulations to
IIMC Certified Members!
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Two more WMCA members have received their IIMC-CMC certification in the last month!
Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC)
The following individuals have earned the prestigious Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC):
Jilline Dobratz, CMC - Deputy Clerk - Village of Fox Point, WI.
Kelly A. Meyer, CMC - Village Clerk/Treasurer - Village of Fox Point, WI.
The CMC designation program is designed to enhance the job performance of the Clerk in small and large municipalities. To earn the CMC designation, a Municipal Clerk must attend extensive education programs. The designation also requires pertinent experience in a municipality. The program prepares the participants to meet the challenges of the complex role of the municipal clerks by providing them with quality education in partnership with 47 institutions of higher learning. The program has been in existence since 1970 and has helped thousands of clerks in various municipalities.
For more information please visit the IIMC website or contact us at hq@iimc.com or 909-944-4162.
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Congratulations to the Latest
WMCA Certification -
She Grandfathered In!
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Did you know that there is a grandfathering process to receive your WCMC or WCPC Certification if you already have a CMC or MMC Certification with IIMC? The following WMCA member qualified this month for a WCMC certification through the grandfathering process. Congratulations to:
Catherine A. Roeske WCMC/CMC, Clerk in the City of Oak Creek
If you hold an IIMC Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) certification you qualify for a Wisconsin Certified Professional Clerk (WCPC) certification. Likewise if you already have an IIMC-Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) certification you qualify for the Wisconsin Certified Municipal Clerk (WCMC) Certification, under our grandfathering rules. The Certification Committee processes grandfather applications as they receive them. You do not have to wait for March or October deadlines. You can check out the applications on the Certification page on the WMCA website. Look at the last paragraphs under the WCMC or the WCPC.
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LAST CHANCE TO GET A HOTEL ROOM for the
IIMC Region VI Mid-Year Meeting & Education Session are Set |
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IIMC Region VI consists of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin and the hosting of the Mid-Year meeting in January rotates each year. Iowa is honored to be the 2018 mid-year host. The Hotel Winneshiek has extended the special room rates until Friday, December 22nd.
There is a six-hour educational session on Friday, January 19th. The class is called:
Situational Leadership II Concepts with Richard Rowe
(This class does qualify for certification points for both IIMC and the WMCA.)
Saturday morning, join IIMC Region VI Co-Directors Pam DeMouth of Ankey, Iowa, and Dan Buchholtz of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota for breakfast and the Region VI business meeting and find out everything happening with IIMC. The meeting will conclude before noon and you can be back on the road home. All WMCA members are welcome whether or not you are an IIMC member. Attend Friday or Saturday or both!
Click here for the Registration Brochure for the January 2018 IIMC Region VI Meeting..
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Happy Holidays and a very Happy & Prosperous New Year
to all of our Associate Members!
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