___(Name)___, ___(Town)___, has completed the final session of a three-part curriculum in municipal management that leads to professional certification. The five-day Municipal Clerks Institute was conducted by Iowa State University Extension July 11-15 in Ames.

The participants were introduced to the basics of a personnel system and spent several sessions on understanding municipal law and records management. Part of the session was devoted to verbal communication techniques and a public speaking exercise. A tour of Ames city facilities also was part of the week’s activities.

The program is sponsored by the ISU Extension Office of State and Local Government Programs in conjunction with the Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association. Instructors include ISU faculty, extension staff, bonding attorneys, accounting experts and city clerks who have completed the Institute. The Iowa State University program was one of the first offered in the United States, and is among the largest of 44 similar programs offered in other states and Canadian provinces.

This year’s session was the final part of a continuing three-year series of programs offered by ISU Extension to all city clerks. Many Iowa municipalities require participation in the program as a condition of employment for newly hired clerks. The program also provides educational credit toward certification by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks headquartered in California. Participants who have completed the program are invited back each year to participate in continuing education on a variety of special topics.

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Participants in the July training included the following:

Anamosa: Phyllis Sunlin
Aurelia: Cindy Kai
Bedford: Cindy Sleep
Bettendorf: Sherry Hohenadel
Blakesburg: Robin Russ
Colesburg: Tabatha Rhines
Danbury: Teresa Jacoby
Delhi: Cindy Kudrna
Dunlap: Nancy Baker
Dyersville: Tricia L. Maiers
Emerson: Michelle Faxon
Evansdale: Jane Walters
Granger: Anita Ridlen
Greeley: Kari Piershbacher
Hiawatha: Deb Larson
Hudson: Sue Theisen
Humeston: Linda Hanson
Lehigh: Anita Walstrom
Lewis: Carrie Kirchhoff
Mapleton: Sara Jacobson
Melbourne: Marilyn Purdy
Morning Sun: Holly Fletcher
Norway: Wendy Chesnes
Olin: Jean McPherson
Preston: Sheryl Sullivan
Robins: Lori Pickart
Sanborn: Brian Pals
Spencer: Robyn Larsen
Storm Lake: Jane Hill
Van Horne: Linda Klopping
Wapello: Celia Drayfahl
West Burlington: Kelly Fry and Leslie Sattler
Wheatland: Laurie Ganzer
Williamsburg: Julie Spratt