Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
8/6/99
Contacts:
Paul Coates, Extension Political Science, (515) 294-1844,
x1paulc@exnet.iastate.edu
Del Marks, Extension Communication Systems, (515) 294-9807,
dkmarks@iastate.edu
or municipal clerk listed at the end of this news
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__(Name)__ Finishes City Clerk Professional Training
__(Name)__, __(Town)__, completed the final session of a three-part curriculum in city management recently at Iowa State University. The five-day program was conducted by ISU Extension July 12-16 in Ames.
Advanced topics offered in this session included performance appraisal, negotiation skills for public officials, coping with controversy, community design and landscape design and fire and emergency services. The participants also were introduced to the basics of a personnel system and spent several sessions on understanding municipal law. One day of the session was devoted to verbal communication techniques and a public speaking exercise.
The program is conducted by ISU Extension faculty with assistance from other cooperating agencies. The Iowa program is among the largest of 33 such programs offered nationwide.
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. Participants who have completed the program are invited back each year to participate in continuing education on a variety of special topics.
Participants in the July training included the following:
Altoona: Cheryl J. Phillips
Betty Hill: Sutherland
Blairstown: Brenda Brenneman
Coralville: Patti Van Houten
DeWitt: Deanna Rodriguez
Emmetsburg: Jill Kliegl
Exira: Jean Paulsen
Floris: Sharon K. Boyer
Hopkinton: Diane Nordmann
Keystone: Angie Hagen
Lamont: Diane Anderson
Marathon: Cindy Richardson
Masonville: Kathlene (Kay) Glass
Maxwell: Nancy Vasey
Mechanicsville: Marilyn Skow
Minburn: Kathy Ostring
Oakland: Cheri Tye
Persia: Mari Custer
Pleasantville: Bonnie Mosher
Princeton: Cassandra Lippincott
Rock Falls: Tracy Ward
Rock Valley: Judy Vant Hul
Saylorville: David L. Campbell
Slater: Cherryl Benning
Tripoli: DeAnn Lahmann
Windsor Heights: Ronda Henry
Woodburn: Twila McMurry
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.