Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
7/27/00
Contacts:
Paul Coates, Extension Political Science, (515) 294-1844,
x1paulc@exnet.iastate.edu
Del Marks, Extension Communication Systems, (515) 294-9807,
delmarks@iastate.edu
or municipal clerk listed at the end of this news
release
____(Name)____ Attends City Clerk Training
____(Name)____, ____(Town)____, completed the first session of a three-part curriculum in municipal management recently at Iowa State University. The five-day program was conducted by ISU Extension July 10-14 in Ames as part of the 25th anniversary observance of the founding of the Iowa Municipal Clerks Institute.
Training topics covered a variety of issues facing city clerks, including working with the general public, working with the city council and coping with controversy. The sessions also covered preparing for an audit, risk management and insurance and minutes of public meetings.
Municipal budgeting also was a major focus of the training. Budget topics included a general introduction to the process, bonding procedures and accounting topics. The participants received a general introduction to accounting, an introduction to accounting on an accrual basis and information on converting from cash to accrual accounting.
Instructors included ISU Extension staff from the local government and civil engineering programs, bonding attorneys and accounting experts. 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.
Participants in session 1 will have the opportunity to attend the second session of the three-part curriculum next July.
Participants in the training included the following:
Alden: Robin Heinzesoth
Asbury: Sara Burke
Calmar: Michele Elsbernd
Carson: Rachel Richardson
Charter Oak: Beth Maack
Churdan: Diane McArthur
Clearfield: Brenda Spurrier
Crescent: Mary Martin
DeWitt: Cathie Benthin
Dike: Lynette Petersen
Everly: Janice Thompson
Gilmore City: Emily Cavanaugh
Grand Mound: Marilyn Galloway
Gravity: Becky Deahl
Greene: Jayne Knapp
Huxley: Gina Navratil and Shelly Westbrook
Lakeside: Jackie Stief
LaPorte City: April Neuman
Lisbon: Brian Weuve
Madrid: Joni Shepherd
Marathon: Denine Garton
Marengo: Barb Barrick
Morning Sun: Sharon Ruble
Mount Vernon: Chris Yancey
New Vienna: Jane Niehaus
Oakland: Michaele Baux
Paullina: Ronald Chapman
Peosta: Karen Snyder
Plainfield: Jennifer Whitney
St. Olaf: Karen Stewart
Strawberry Point: Erin Rempe
Truro: Kelli Bregar
Ute: Peggy Bridgeman
Wheatland: Sharline Straka
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.