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7/23/2001 Contacts: Paul Coates, Extension Political Science, (515) 294-1844, paulc@iastate.edu Del Marks, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9807, delmarks@iastate.edu or municipal clerk listed at the end of this news release ____(Name)____ Receives Advanced City Clerk Training ____(Name)____, ____(Town)____ completed the second session of a three-part curriculum in city management recently at Iowa State University. The five-day Municipal Clerks Institute was conducted by ISU Extension July 16-20 in Ames. Topics for the session ranged from use of computers in city government to tours of municipal utilities plants in Ames. The session opened with a review of parliamentary procedures used in city council business. There were presentations on written communications, ethics for public officials and municipalities, introduction to the Internet, record keeping and the roles of municipal clerks in local government. 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. Participants in session 2 will have the opportunity to attend the final session of the three-part curriculum in July 2001. -30- Participants in the July training included the following: Akron: Lori Martin Alden: Robin Heinzeroth Asbury: Sara Burke Bloomfield: Betsy J. Bassett Carson: Rachel Richardson Carter Lake: Margaret L. Delavan Cleghorn: Elaine French Clive: Joni Haag Coin: Sherry Gibilisco Crescent: Mary Martin Cumming: Kathie Hungerford DeWitt: Cathie Benthin Dexter: Denise Miller Dike: Patti Freese Emmetsburg: Kimberly Kibbie Everly: Janice Thompson Fremont: Carmen Baxter Gilbert: Dianna L. Schmidt Gilman: Yolanda Heng Gilmore City: Emily Cavanaugh Grand Mound: Marilyn Galloway Greene: Jayne Knapp Hastings: Julie Drenner Hawarden: Sharole Rens Huxley: Shelly Westbrook Lisbon: Brian Weuve Madrid: Joni Shepherd Malvern: Dani Flud Manchester: Julie Swanson Marengo: Barb Barrick Merrill: Colette Martin Morning Sun: Sharon Ruble Mount Vernon: Marsha Dewell Moville: Connie Brockhaus New Vienna: Jane Niehaus Oakland: Michaele Baux Paullina: Ronald Chapman Peosta: Karen Snyder Radcliffe: Deb Benson Riverside: Jodi Hisel Behncke Sigourney: Marilyn Wells St. Olaf: Karen Stewart Storm Lake: Trudy Peterson Strawberry Point: Erin Kempe Ute: Peggy Bridgeman West Des Moines: Maureen Richmond Wheatland: Sharlene Straka
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