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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)____ 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 Municipal Clerks Institute was conducted by ISU Extension July 9-13 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 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. 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. -30- Participants in the July training included the following: Albert City: Angie Nielson Ames: Diane Voss Aplington: Deb Prier Arthur: Nancy Imhoff Aurelia: Barb Messerole Baxter: Peg Kimberley Bode: Becky Struthers Burt: Vickie Madsen Charlotte: Lynn McGarry Cherokee: Diane Cargin Coralville: Thorsten J. Johnson Corning: Nancy Carmichael Duncombe: Peg Royster Dyersville: Sue Ertl Eldridge: Denise Benson Fostoria: Katie Stouffer Garwin: Lori Leytham Gilbertville: Barbara K. Doubek Granville: Carol Hansen Grundy Center: Richard Riesberg Hiawatha: Linda J. Bendixen and Angela Cole LaPorte City: Julie Petersen Livermore: Jean Larson Mapleton: Karla Uhl McCallsburg: Joyce Rasmussen Montrose: Celeste Cirinna Mount Vernon: Chris Yancey Perry: Susie Stoner Pleasantville: Dorothy Phipps Randall: DeAnn Frisk Riceville: Trudy O'Donnell Rolfe: Penny Clayton Seymour: Mary Haines Spencer: Janee Boever Thompson: Diane Adams Treynor: Cathy Temeyer Villisca: Kerin Wright Wahpeton: Betty L. Petersen Walford: Janet Gann Wapello: Tammy Pallister West Union: Melissa Miller Westfield: Barbette Grimm Wyoming: Sheri Tjaden
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