Extension Communications 3614 Administrative Services Building Ames, Iowa 50011-3614 (515) 294-9915

8/14/03

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)____ Attends City Clerk Training

___(Name)___, ___(Town)___, recently completed the first 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 14-18 in Ames.

Training topics covered a variety of issues facing city clerks. The session focused on financial management and municipal budgeting. 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. The group also toured the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines and met with officials of the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

The institute is offered to city clerks, deputy clerks, and other administrators, and participants earn credit toward certification by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.

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.

Participants in session 1 will have the opportunity to attend the second session of the three-part curriculum next July.

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Participants in the training included the following:

Anamosa: Phyllis Sunlin
Aurelia: Cindy Kai
Bagley: Kristi Irving
Bedford: Cindy Lee
Bettendorf: Sherry Hohenadel
Blakesburg: Robin Russ
Boyden: Lori Wolkow
Danbury: Teresa Jacoby
Delhi: Cindy Kudrna
Dyersville: Tricia Maiers
Emerson: Michelle Faxon
Gladbrook: Patricia Seelye
Granger: Anita Ridlen
Hastings: Chris Kahl
Hiawatha: Deb Larson
Hudson: Sue Theisen
Hull: Randy Feenstra
Humeston: Linda Hanson
Iowa City: Julie Voparil
Iowa Falls: Brent Hinson
Lamoni: Susan Larson
Lewis: Carrie Kirchhoff
Mapleton: Sara Girard
Maquoketa: Diane Frandsen
Marion: Wes Nelson
Melbourne: Marilyn K. Purdy
Morning Sun: Holly Fletcher
Norway: Wendy Chesnes
Olin: Jean McPherson
Oxford Junction: Dawn Kurth
Pomeroy: Denita Luke
Preston: Sheryl Sullivan
Riverside: Sharon Gerot
Silver City: Korrena Stevens
Solon: Bridget Maher
Spencer: Robyn Larsen
Storm Lake: Jane Hill
Urbana: Lorrie Hackbardt
Van Horne: Linda Klopping
Vincent: Barbara Martin
Wapello: Celia Drayfahl
West Burlington: Kelly Fry and Leslie Sattler
Wheatland: Laurie Ganzer

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