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

8/15/03

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)____ Receives Advanced City Clerk Training

___(Name)___, ___(Town)___ has completed the second 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 21-25 in Ames. Topics for the session ranged from use of computers in city government to tours of municipal facilities in Ames, including the waste recovery plant, the water plant, and the police station.

The session opened with a review of written communications used in city council business. There were presentations on conducting effective meetings, working with elected leaders, 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 and Canadian provinces.
Participants in session 2 will have the opportunity to attend the final session of the three-part curriculum in July 2004.

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Participants in the July training included the following:

Alta Vista: Crystal Kobliska
Anamosa: Tammy Coons and Penny Lode
Bancroft, Neb.: Jennifer Carlson
Battle Creek: Diane Lansink
Bondurant: Sandra Rhodes
Carson: Brianne Duede
Clear Lake: Gail Robinson
Collins: Theresa Findlay
Denver: Jan Davis
Dike: Ann Hilliard
Elliott: Carolyn Laird
Ely: Cindy Hintz Rush
Hartley: Roxanne Graves
Hastings: Chris Kahl
Jesup: Linda Bunnell
Kelley: Christina Blum
Lawton: Patricia Washburn
Liscomb: Betty A. Griffin
McCausland: Paula McIntosh
Monroe: Kim Thomas
Nora Springs: Deb Gaul
Oakland: Kelly Groskurth
Paullina: Sandy Fritz
Primghar: David Phipps
Redfield: Deb Light
Reinbeck: Quentin Mayberry
Rolfe: Tom Smith
Sherrill: Debbie Specht
St. Charles: Denise Sprague
Storm Lake: Paul Hoya
Wilton: Janet Boorn
Worthington: Mary Habel

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