Maryland Clerks

Congratulations to Jessica Cropper, Town of Ocean City and Julie English, City of Salisbury on earning their Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) designation! Great Job!

Congratulations Janeen S. Miller, College Park, MD on obtaining her MMC designation!

Congratulations
Diana Chavis, MMC
Town of Ocean City on obtaining your Master Municipal Clerk designation! Way to go!

Congratulations
Dashaun N Lanham, MMC
City of Seat Pleasant, MD

The Maryland Clerks representing our municipalities at the annual Maryland Municipal League conference. We celebrated our Clerk of the year Diana Chavis, and enjoyed our time of fellowship and finally an in-person meeting.

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MMCA Athenian Dialogue - Virtual Course
Do not miss out on an opportunity to earn certification points towards your CMC/MMC.

IIMC Partners With Diligent For A FREE Online Learning Opportunity



Emergency Communications: Or What To Do When A Tree Falls On Your Office

A hurricane rolling through Iowa may sound like the plot from an off-off Broadway production of Wizard of Oz, but that is exactly what happened in Clinton, IA last fall. City Clerk, Lisa Frederick, was still executing her COVID plan when her community suffered catastrophic damage from a Derecho--an inland hurricane. She quickly learned that going from having a plan to enacting your plan on top of another plan was a huge task. The City Clerk's role is crucial during a disaster or emergency. Initiating different vectors of communication and contingencies for each must be thought through in advance in order to be effective when time is of the essence.

We will consider the important parts of Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) and how different expertise/experiences might affect different roles and discuss the types and means of records retention that must be enacted quickly when disaster strikes. Join us as we discuss emergency communications in real life situations. Topics will include:

Role of the Clerk/Secretary in emergency situations
Specific documents that must be created and retained in compliance with open meeting laws even in crisis situations
Communications planning
Including a digital plan in your crisis response in case "Plan B" isn't accessible

Date and Time: December 7, 2021, 1 PM ET (10 AM PT, 11 AM MT, Noon CT, 6PM Universal Time [UK])

Fee: FREE!

Point approval: 0.5 CMC Education or 0.5 MMC Advanced Education points with completed learning assessment.

Link to register:

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Region II Member,

Did you know the 2022 IIMC Foundation Scholarships and Grants are now LIVE?!

The 2022 IIMC Annual Conference Grant
Deadline has been extended until January 31, 2022!!!! This program is designed to allow 2 members from each of the eleven regions to attend the 2022 IIMC Annual Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas in May 2022!!!

If awarded a grant, the IIMC Foundation will cover the cost of your Conference Registration fees. Come on Region V get applying for those conference grant dollars!!!!

Another funding opportunity is the 2022-2023 CMC/MMC Scholarship Program! This program assists Clerks in the costs of attending an IIMC approved Institute or Academy!!! For the 2022-2023 program year recipients will receive up to a $400 CMC or $400 MMC scholarship REIMBURSEMENT after the completion of an approved program taking place between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023!!!

Don’t miss out on these educational funding opportunities!!!

Deadline: October 31, 2021
2022 Jim Tinnin Online Learning Scholarship
Former Ohio Institute Director and Foundation Board Member Jim Tinnin, created a restricted endowment to fund a scholarship program specifically designed to support online learning. This program annually offers two eligible IIMC Members in each Region (I through XI) an opportunity to receive a scholarship that can be applied toward registration expenses for any of the existing online learning opportunities found on the IIMC website. Recipients will each receive a $100 reimbursement after completion of the online program. The application period will be open through October 31, 2021. If selected, recipients will be notified in November for funding of online programs completed January 1 through December 31, 2022.