Richton Park Celebrates Professional Municipal Clerks THIS WEEK, May 2nd - May 6th!
Unanimously adopted by The Board of Trustees, the Proclamation extends appreciation to all Municipal and Deputy Clerks for the services with which they provide their communities. Specifically, the Proclamation cites that the Clerk "serves as the professional link between the citizens, the local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels.
The Proclamation was presented to Village Clerk, Alan Banks and Deputy Clerk, Amanda Brown signed by The Board of Trustees. It also honors Municipal and Deputy Clerks for "continually striving to improve the administration of their duties through participation in education programs, seminars, workshops and annual meetings of their state, province, county and international professional organizations."
The International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), a professional association of City, Town, Township, Village, Borough, Deputy and County Clerks, sponsors Municipal Clerks Week. IIMC has 14,700 members throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries.
IIMC President Sheri Pierce, MMC, and City Clerk for the City of Valdez, Alaska, urges Municipal and Deputy Clerks to highlight the importance of their roles and functions and the impact the Municipal Clerk's office has on the public. Quoting Professor William Bennett Munro—author of one of the first textbooks written on the topic of municipal administration—Pierce shares, "No other office in municipal service has so many contacts. It serves the Mayor, the City Council, the City Manager, and all administrative departments, without exception. All of them call upon it, almost daily, for some service or information.”
"The functions of the Clerk necessitate a thorough knowledge of law procedure, administration and interpersonal relations.” Pierce further challenges Clerks to fervently pursue continuing education opportunities and professional networking to “establish [their] proper role as a member of the municipal executive team.”
Alan Banks, has served as an Elected Village Clerk for The Village of Richton Park, since May, 2021, and has been a member of IIMC since 2021; and Amanda Brown has served as an Appointed Deputy Clerk for the Village of Richton Park since December, 2016 and has been a member of IIMC since 2017.
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UPCOMING EVENTS- MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK | MAY 2 - MAY 6 @ Noon
- FREE SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION DAY | SAT, MAY 7th
- MOTHER & DAUGHTER TEA PARTY | SAT, MAY 14th @ 11am
- BUILDING SAFETY DAY | SAT, JUNE 4th @ 11am
- PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING | FRI, JUNE 10th
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