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Local Government Education

Municipal Clerks Institute Curriculum- 2013

Year 1

Required

  • Election Process I, II
  • Effective Public Speaking
  • Parliamentary Procedures
  • Public Records & Open Meetings Law
  • Preparing Minutes
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Clerk vs Clerk: Battle for the Knowledge
  • Technology in the Clerk's Office
  • Dealing with Difficult People
  • Mock Elections
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

 

Year 2

Required

  • Records Management
  • Developing a Budget
  • Federal Tax Responsibilities for Government Entities
  • Tax Roll Preparation
  • Tax Collection and Settlement
  • Professional Writing
  • Public and Media Relations
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Choices

  • TIF
  • PSC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • SVRS Election Data
  • Financial Issues for Local Utilities
  • Town Topics
  • Citizen Engagement
  • Retirement Ready or Not
  • Forms & Procedures and the Age of Electronics in the Clerk's Office

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged

 

Year 3

Required

  • Basic Employment Law
  • Fraud
  • Clerk’s Role in Emergency Management
  • Liability of Local Governments and Officials
  • Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
  • Working with Boards, Commissions, and Councils
  • Time Management:  Relieving Your Stress
  • Strategies to Improve Personal Life and Work Productivity
  • Multi-Jurisdictional Agreements
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Choices

  • Town Topics
  • Electronic Records Management
  • TIF
  • SVRS Election Data
  • PSC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • Citizen Engagement
  • Financial Issues for Local Utilities
  • Improve Office Efficiency by Maximizing Computer Capacity
  • Creating Engaging Presentations
  • Website Design
  • Forecasting
  • Forms & Procedures and the Age of Electronics in the Clerk's Office
  • Retirement, Ready or Not

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged

 

Clerks Completion

Required

  • Preparing Minutes
  • Election Process I, II
  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Public Records & Open Meetings Law
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Dealing with Difficult People
  • Adventures in Leadership
  • Clerk vs Clerk:  Battle for the Knowledge
  • Technology in the Clerk's Office
  • Mock Elections
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

 

Municipal Treasurers Institute Curriculum- 2013

Year 1

Required

  • Intro to Government Financial Statements
  • Government Accounting Essentials
  • Government Accounting for Towns I, II
  • How to Prepare for an Audit
  • Developing a Budget
  • Tax Roll Preparation
  • Tax Collection and Settlement
  • Duties and Responsibilities of the Treasurer
  • Cash Management and Investments
  • Making Presentations More Effective with Less Stress
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged

 

Year 2

Required

  • Records Management
  • Borrowing and Debt Management
  • Bill It: Will They Pay? Strategies for Maximizing Revenues and Collections
  • 5-Year Financial Management Techniques, Planning, and Benchmarking
  • State Sale Tax Requirements
  • Federal Tax Responsibilities for Government Entities
  • Professional Writing
  • Public and Media Relations
  • Colors
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Choices

  • Town Topics
  • TIF
  • PSC Rule, Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • SVRS Election Data
  • Citizen Engagement
  • Financial Issues for Local Utilities
  • Retirement, Ready or Not

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged

 

Year 3

Required

  • Basic Employment Law
  • Information Technology: Securing Your Information Assets
  • Fraud
  • Working with Boards, Commissions, and Councils
  • Ethics and Conflicts of Interests
  • Liability of Local Governments and Officials
  • Treasurer’s Role in Emergency Management
  • Time Management: Relieving Your Stress
  • Strategies to Improve Personal Life and Work Productivity
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Choices

  • TIF
  • Town Topics
  • Website Design
  • Forecasting
  • Improve Office Efficiency by Maximizing Computer Capacity
  • Creating Engaging Presentations
  • Electronic Records Management
  • SVRS Election Data
  • PSC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • Citizen Engagement
  • Financial Issues for Local Utilities
  • Retirement, Ready or Not

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged

 

Treasurers Completion

Required

  • Intro to Government Financial Statements
  • Government Accounting Essentials
  • Government Accounting for Towns I, II
  • Bill It: Will They Pay? Strategies for Maximizing Revenues and Collection
  • State Sales Tax Requirements
  • Borrowing and Debt Management
  • 5-Year Financial Management Techniques, Planning and Benchmarking
  • Adventures in Leadership
  • Colors
  • Increasing the Joy, Laughter and Fun in the Workplace

Choices

  • Town Topics
  • TIF
  • Improve Office Efficiency by Maximizing Computer Capacity
  • How to Prepare for an Audit
  • Electronic Records Management
  • Website Design
  • Forecasting
  • Creating Engaging Presentations
  • SV[RS Election Data
  • PSC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • Citizen Engagement
  • Financial Issues for Local Utilities
  • Cash Management and Investments
  • Retirement, Ready or Not

Optional

  • Elections Unplugged