Five Ways Your Municipality Benefits Because You Are a Certified (or Master) Municipal Clerk

Five Ways Your Municipality Benefits
Because You Are a Certified
(or Master) Municipal Clerk

By: Amy C. Hall, Ph,D., Education Director. Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program

1. Your Knowledge is Current

As city leaders, municipal clerks are expected to be knowledgeable about the most up-to-date legislative directives affecting many different moving parts of local government. Municipal clerks also need to have expertise in election laws and government transparency. The International Institute for Municipal Clerks and the institutes that deliver the education are dedicated to providing current information that municipal clerks: need to know to serve citizens well The certification programs cover information related to the topic mentioned above and others such as ethics in municipal government, public funds investment. effective communication, leadership principles, etc.