2016 July Newsletter

Minute-By-Minute is the Monthly Newsletter of the July North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks 2016 Inside this Issue: President Giblin’s July Message: Asheville 3 Greetings from Omaha, Nebraska!!!!! 2016-17 Nominations 4 And onto Asheville, North Carolina!!!!! BirthdayCalendar 5 Association News 6 The 70th Annual International IIMC Conference was held in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday, May 22 to Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The North Carolina Asso- IIMC Conference Photos 9 ciation of Municipal Clerks was represented by Melody Shuler and Kathy Queen of Waxhaw, Pam Casey of Rocky Mount, Thelda Rhoney of Valdese, Join NCAMC Lisa Vierling of High Point, Jeanne Giblin of Morehead City and Stephanie Kelly of Charlotte. Know a clerk or deputy clerk who wants to join As President of your organization, I proudly held the North Carolina Flag in the NCAMC? For membership information, email committee Parade of Flags at the Opening Reception. I also participated in a meeting of chair Jim Byrd, CMC, NCCMC the Presidents of the State and International Associations. Many of our chal- of Wilkesboro at the following lenges are the same, unfunded mandates being one of the main concerns. address: Those clerks who have responsibilities for the election process are also ex- [email protected] periencing difficulties with the different qualifications for voters and the voting Now, join IIMC processes in general. The Clerk from Colorado has her own set of problems dealing with legalized marijuana. If you have joined the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks and are Under the direction of IIMC Region III District Directors Lynnette Ogden and wondering what else you can Lisa Vierling Region III held a meeting with the clerks from North Carolina, do to grow in your profession, South Carolina, George, Florida and Alabama to keep everyone abreast of the you definitely need to con- sider joining the International functions happening within those state organizations within the Region. Institute of Municipal Clerks. IIMC is the certifying arm for The educational sessions were varied and interesting providing information clerks worldwide. For more information go to the website: pertinent to our varied office. www.iimc.com The highlight of the Conference was the installation of Stephanie Kelly of Charlotte as Vice-President at the Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, If you would like to submit May 25, 2016. Stephanie was all smiles as she was sworn in by Past IIMC an article of interest for the newsletter, email committee President Dyanne Reese of Savannah, Georgia. chair Tammy Hatley, MMC, NCCMC of King at the following address: [email protected] Continued on Page 2—President’s message Continued from Page 1—President’s message In between the meetings, conferences, educational sessions, exhibits, etc., the contingent from North Carolina managed to dance the night away at the 70’s Party on Tuesday night, enjoy the Annual Ban- quet and Reception on Wednesday evening, get together for lunches and dinners on our own and to meet and greet as many of our fellow clerks as we could. --—————————————————————————————————————————— At the NCAMC Board Meeting on Friday, June 10th, the FY2016/2017 Budget for our organization was adopted; the Past President’s Committee recommended increasing the travel budget for the President and for the Association to purchase specific gift items to be given to guests such as the IIMC Presi- dent and/or IIMC Region III Directors. Both of these items were approved by the Board. The Board on the recommendation of the Scholarship Committee also awarded a $1,000 College Scholarship to Angela Lord, Deputy Clerk of the City of Greensboro and to Kyndal Caskey, a senior at Piedmont High School and the daughter of Karen Wingo who is Clerk to the Town of Wingate. The recipients of the $300 Certification School Scholarships are: Bonnie Williams Mabel Walden Tammy Kirkley Clerk Clerk Clerk Whiteville Taylortown Hamlet The Board on the recommendation of the Scholarship Committee voted to increase the two [2] Col- lege Scholarships to $1,500 and the three [3] Certification School Scholarships to $700 each. This increase will take effect with the next round of awarded scholarships. The Nominating Committee met on April 28th by conference call to discuss the upcoming vacancies and applications received for Recording Secretary, Second Vice President and District Directors for the odd numbered Districts. The Committee offers the following slate of Officers and Directors for consideration for 2016-2017: District 1 Michelle Gray, Nags Head District 3 Katrina Miller, Magnolia District 5 Pam Casey, Rocky Mount District 7 Pam Megill, Fayetteville District 9 Myra Heard, Salisbury District 11 Amy Miller, Mount Holly Recording Secretary Jacquelyn Hampton, Bolton Second Vice President Leighanna Worley, Wilson’s Mills —————————————————————————————————————————————— The Program & Education Committee has worked diligently to present an outstanding program for our Annual Conference to be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Asheville from August 18th – 20th. Please note that if you reserve a room which you later need to cancel, please contact Athena Banks at the North Carolina League of Municipalities at 919-715-2908 or [email protected] before cancelling the room. This will ensure that the rooms in our block will remain available. The theme of the Conference is “Live, Laugh, Love!” I am so looking forward to being there and enjoying the festivi- ties with all “The Clerks”! Jeanne M. Giblin, MMC, NCCMC President Minute by Minute—July 2016—Page 2 Asheville Maggie Burleson, MMC, NCCMC District 12 Director Asheville will be hosting the Annual N.C. Association of Municipal Clerk's Conference on Au- gust 18-20, 2016. The area clerks are exciting about you visiting our area! Our hotel this year will be the Renaissance which is located in the middle of downtown Asheville. That means you will have ample opportunity to walk to our local downtown shops/eateries. We have so many streets filled with unique shops and galleries. Downtown contains over 200 locally owned stores, 30-some galleries featuring local and international art and craft, and several antique shops. The Grove Arcade is also a must stop. At the Grove Arcade, most stores are open until 6 p.m. and many are open at night on Sundays. Stroll downtown and enjoy our street performers, plenty of restaurants, bakeries, and breweries! Friday night we will have our free Downtown After Five held on North Lexington Avenue ( easy walking dis- tance from hotel ) from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The headline is "Asheville All-Stars." Some of Asheville's best musicians will be brought together. The All-Stars show has quickly be- come a favorite of the summer. Audiences will be treated to a mix of original songs and fun. Right behind our hotel is Pack Square Park which contains "Splashville" so those with chil- dren - or even those without - bring a swimsuit and a towel! The fountain intermittently shoots water out and is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. - unless there is an event scheduled at the Park. We host many, many festivals in the Park, so please try to stop by and enjoy what- ever event happens to be there on any given night! For those what want to venture a little further out for shopping, we have the Asheville Mall on Tunnel Road ( over 100 stores ) - approximately 6 minutes from the hotel; and we also have the new Asheville Outlet Mall ( over 52 stores ) located just off I-26 on Brevard Road - appropriately 15 minutes from the hotel ) . Directions will be available to both of these malls at the hotel. Minute by Minute—July 2016—Page 3 Minute by Minute—July 2016—Page 4 July 15 Tracylee Cooper Paige Deal 16 Brenda Dillard Renee Phillips Anita Taylor Jondeen Terry 17 Sandra Harper Sheila Taylor 18 Sonja Gaskins 19 Heather James August 21 Peggy Carver Patsy Godwin 5 C. I. Cleaton Lynn Morris Robin Hussey Connie Sorrell Patricia Williams 6 Patricia Arnold 22 Carolyn Lampe Bridgette Robinson Athina Williams 23 Da'Sha Leach 7 Laura Getz 24 Andrea Orbich Sharon Greene 25 Glinda Fox Joy Heller Judy Mackie Alice Sanders 8 Peggy Choate 26 Paulette Bowers Yvonne Russell Amy Schueneman Joyce Walker 27 Cynthia Patterson 10 Elizabeth Cameron Winnifred Stanley 29 Juanita Cooper 30 Alexis Greer 11 Kay Tripp Lisa Purdue Dina White 31 Kimberly Davis Wanda Elks Send birthday updates to Karen: [email protected] Minute by Minute—July 2016—Page 5 ASSOCIATON NEWS ♦ Welcome back, to Monica Pace Greene, who has accepted a position as Clerk for the Town of Columbus. ♦ Please keep the family of retired Morehead City Clerk, JoAnne Spencer, in your prayers following her passing on June 7, 2016. ♦ Welcome to K. E. Hemric, the new Town Clerk for the Town of Stokesdale. ♦ Congratulations are in order for Lisa Vincent, who has announced her upcoming retirement from the City of Roanoke Rapids on August 31, 2016, following 31.5 years of service as Town Clerk. Lisa will have lots of time to love on her precious granddaughter Maren Juliette Harris pictured below. Maren Juliette Harris March 10, 2016 7 lbs., 7.8 ozs. 21 inches long Proud parents are Daniel and Casey Harris The room block is now available for reservations for the 2016 NCAMC Summer Academy in Ashe- ville! The room rate for our academy will be $149 per night + applicable tax (approximately 11%) and is for August 17-20, 2016. The cutoff date for reserving your room will be Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Hotel contact information is below. **Please note that if you reserve a room ahead of time, and later decide NOT to attend the academy, you will need to contact Athena Banks at NCLM at 919-715-2908 or [email protected] BEFORE cancelling your reservation.

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