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September 2016 ™ NThe PremierEWS Organization for MunicipalD ClerksIGEST Since 1947 Montreal in the Fall IIMC STAFF DIRECTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS News Digest™ ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT • Executive Director Vincent Buttiglieri, MMC, Township of Ocean, New Jersey Professionalism In Local [email protected] Government Through Chris Shalby [email protected] PRESIDENT ELECT Education Mary J. Kayser, MMC, Fort Worth, Texas • O!ce Manager [email protected] Volume LXVII No. 8 ISSN: 0145-2290 Denice Cox VICE PRESIDENT September 2016 [email protected] Stephanie Carouthers Kelly, MMC Charlotte, North Carolina Published 11 times each year the News Digest • Finance Specialist [email protected] is a publication of Janet Pantaleon IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT The International Institute of Municipal Clerks [email protected] 8331 Utica Avenue, Suite 200 Monica Martinez Simmons, MMC, Seattle, Washington Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 • Administrative Coordinator [email protected] Maria E. Miranda Chris Shalby, Publisher DIRECTORS – 2017 EXPIRATION [email protected] [email protected] EDUCATION Andrew Pavlica, MMC, II, Gar!eld, New Jersey Telephone: 909/944-4162 • (800/251-1639) [email protected] FAX: (909/944-8545) • Professional Development Maryann Hess, MMC, IV, Laurel, Mississippi E-mail: [email protected] Jane Anne Long, Ed.D. [email protected] Founded in 1947, IIMC has 70 years of experience improving [email protected] Anne B. Uecker, MMC, VI, St. Francis, Wisconsin the professionalism of Municipal Clerks. IIMC has more than • Certi$cation Manager [email protected] 10,000 members representing towns, small municipalities Ashley DiBlasi Denise R. Chisum, MMC, VII, Lee’s Summit, Missouri and large urban jurisdictions of more than several million [email protected] Denise.Chisum@cityo"s.net people. RaNae Edwards, MMC, VIII • Education Assistant [email protected] Kellie Siggson IIMC is a!liated with 49 U.S., & Nine Canadian Associations. Debi A. Wilcox, X, Durham, Ontario, Canada National a!liations: [email protected] [email protected] • ATAM (Portugal) • JOSZ (Hungary) MEMBERSHIP Bruce Poole, MMC, XI, Somerset, United Kingdom • IAM (Israel) • SLCC (England) • Director of Member Services [email protected] • UDITE (Europe) • VVG (The Netherlands) Janis Daudt • IMASA (South Africa) • SOLAR (Scotland) DIRECTORS – 2018 EXPIRATION [email protected] • NAMCB (Bulgaria) • ADSO (England) Carol L. Anderson, CMC - I, Torrington, Connecticut • Member Services Representative [email protected] Tammy Storrie Lisa B. Vierling, MMC – III, High Point, North Carolina [email protected] [email protected] Inside… Computerized Business Solutions Diane Whitbey, MMC – IV, North Little Rock, Arkansas • Doug Gri!th [email protected] President’s Message ...............................................................................3 [email protected] Mary Johnston, MMC – V, Westerville, Ohio 2017 Study Abroad Program ..................................................................5 [email protected] Cybersecurity: What’s Your Risk? .............................................................6 Pam DeMouth, CMC – VI, Ankeny, Iowa Spotlight on Success ...........................................................................8-9 [email protected] Brian “Petie” Ruch, MMC – VII, Beardstown, Illinois Volunteer, On-Call, and Employees Fire Departments ..........................10 [email protected] Montreal Conference Centerspread ......................................................12 Tracy L. Davis, MMC – IX, Keizer, Oregon Collaboration the Key to Downtown Revitalization ..............................14 [email protected] Groups Awrded $4.5 Million to Advance Air Monitoring Tech ...............16 DIRECTORS – 2019 EXPIRATION Region/Provincial/National News ........................................................18 Julie Coelho, CMC – I, Warren, Rhode Island Calendar ...............................................................................................20 [email protected] Spotlight on Success form ....................................................................22 Douglass A. Barber, CMC – II, New Carrollton, Maryland [email protected] Pamela Smith, MMC – III, Sanibel, Florida [email protected] About the cover… Robbie Hume, CMC – V, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky [email protected] Elizabeth Burke, MMC – VIII, Flagsta", Arizona Old Montreal, Bonsecours Market in EBurke@"agsta#az.gov the Fall. www.iimc.com Sheri Pierce, MMC – IX, Valdez, Alaska This 19th century neoclassical build- Copyright by the [email protected] ing is a a bustling gallery of shops Aleta Neufeld, CMC – X, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada selling arts & crafts, leather goods International Institute [email protected] and garments. of Municipal Clerks. All rights reserved. 2 IIMC Celebrating 70 Years September 2016 IIMC News Digest President’s Message Vincent Buttiglieri, MMC IIMC President, 2016-2017 For some, the heat and humidity that has become synonymous with the summer of 2016 will be departing shortly. If you are like me, you may very well feel that it cannot depart fast enough. However, summertime is also synonymous with family vacations, barbeques, outdoor activities and good times with family and friends. I am hoping that has been the case for each of you. With that said, I would be remiss if I did not recognize our colleagues from California, Louisiana and around the country and world who have experienced wildfires, flood- ing and other difficult conditions during this time. Please know that we are all thinking of you and send our wishes to remain safe. President Buttiglieri addresses the Summer is also synonymous with the beginning of Ohio Municipal Clerks at their recent Institute IIMC’s budget process: 2016 is no different. The dedi- cated individuals who serve on the Budget and Planning I had the great pleasure of attending the Ohio Committee met at the IIMC Headquarters in Rancho Municipal Clerks Associations Annual Institute that was Cucamonga in August to review the financial condition held in Dublin, Ohio in July. They did a phenomenal job of of our beloved Organization and to prepare a responsible providing quality high-level education for their attendees. and conservative budget for 2017. We examined every The keynote speaker was former Ohio State Buckeye area in the budget to ensure that IIMC will continue to and Tennessee Titan football player Donny Nickey. Not be able to fulfill our mission of providing Clerk educa- being familiar with Nickey prior to my attendance, I was tion and certification to our more than 10,000 members wondering what message or words of wisdom he would worldwide. I’m extremely pleased to report that the have that would assist us in fulfilling our responsibili- IIMC financial landscape has never looked better. A ties as Municipal Clerks. I was certain that Nickey never special thank you must go to our IIMC staff, Board and ran an election or rummaged through old files in order committees for their stewardship in this area. Due to the to comply with a Freedom of Information Request. After positive steps taken by so many over the past number all, he was a professional football player and probably of years, IIMC now maintains funds in both a Restricted made more money is his short time in the NFL than Reserves and an Operating Reserves. There are poli- many of us will make in our 20 plus year careers. I was cies in place that preclude the Restricted Reserves and impressed by his message of determination and that Operating Reserves from being used for normal expenses anyone can achieve success as long as they adopt and and can only be used for emergencies. Prior to the expen- maintain a “can-do” attitude. Nickey discussed the many diture of funds from the Reserves, a resolution of the personal struggles that he has gone through both during Board of Directors is required. and after his career ended. He implored each one of us Continued on page 4 September 2016 IIMC Celebrating 70 Years 3 IIMC News Digest President’s Message Continued from page 3 to use the resources we have to make a positive impact promises to be a one-of-a-kind conference. in the lives of those we come in contact with regardless In last month’s News Digest, IIMC recognized our of the personal trials and tribulations that we may go first two recipients of the Spotlight on Success Award. through ourselves. All we have to do is “be in the game.” Well, I am so pleased to be able to announce that this I know you can all agree that we are “in the game” every month’s recipients of that recognition is Brenda Dennis, single day as we work to improve the quality of the lives City Secretary, Schertz, Texas and Gloria Ludwig, of the residents in our communities. As I stated in my City Clerk, Des Plaines, Illinois. CONGRATULATIONS comments at the Annual Business Meeting in Omaha, Brenda and Gloria. You are both shining examples of why each one of us has the innate ability to make a positive our members are the standard-bearers for all in local difference in the lives of each person we come in contact government. with. Let’s not waste that opportunity. Nickey would I would like to end my comments with a personal certainly agree. note. On August 1, my father lost his fifteen-month battle I also had the privilege of participating in the site with cancer. The outpouring of support received from visit for our 2017 Conference in the beautiful city of so many of you has been nothing