FORMS & PAMPHLETS
We carry out our motto of, "Growth through Caring, Knowledge through Sharing" in many ways. Always with education of the Municipal Clerk at the heart of all we do, as you can see from the following offerings.
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FORMS:
Adopt-A-Clerk
WMCA Certification
Lifetime Achievement Award
Membership Applications
PEC Annual Certificate Program
Scholarship Application
The Special Projects Committee of the WMCA created four pamphlets to provide a quick guide to four of the biggest topics on a clerk's mind on a daily basis.
These brochures are provided as guidelines for their topic. Please consult your local policies, ordinances, and your municipal attorney for specific questions.
PAMPHLETS:
FORMS
Adopt-A-Clerk Program
For a New Clerk
Are you a newly appointed or elected Clerk or a Clerk who would like additional assistance to guide you in your duties and responsibilities associated with your position? Become a member of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association and take advantage of this program. You could get a mentor to help you.
A Mentor is an experienced City, Village, or Town Clerk, located within your Wisconsin Municipal Clerk Association District, who will be able to share with you the experience and knowledge gained through years of service and on whom you can call when you are unsure how to proceed with a task.
You will be matched whenever possible with a Clerk from a municipality of similar population, geographic location and similar duties.
Or Becoming a Mentor
If you’ve been a Municipal Clerk for three or more years and are willing to help a new clerk adjust to the duties of his/her position, please complete and mail the “Adopt A Clerk Program” form. Your name will be kept on file for matching with a new clerk from a municipality of similar population and type of duties. When a new clerk match is made, you will be contacted immediately, in writing, so you can begin to offer your guidance.
WMCA Certifications
The WMCA implemented its own certification programs in July 2005. Wisconsin certifications can be obtained by earning points in education, career and lifelong learning experiences, and committing to the WMCA Code of Ethics.
Lifetime Achievement Award
An Award Recognizing a Wisconsin Municipal Clerk
Its Purpose and History
Membership in WMCA exceeds 1,300, with many of those members having served their communities in an exemplary manner. You may be one of those or know someone who is. Have you thought recognition for significant contributions to our profession at the local, state and national levels was in order? The WMCA Executive Board thought so several years ago and created the Lifetime Achievement Award. It aims to give credit and honor where they are due.
The WMCA Lifetime Achievement Award is the recognition by one’s peers for a job well done, not just this year or last, but over a period of time. As we well know, the municipal clerk most often serves longer than any member of a governing body, thereby accumulating a record of civic contribution likely beyond that of the governing body. The clerk may be thought of as the silent public servant, but those in-the-know can testify to the scope of that service and its effectiveness.
Among the membership of our professional organization are qualified men and women whose receipt of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual conference in August would continue to validate the award.
The deadline for nominations is June 14th.
Membership Applications
Click here to get more information on our membership categories and membership applications.
PEC Annual Certificate
The WMCA Professional Education Committee offers an annual education certificate program for its regular members. It gives a clerk the opportunity to be recognized for the educational events they have attended in the past year. Depending on the number of hours of schooling, there are three levels of awards given out at our Annual Conference.
Silver Certificate for 25-49 certificatre hours per year
Gold Certificate for 50-74 certificate hours per year
Diamond Certificate for 75+ certificate hours per year
The application must be postmarked no later than June 1st.
WMCA Scholarship Application
Have you ever felt like you don’t know which way to look to find the answers? The Clerk and Treasurer’s Institute in Green Bay is a great place to learn the skills you need to be the best Clerk you can be. Any Clerk planning to attend the Clerk’s Institute may apply for a scholarship to help with the cost. Applications must be postmarked by April 1. All Clerk’s or Deputy Clerk’s are encouraged to apply for a scholarship no matter which year of the institute you are in.
The WMCA gives out over $3,000 in scholarships from their own funds. We also solicit and receive about $5,000 in scholarships from other sources each year.
Atkisson - SURPRISE-WMCA $589.00
Tom Letko Memorial Scholarship-WMCA $589.00
WMCA $389.00
WMCA $589.00
WMCA $150.00
WMCA $150.00
WMCA $150.00
WMCA $100.00
WMCA $100.00
WMCA $100.00
WMCA $100.00
Click here to download the WMCA Scholarship application. It is also printed in the January Quill. |
