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Certified Municipal Clerks
Congratulations to Jaklynn Welker, city clerk with Union, and Amanda Hurley, city clerk with Des Peres, for earning the Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC)! To earn the CMC designation, a municipal clerk must attend extensive education programs often totaling more than 120 educational hours. The CMC designation also requires pertinent experience in a municipality.
Mayor Of Battlefield Honored With Proclamation
At the recent MML Board of Directors meeting in Jefferson City, Mayor Debra Hickey was honored with a resolution by the Board for her service to promote autism awareness and build autism-friendly communities in Missouri.
Mayor Hickey led her city to become the first autismfriendly city in Missouri, creating an educated and welcoming community.
NLC Federal Advocacy Committees
The National League of Cities' (NLC) seven Federal Advocacy Committees, with NLC’s leadership and the Federal Advocacy team, play a key role in all NLC advocacy efforts. These Committees are comprised of local officials from NLC member cities, towns and villages across the country. The Committees play a central role in developing the organization’s federal policy positions that are the foundation of NLC advocacy efforts. NLC’s federal policy positions make up the National Municipal Policy.
2023 Community & Economic Development (CED) Committee
Chair, Tishaura Jones, Mayor, St. Louis, Missouri
Lee Barnes, Council Member, Kansas City, Missouri
2023 Finance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR) Committee
Eric Peterson, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance, Webster Groves, Missouri
2023 Public Safety & Crime Prevention (PSCP) Committee
Ryana Parks-Shaw, Council Member, Kansas City, Missouri
Matt Turner, Alderman, Harrisonville, Missouri
2023 Transportation & Infrastructure Services (TIS) Committee
Bryant DeLong, Mayor, North Kansas City, Missouri
Dan Fowler, Council Member, Kansas City, Missouri
Melissa Robinson, Council Member, Kansas City, Missouri