MEMBER News

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