HAPPENINGS

And the winner is….

There can only be one winner, which is really too bad, since we have such a fun and consistent group of NewsLink subscribers (actually trivia experts) who responded to most every trivia question posed in NewsLink this year. We sincerely appreciate you playing along with us this year, but again, there can only be one winner. So we have randomly chosen among all NewsLink trivia winners the following grand prize winner.

And the grand prize 2022 NewsLink Trivia Winner is....

Andrew L. Hadik, Town Planner, Town of Chester

Congratulations, Andrew. As the grand prize winner, you receive a gift of no particular value whatsoever. Bragging rights, maybe. Thanks for playing along with us this year!

Smith Receives ICMA Designation

Charles F. Smith, MPA, Town Administrator of Moultonborough, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Smith is one of over 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program.

ICMA’s mission is to advance professional local government through leadership, management, innovation, and ethics and by increasing the proficiency of appointed chief administrative officers, assistant administrators, and other employees who serve local governments and regional entities around the world.

To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government; have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field; and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development. Smith is qualified by having over seven years of professional local government executive experience. Prior to his appointment in 2021 as town administrator of Moultonborough, he served as the town administrator of Sanbornton, and town manager in Ashland.

For more information regarding the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program, contact Jenese Jackson at ICMA, 777 North Capitol Street, N.E., #500, Washington, D.C. 20002-4201; jjackson@icma.org; 202-962-3556.

SOURCE: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/community/announcements/charles-f-smith-mpa-credentialed-by-international-localgovernment-management-organization/article_a9a1a280-9d9b-11ed-bf01-ef453d6eb246.html