OAMR Newsletter - Spring 2014 - FINAL 033114.pub
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OAMR Newsletter - Spring 2014 - FINAL 033114.pub
Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders Newsletter V o l u m e 3 3 , S p r i n g 2 0 1 4 W W W . O A M R . O R G President’s Message Norma Alley, MMC, City Recorder, Newberg As spring brings promise of blooms and new starts, it reminds me of some of the things I love about OAMR! The membership always has a drive and vision to keep this organization healthy, vital, blooming, and fresh. There is always an opportunity for people to grow and accomplish so much with great support and encouragement from one another that empowers us to turn these visions into accomplishments. Thank you membership for being so rad! Does that take you back to the ‘80s or what! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: New Certs 12 Candidate Statements 16 Region News 24 Scholarships Report 31 New Members 38 Fundraising 42 Because of how amazing you all are, I anticipate a hard time getting through the plethora of applications for President’s Award of Distinction and Recorder of the Year. It’s time for our creative juices to flow with consideration of whom you would like to nominate. The forms will be in the summer newsletter, but if you already have someone in mind and would like to get the form in right away, let me know and I will get it to you. The Board held a meeting in February and some of the highlights are listed below. You can check out the full Board meeting packet on the website and the draft minutes in this packet. Audit Committee presented the first draft of a Financial Policy. Review and approve some committee job descriptions. Approved the 2014 Mid-Year Academy speaker. Received a report from the Conference Siting Ad-hoc Committee reviewing the possibility of centralized conference locations. There will be a full report and action at the next meeting. Reviewed some proposed Bylaws amendments to go before the membership in September. Adopted a revised Sponsorship Program. Approved an expenditure for upgrades to our website. Approved extending an invitation to Dema Harris to attend Mid-Year Academy and to cover her room and registration if she comes. Discussed updates to the scholarship eligibility criteria. Our next Board meeting will be April 3 at 2:30 p.m. in The Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center. It would be great to see the membership there! The meeting packet will be available on the OAMR website the week of March 24. Turn Visions into Accomplishments Continued on next page... PAGE 2 President’s Message continued from previous page... The February League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Board meeting focused on working with a consultant to get through their 2014 Strategic Plan. We finished that up in the middle of the afternoon and moved into a business agenda. Actions and discussion by the Board during the meeting: Updating their Records Request and Procedures Policy bringing language in conformity with current practice. Received a financial report with no dues increase projection at this time. Continue financial support of outside organizations as approved at the December meeting, and retain $5,000 for any additional support that may come up in the year. Appointments to the Budget Committee. Approved the LOC moving forward with the next step for an office remodel. Received a report on the regional meetings and small cities network program and received the spring schedule. Heard from the legislative team on the hot topics happening at the Capitol. I attended Region II’s training on candidate elections held January 31. Ashland City Recorder Barb Christensen, MMC, went over some of the new election laws and forms, and provided each attendee a wonderful packet with examples. Even though I had attended her training in Region V, I gleaned even more valuable tidbits that have helped me through this May election process. Thank you, Barb! I’m sure Region II Director Debbie Manning has more fun things to say in her article about the entire day. I’m sorry I had to miss the afternoon session on records management. I wish everyone a very wonderful spring and look forward to seeing many of you at Mid-Year! Norma OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 Nicole Morris,Tualatin, Earns CMC By Debbie Werner, CMC, Deputy City Recorder, Hillsboro Nicole Morris went to, in her words (and mine), “the best school on the planet!” (a.k.a. Oregon State University) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Advertising and a minor in Fashion Merchandising. She has worked for the City of Yachats as Administrative Assistant, the City of Newport as Executive Assistant to the City Manager and as Deputy City Recorder for the City of Tualatin, which has been her post since January 2013. Many of you likely work with Nicole since she is involved with the Education, Conference and Mentoring Committees. She also chairs the Membership Committee. Nicole encourages others to step outside their comfort zones and get involved in OAMR. It’s a great way to meet new people. Now that she is a CMC, she has advice for others pursuing certification: make a plan and stick to it, gather your certificates and get organized, attend classes whenever you can even if you think they won’t interest you (you will take something away from every educational opportunity) and, if you have financial constraints, maximize your training dollars by applying for OAMR scholarships. As she works toward her MMC, Nicole also hopes to pursue a Masters Degree in Public Administration. When she’s not on the job, Nicole enjoys crafting and spending time with her husband, Skylar, cooking and dreaming up future vacations. Congratulations, Nicole! Kelly Richardson, Aurora, Earns CMC By Trudy Borrevik, CMC, City Recorder/Administrative Assistant, Cottage Grove Kelly began her employment with the City of Aurora in 2007 after 23 years of owning her own successful business as a beautician. She was the Utility Clerk when she joined the City in 2007 and in 2009 she took over the role of City Recorder. She joined OAMR in 2009 and has served on the Records Management Committee for two years and is currently on the Conference Committee. Her advice to other recorders is to join OAMR and become involved. She feels that OAMR is a wonderful organization to be a part of. She says you will meet all types of people and they will welcome you with open arms and always be there when you need help or just a friendly hug. On obtaining her certification, Kelly said OAMR is a very worthwhile organization and offers so much in the way of educational opportunities that helped her earn her CMC. Her advice to others is to take advantage of all the training offered, stay the course and finish as it feels great when you are notified that you have done it! Kelly’s greatest achievements are being a proud wife of 25 years and the mother of two wonderful children. She is also very proud of the fact that she was the first in her family to obtain any type of certification, having completed and obtained her Cosmetology, barbering and nails certification. She loves to sew and make quilts and recently has begun experiencing the world of machine embroidery. Kelly is an avid hunter with a rifle and bow, having shot her first deer and cow elk at 40 yards. She also loves to fish on their boat and recently has fallen in love with kayaking. Congratulations, Kelly, it was a pleasure attending Professional Development with you. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 13 2014 OAMR Annual Conference: “Leadership: Exploring Possibilities” Amy Sowa, MMC, First Vice President, Springfield The 2014 Annual Conference will be held at The Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center located in Bend, Oregon, from September 17 through September 19. Your Conference Committee is already working on making this a memorable and educational experience so mark your calendars now to attend! We are confident you will walk away from the education sessions with renewed energy and new ways to explore the many possibilities that await you in your workplace and professional growth. The 2014 Conference will kick off on Wednesday, September 17, with the Academy Session, “The Leadership Lessons of Dr. Seuss” presented by Kathy Novak, Colorado Institute Director. This session is bound to be full of fun and thought-provoking ideas about leadership that we will all be able to use and apply to our daily lives. Following the Academy, President Norma Alley will welcome new members and first time attendees at a “Meet-n-Greet”. This is a great way for mentors and mentees to make a first “official” acquaintance and get the new members introduced to the membership. We encourage everyone to attend and introduce yourself! We will have our opening ceremonies Thursday morning followed by concurrent sessions. I am excited to announce that due to the success of the class last year, we will host our second Athenian Dialogue, also on Thursday September 18. Kathy Novak will stick around and lead this very special session using “Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond” by Gene Kranz as the book of study. There is limited space, so let Peggy Hawker know now if you are interested in participating to get on the pre-registration list. You can email her at [email protected]. More details on other conference happenings, the concurrent sessions, and roommate matching will be available in the coming months through the listserv and the OAMR Facebook page. A complete schedule and registration form will be in the summer newsletter. Room reservations can now be made for the conference by calling The Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center at 1.800.547.3928 and mention you are with OAMR. Rooms are just $89 per night plus a 13% hotel tax. Rooms will be released to the general public by the end of August, so I encourage you to make those reservations as soon as possible. Watch for more OAMR Conference updates throughout the year! PAGE 14 Retired Clerks…What Are They Doing Now? Betty Langwell, Retired Albany City Recorder Submitted by the Retired Clerks Committee In July of 2012, Betty embarked on a new journey in her life…retirement! After working three years for the City of Lebanon and 24 years for the City of Albany, she decided to join the ranks of many admired City Recorders before her. Adjusting to retired life didn’t take long. She had prepared her family and friends ahead of time so that they knew what to expect. Betty spends some of her time volunteering in the community. She currently serves on a couple of boards. She has also done some traveling within the United States, including Alaska, and has plans to travel to Colorado in May of this year. Betty is the proud grandma of Maddie whom she takes with her most everywhere she goes. Since birth, Maddie has been attending board meetings with her and has learned to be quiet and respectful. She is a little concerned, though, that when Maddie learns to talk that she may not be quite so quiet anymore. Retirement has been a wonderful change of pace for Betty with less pressure. She is only concerned that she won’t be able to participate in everything that she is interested in. Her suggestion to others considering retiring is to plan something to do during retirement, such as volunteering, working part-time, traveling or visiting family. Plan ahead and you will be able to enjoy your time more. Betty Langwell with granddaughter Maddie If you would like to spotlight a retired clerk, please contact a member of the Retired Clerks Committee. See the membership list on page 51 of this newsletter. The Committee is also working on a program to help City Recorders prepare for retirement. If you are planning or will be planning soon for retirement, please contact us. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 Candidate for Position of Second Vice President It is with pleasure that I submit my candidacy for Second Vice President with OAMR. I have been a member of OAMR for over 15 years, from 1988 through 2000 and from 2011 through the present. My first tenure was when I was the City Recorder and Municipal Judge for the City of Athena. During that time I served on the Audit Committee and the Bylaws Committee. I also had the privilege to serve as the Director for Region VII. I was away from the public sector for several years and was happy to return in 2011 when hired as the City Recorder for Nehalem. One of my first acts was to again become a member of OAMR, knowing how valuable a resource OAMR can be. I have had the pleasure of serving on the Audit and Bylaws Committees since 2012 and Mentoring Committee since 2013. I have also been the Director for Region I since 2012. Serving on the Executive Board has been a wonderful experience and I now feel that I would like to take the next step in serving OAMR. Dale Shafer City of Nehalem In addition to my OAMR participation, I am a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Oregon City/County Management Assn. (OCCMA), and the International City/County Management Assn. (ICMA). I have been the Municipal Judge pro-tem for the City of Cannon Beach since 2004. I served on the Board of Directors for the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum for eight years, including six years as President. I work with SOLVE on the annual beach cleanup, and I have a Black Belt in Taekwondo and teach Taekwondo at the Sunset Empire Parks and Recreation District. I was appointed as the City Manager/Recorder for the City of Nehalem in December, 2012. I made sure that my Assistant City Recorder also joined OAMR, knowing how much of an asset that membership would be. The position of Second Vice President is vital to our organization. The job of Chair of the Special Projects/Fundraising Committee is extremely important. I have seen the hard work done by the membership and the previous Second Vice Presidents on the job of fundraising. Serving as Second Vice President and Chair of the Special Projects/Fundraising Committee will be challenging, but I feel that I am ready to take on this role. I believe that encouraging all the OAMR members in this and every aspect of OAMR is extremely valuable and something that is important to me. As Region Director I have enjoyed my role in OAMR and I am looking forward to continuing to work for OAMR through the position of Second Vice President. I am grateful for the opportunity to run for the position of Second Vice President. Respectfully Submitted, Dale Shafer OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE Candidate for Position of Treasurer I have been a member of OAMR since August, 1997, when I was promoted from Assistant City Recorder to City Recorder of the City of Yachats. I received my CMC in November, 2000, and my MMC in October, 2007. I have also completed the Professional Finance Officers Certification Program with the Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association. I am the current OAMR Treasurer, and have served on the following committees: Nancy Batchelder, MMC City of Yachats Audit Budget Internet Conference Special Projects/Fundraising Education Historical Preservation (Chair for several years) Newsletter Records Management Special Projects & Fundraising My education and prior work experience before coming to the City of Yachats was in accounting, and I currently serve as the City Finance Officer and Budget Officer, so I believe I am qualified for the position. In my first term as OAMR Treasurer, we upgraded our accounting software and I worked to streamline the processes to account for all revenues and expenses for the organization. I suggested, and received Board approval to send out membership renewal notices and raffle tickets by email as a way to save the organization printing and mailing costs. In my second term as OAMR Treasurer, I completed the process necessary for the organization to obtain the 501(c)3 status with the IRS. That designation was approved and now members are able to make tax deductable donations to OAMR. During my time as Treasurer OAMR acted as the State Host for the IIMC Conference in Portland, and it was my responsibility to track all of the additional fundraising efforts and report the raffle activities to the State Department of Justice. I was also responsible for paying all of the bills associated with that conference. As OAMR Treasurer, I have tried to be responsive to requests for information from any member who asks, be timely in paying all debts, and filling all reports and tax forms. The main purpose of OAMR is to provide educational opportunities for the members, including scholarships to ensure that recorders can take advantage of those opportunities. Making money for scholarships is a big part of what we do, and I have been proud to do my part as Treasurer. I would like the opportunity to continue doing it for two more years. 17 PAGE 18 Candidate for Position of Region 1 Director It is with great honor that I submit my Declaration of Candidacy for Region I Director of Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders (OAMR). It is my intention to serve Region I to the best of my abilities. I have been a public servant since I was 16 years old, working in Oregon and Washington at the state, county, local, and school district levels. I have truly enjoyed my career and have learned so much from my 30 years of experience. Kathy Payne, CMC City of St. Helens I have been a member of OAMR for five years, joining in 2008 after my promotion to City Recorder at the City of St. Helens. I also joined the International Association of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) the same year. In 2009, I began taking Professional Development courses with the goal to become IIMC certified. I achieved Certified Municipal Clerk designation on November 9, 2011, a great professional and personal accomplishment. I am now working toward my Master Municipal Clerk designation. OAMR has helped me become the person that I am today. I have learned so much from our members and from all of the valuable training sessions that are offered each year, whether it is at a conference or an On-The-Road Workshop. I would not be as knowledgeable or as resourceful as I am today if it weren’t for OAMR. I have served on a number of OAMR committees, including the Internet Committee (2011/12 to present), Newsletter Committee (2009/10 to present, Chair beginning in 2013/14), Conference Committee (2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14), and Special Projects/Fundraising Committee (2013/14). I have been privileged to attend many conferences and trainings offered by OAMR, with the support of my Council and City Administrator. As Region I Director, I will lead our area by bringing members together and encouraging members to become more active with OAMR in whatever capacity they are able to. I will endeavor to bring awareness to all members in my Region of the scholarship and educational opportunities available to them. I will also encourage networking, not only within our Region but within all of OAMR and internationally through IIMC. My goals will be to inform, collaborate and help each member enjoy being a part of such a great organization. I think knowledge is key and sharing information is an important part of being a leader. Since I have been a member, I believe that OAMR has done a fabulous job meeting their objectives which include encouraging members to participate in the organization, providing educational opportunities, informing members of pertinent information, endeavoring to increase participation in the IIMC certification programs, and fundraising moneys to continue a healthy scholarship program. I will work diligently to meet these objectives for my Region. I am the proud mother of an almost 18 year old son, Noah, who graduates from high school this year. I have been a single mom for almost all of his life; so, the majority of my time outside of work has been taking care of him, managing his activities and his schoolwork. Being a single mom has brought many challenges our way but I am happy to say that my son is a good kid and I am proud of the young man he has become. I couldn’t ask for a better kid! We have a dog named Jack who brings us so much comfort and joy! I am a very proud member of OAMR. With all of my experience and skills I have learned over the years, I will be the best Region 1 Director that I can be if you so choose to elect me to this position. Thank you all for your consideration. Respectfully, Kathy Payne OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE Candidate for Position of Region III Director I have been a member of OAMR for almost seven years. I have achieved my CMC and am currently pursuing my MMC (almost there!). My current volunteer positions include being the Vendor Coordinator for our city’s July 4th Festival and Chairman of the City’s Wellness Committee. My committee activities with OAMR include: Special Projects Committee, 2008-2009 Newsletter Committee, 2008-2014 Mentoring Committee, 2009-2014 Conference Committee, 2009-2010 Special Projects/Fundraising Committee, 2012-2014. I have been in the Region III Director position since I was appointed in September 2013. I have enjoyed my time as the Region Director, so far. I have had several leadership roles during high school and since including President of the Monmouth Business Association, Bible study facilitator and a local trainer for the Ford Leadership program. I have also taken the time to learn to be a better follower. I would bring expertise at organizing events and functions and encouraging people. I love mentoring new members and feel that it is a very important part of OAMR, along with the educational opportunities. I believe it is very important to help our members feel like they are a part of the organization. Phyllis Bolman, CMC City of Monmouth It would be an honor to continue to serve the members of OMAR as Region III director. Candidate for Position of Region VII Director I am applying for the position of Region VII Director because I feel it would be an ideal opportunity for me to give back to OAMR. This position would allow me to assist others in the region with their professional and personal development, and any time you assist others you gain from the experience. Coming in as a new recorder with very little training, OAMR was a great asset to me and I would like to share my knowledge with others. I have been an OAMR member for two years, serving on the Special Projects/Fundraising, Scholarship and Membership Committees in 2012-13. This year I am on the Education, Scholarship and Conference Committees. I have also attended OAMR workshops and will be a presenter at our workshop in April. I am scheduled to attend the IIMC Academy in June to begin pursuit of my CMC and MMC certification. Nancy Parker City of Athena I have served in leadership positions in every job I have held, as well as multiple civic and community organizations including: Athena Chamber of Commerce, Beta Sigma Phi (both local and city wide chapters), Athena Weston Livestock Supporters, PTA, and am on the Sunset Housing Board, which built 10 apartments for senior living and are adding another four apartments this year. I am organized, efficient and adhere to deadlines. Thank you for considering my application for this position. Nancy Parker 19 PAGE 20 Candidate for Position of Region V Director I am honored to submit my Declaration of Candidacy for Region V Director. I was sworn in to finish a current term at the 2011 OAMR Annual Conference and have enjoyed being the Region V Director. I hope the membership will give me the privilege to continue for another term. I have been a member of OAMR since 1999; received my CMC in 2002; and my MMC in 2008. Continued education is very important for our growth in the organization and life in general. I have been successful this past year in getting training in the southern region of the state. I believe I have support on both sides of the region to help encourage that training. It is my goal to make sure Region V members know the options available for scholarships that will allow them to attend conferences and Professional Development opportunities. My goal for 2014-16 will be to contact the cities that are not currently members and encourage their membership. Deanna Casey, MMC City of Central Point I am currently serving as Chair of the Historical Preservation Committee and have been Chair of the Internet Committee twice. I have served on the Membership Committee, Conference Committee, Nominating Committee and Records Management Committee in the past. I have been privileged enough to attend several IIMC conferences and will encourage all members to attend if they have the option. It can be a great learning tool for our profession. When I submitted my nomination two years ago I told you I thought I had overcome my phobia of public speaking. That turns out not to be true, but I will do my best to represent Region V while avoiding the pressure to speak in public. Deanna Casey OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 21 Candidate for Position of IIMC Region IX Director I am delighted to announce my candidacy for the position of IIMC Region IX Director. Every six years, OAMR has an opportunity to put forth a candidate as part of our rotation agreement with the other Region IX states (Washington, Alaska, California, and Hawaii). Being an active member of OAMR for the last 22 years has given me the foundation and desire to represent you at the international level. When I first joined OAMR in 1992, my mentor encouraged me to get involved with OAMR by signing up for committees. With a strong desire to learn more about this special profession I had just stepped into, I took her suggestion and signed up. My very first committee assignment was the Professional Image Committee (now known as our Professional Growth and Leadership Development Committee). Being part of this Committee instilled my passion for personal and professional development. In 1996, I became chair of that Committee and served in that capacity for four years. As chair, I was appointed Tracy Davis, MMC as the first OAMR representative on the Washington Municipal Clerk City of Keizer Association Professional Development Committee, who at that time exclusively sponsored the professional development institute. This was the start of a relationship with WMCA that blossomed into today’s three-state agreement as partners in the Northwest Clerks Institute program. In 1998, I was awarded the OAMR Recorder of the Year award for my work and dedication to the professional development program. In addition to my service with the Professional Image Committee, I have served on almost every other OAMR committee during my tenure. I have chaired the Education Committee, Conference Committee, Special Projects/Fundraising Committee, Professional Growth and Leadership Development Committee (second time), and am currently serving my fourth year as Chair of the Northwest Clerks Institute Education Committee. In 1997, I received my Certified Municipal Clerk designation and in 2005 received the Master Municipal Clerk designation. In 1996, I was elected as OAMR Region III Director, serving two terms before announcing my candidacy for OAMR Second Vice President. I ascended to the position of First Vice President and then President in 2002. Representing OAMR as your President was one of the greatest highlights of my career. It also gave me my first opportunity to attend an IIMC Conference. Attending a conference of this magnitude gave me new inspirations and motivated me to get involved at a higher level. My first IIMC committee was the Membership Committee. However, my desire to be involved with education and professional development prompted me to sign up for the IIMC Program Review/Certification Committee the following year. I served on this Committee for three years, including one year as the Chair. For the last five years, I have been a member of the IIMC Conference Committee. Being a member of this Committee gave me great insight for preparations for the 2012 IIMC Conference held in Portland. Serving as IIMC Region IX Director feels like the next step on my professional path. I pledge to provide OAMR and the members of WMCA, AAMC, and CCAC with professionalism, enthusiasm, and leadership with my representation. I am committed to ongoing professional development and education and will strive to make informed decisions for the betterment of OAMR, Region IX, and the entire IIMC membership. Thank you for your support. Tracy Davis PAGE 22 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 23 Northwest Clerks Institute Education Committee By Tracy Davis, MMC, City Recorder, Keizer Happy spring OAMR! As we start to see the daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths emerge from the soil and develop into beautiful flowers, I hope you will take a moment to consider how you can continue your professional and personal growth. One option to consider would be to attend a session at the Northwest Clerks Institute this summer. The professional development sessions under the leadership of Institute Director Dema Harris will exceed all of your expectations by sharpening your professional skills, developing valuable networking relationships, and strengthen your personal growth. The Institute is located on the beautiful University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma, Washington. The dates for the 2014 sessions are as follows: · PD 1 – June 1-6, 2014 · PD 2 – June 8-13, 2014 · PD 3 – June 15-20, 2014 · PD 4 – June 9-12, 2014 To register for a session or find more details on the program, please visit www.wmcaclerks.org and click on the NCI link. There is also a link on the OAMR website. Don’t forget these sessions provide you with educational points in obtaining your Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) or Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) designation. In addition, the sessions have been submitted to the League of Oregon Cities for credit towards their Local Government Management Certificate program. It is truly the best bang for your training dollars. I encourage everyone to take part in these valuable programs. It is an experience you will never forget. During the last 10 years, we have been very fortunate to have Dema Harris as our Institute Director. Late last year, Dema announced her retirement effective June 30, 2014. The 2014 Institute will be the last under Dema’s reign. The Northwest Clerk Institute Education Committee sent out a request for qualifications for a new Institute Director earlier this year and we received five responses. Interviews took place on Friday, March 14, in Seattle, Washington. The goal is to have the new Institute Director on board by June 1 so she can shadow Dema. OAMR will have an opportunity to wish Dema a happy retirement at the annual Conference banquet in September. If you have any questions regarding the Institute or need a little more encouragement, please contact me at 503.856.3412 or email me at [email protected]. PAGE 24 Region I News Dale Shafer, City Recorder, Nehalem, Region 1 Director Well March has definitely come in like a lion here on the coast. The weather is crazy with high winds and heavy rains. Hope you are all staying warm and dry. Region 1 members had our holiday meeting in December at the new Nehalem City Hall. We had an ornament exchange and enjoyed getting together for lunch and networking. We always enjoy seeing each other, and exchanging information and ideas. We have not had a formal meeting yet this year due to winter weather and other outside training obligations. It was nice to see so many OAMR members at the City/County Insurance Services (CIS) Conference at the end of February. I am planning a meeting in April after our Mid-Year Academy. I have had some requests to have it at the Camp 18 Restaurant on Highway 26. For those of you who have never been there, they serve lumberjack size meals. So we will have to bring our appetites. We are hoping for another good turnout from Region 1 for the Mid-Year Academy and look forward to another great academy session. UPDATE FROM THE CITY OF DAMASCUS In February, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission voted to take enforcement action against the City of Damascus for failure to adopt a Comprehensive Plan within the required four-year period following incorporation. This means the City will lose its $300,000+ in State Shared Revenues (cigarette, liquor, gas tax and miscellaneous funds) and repay grants received through the State. The November 2013 General Election vote on disincorporation resulted in 2.947 yes (63.5%), 1,695 no (36.5%) votes, but failed to meet the 50% plus one of the 6,879 total registered voters (3,440 yes votes were needed) in order to meet Oregon Revised Statute requirements for disincorporation. In December 2013, the chief petitioner filed an appeal through Clackamas County Circuit Court seeking review of the voting standard. The appeal indicated the voting standard should have been that for citizen initiatives rather than disincorporation - meaning the popular vote standard would apply. If the judge upholds this appeal, the City would disincorporate. A citizen’s initiative petition to adopt the Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Plan, Integrated Water Capital Plan, Development Code, and related land use maps, which were accepted by the City Council in July 2013, but not adopted and referred to the citizens to vote upon, received 571 verified signatures. The City Council referred the ballot measure to Clackamas County on February 18 for placement on the May 20, 2014, election ballot. The Mayor and Council President formed work groups to create new planning documents, one being more property rights focused and the other environmental protection focused. The majority of Council voted to refer both sets of documents to the voters on February 27 for inclusion on the May 2014 ballot. Also on February 27, the Oregon Senate approved HB 2049A which would allow de-annexation of properties from a city located within Metro and incorporated between January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2005, if city did not acknowledge a comprehensive plan and land use regulations within four years after incorporation, and any portion of a tract is within a half mile of an adjoining City’s boundary. The bill is now before the Governor for signature. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE Region II News Debbie Manning, CMC, Assistant City Recorder, Dundee, Region II Director Region II held a training event at the Lake Oswego City Hall on Friday, January 31, 9 a.m. hosted by Anne-Marie Simpson, Administrative Assistant, City of Lake Oswego. Elections training was presented by Barbara Christensen, CMC, City of Ashland, followed at 1 p.m. by Records Management with Tyrene Bada, MLS, CRM, Vice-President, Programs/Immediate Past President Oregon Chapter of ARMA International. We had an estimated 20 clerks in attendance at each of the classes. We enjoyed having attendees from as far away as Cannon Beach (Colleen Riggs, Administrative Assistant, Cannon Beach). Welcome new members: Scott Stauffer, Administrative Specialist II, City of Milwaukie and Hannah Wells, Administrative Specialist III, City of Milwaukie. We look forward to meeting you both at the upcoming Mid-year Academy. Congratulations to Nicole Morris, City of Tualatin, on the accomplishment of her CMC. The Tualatin City Council will be looking for a new home as of April 1. With construction of the Nyberg Rivers Development (Cabela’s, New Seasons, Home Goods, and more) Seneca Street is being extended through the current Council facility. The City Council will begin a facilities study for the new location in the near future. 25 PAGE 26 Region III News Phyllis Bolman, CMC, City Recorder, Monmouth, Region III Director We are welcoming spring in Region III! The daffodils are blooming and so are the new members in our region! We have added eight new members since November: Jeremy Teal, Dallas; Hilary Norton, Halsey; Cassandra Baker, Idanha; Colleen Rogers, Aumsville; Heidi Blaine, Donald; Carla Holzworth, Corvallis; Traci Archer, Gates; and Timothy Rhyne, Gervais. We just finished a Parliamentary Procedure/Elections Training session thanks to the presenters - Julie Kreuger from The Dalles and Tracy Davis from Keizer. The sessions were very informative and helpful. We are working on scheduling a Notary Seminar in May. We are looking at the first four Fridays in May and need 12 people committed to attend. We have six so far! If you are interested in the training to learn about the new laws, become a notary or renew your license, please let me know at [email protected]. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE Region IV News Trudy Borrevik, CMC, City Recorder, Cottage Grove, Region IV Director Region IV has a new member as of November 2013 which I neglected to mention in the winter newsletter: Larisa Worthington with the City of Westfir. Welcome to OAMR, Larisa! On March 14, we have elections training scheduled with the Lane County Clerk, Cheryl Bertschart; Douglas County Clerk, Patricia Hitt; and Ashland City Recorder, Barb Christensen. We currently have 18 members signed up for the training. Congratulations to OAMR member and Veneta City Recorder, Chris Workman, who will be starting his new career as City Manager with the City of Philomath on March 17, 2014. We are proud of Chris and wish him the best in his new position. Training and education are important to a City Recorder in order to keep on top of ever-changing rules, laws and practices. If you’ve been thinking about starting the process to obtain your CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk) certification, I would encourage you to do so. There are scholarship options available from both OAMR and IIMC and you won’t have a better experience. Besides all the education you receive, you form long-lasting friendships with clerks from Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Ask any City Recorder with CMC or MMC behind their name and they will be glad to talk to you about their experience. NEWS NEEDED! Calling all members ~ Send us your news for the Recorders’ World section. Update your OAMR family on what is happening in your life professionally or personally. Tell on yourself or tell on a friend. Send information to [email protected]. 27 PAGE 28 Region V News Deanna Casey, MMC, City Recorder, Central Point, Region V Director Welcome to new member Nickole Barrington from Klamath Falls. Some of you may have met her at Mid-Year in North Bend. Lisa Olson told me that Nickole is currently the Paralegal/Municipal Court Supervisor for the time being, but evidently she is being groomed to take over when Lisa retires. Good luck Nickole, those are some pretty awesome shoes to fill. I would like to welcome Aaron Prunty, City Administrator Pro Tem, in Shady Cove. Aaron has been a member before but due to changes in City Hall he was not able to renew the membership. Region V is glad to have his smiling face attending region events. Oma Rowley from the City of Merrill has also joined OAMR this quarter. She has taken the place of Deborah Guller. I look forward to getting to know Oma in the near future. Our Valley Lunch in December landed on the day of the BIG STORM and several people were unable to attend. I am going to try and schedule a spring lunch get together for anyone who is interested in attending. It is always nice to get together and be able to catch up. Not to mention find out what all the other cities are doing about the hottest topic. Can you crow like a rooster? Well, Rogue River is gearing up for their National Rooster Crowing Contest. The weekend of June 28-29, 2014, will be a great time to test your skills. It will be a fun weekend of food, parades, museum tours, and live entertainment. Carol Weir, MMC, will have all the details as the event gets closer. Come and enjoy this great event for the entire family. Central Point has started planning for our Battle of the Bones June 20 and 21. We have shortened the event this year to Friday evening and all day Saturday. In the past, Sundays were very slow and City employees and volunteers were tired! It didn’t help that it was very difficult for the BBQ teams to have that much meat for the entire weekend. We will have the event posted on our website any day now. Jacksonville City Recorder Jan Garcia has another grandchild to spoil. Eliza Reign Crenshaw was born January 23. She is baby number four, and grandbaby #5 is due in July. Jan had a dream this baby was a boy. She is excited to see if her dream was a premonition. Her 13-year-old Jack Russell Terrier ate 300 ¾ minus gravel rocks because they had bacon grease on them. Pele is a trooper; he came through the surgery with flying colors. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain." ~unknown VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 29 Region VI News Lisa Morgan, City Recorder, Prineville, Region VI Director Happy spring!!! Everyone has been pretty busy in their own corner of the region. As probably with other regions across the state, the grass is starting to turn a little bit greener and everyone is gearing up for all of their city projects and well into the budget process for FY 2014/2015. Development is reportedly picking up for all cities in our region, as land use questions and permits continually trend upwards. LaPine is getting ready to look at complete sewer and water revamping. OAMR will be losing Rick Allen, City Manager, as a member. However, thankfully Patti Morgan will still remain a member. Craft Brewing is spreading in Central Oregon. Juniper Brewery Company just had their grand opening in Redmond and they expect more to follow. Sisters is no exception to those big projects starting! The big news in Sisters is the Cascade Avenue improvement project. Sisters is one of the only cities in Oregon where the main street in town is also a state highway and designated freight route. The entire roadway is being redone from one end of town to the other with reroutes that take you around town or to side streets. Semi-trucks are being spotted in lots of places we’ve never seen them before! Construction began on Monday and is scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day weekend. Crews are working day and night in order to create the least amount of impact to businesses. Streetscape improvements will be done throughout the summer with new sidewalks, benches, landscaping, trees, lamp posts, etc. It’s going to be beautiful once it’s done. We’re encouraging folks to continue to stop in Sisters and support the local businesses while the project is underway. Everyone is still open which can be tough for small independent businesses when the main road is closed. In The Dalles, let’s all give Julie Krueger a round of applause!! She taught her first Parliamentary Procedure On-TheRoad Workshop on Friday in Independence. The next one is scheduled for Baker City on April 17. She has also been accepted as a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians. The Dalles has 84 reservations for cruise ship moorings. The first ship arrives March 26. Prineville has been busy also. The City Manager is now on the LOC Board of Directors, the mayor is on the Board of Directors for the Oregon Mayors Assn. (OMA) and all projects are well underway. The ground is being prepared at the new St. Charles medical facility site as well as the new 750-student elementary school. We are almost complete with a water project that will increase capacity by 50% and storage by 20%. We are expecting our new locomotive from Iowa by the end of March or first of April. A couple of years ago, our City updated its Wastewater Treatment Facility Plan which went from a mechanical treatment plan to wetland process. The designs have been completed for phasing with input from irrigation districts, wildlife biologists, watershed experts, DEQ reps, vector control, and more as you can imagine. Finally, this much anticipated project that will provide a 5k path around the wetlands, education points where school students can have field classes, bird watching stands and more is getting closer to a reality. Who knew that wastewater treatment could be so fascinating! Other than that, this is the only news I have received by the publication deadline. Our region is planning to have a luncheon on Friday, May 2 when road conditions are more predictable. I am really looking forward to visiting with the rest of the cities throughout Region VI and find out more about all the great things we have been up to since conference in September. If you happen to be in Central Oregon then, send us an email and join us!! PAGE 30 Region VII News Dauna Wensenk, City Clerk, Burns, Region VII Director Region VII will be losing three members: Diane Clingman of Prairie City, Lila Killingbeck of Boardman, and Penny Moore of Irrigon to the bug called “retirement”. The following is what Penny wanted to share with everyone: “I would like to thank OAMR for the welcome that I received from the very first meeting in Eugene in 2009. As I was trying to find my way to my room, the first person that I saw was Ruth Post (the First Vice President). She introduced herself with a warm welcome and asked if she could help me. The organization was there when I needed help. The conferences with all the jam-packed sessions are a wealth of information and you learn so much networking with the ladies that you meet and visit with. And I don’t want to forget the On-The-Road Workshops in Baker City. I am very proud to have belonged to this group of wonderful ladies. I won’t thank any of you exclusively, that would be too many, but you know who you are. As I retire Aril 1, 2014, I will remember all of you with fond memories.” Congratulations to these ladies on their retirement. We will miss them and wish them the very best. I would also like to welcome aboard Marcus Lester of Summerville, Angie Hughes of Umatilla, and Dorothy Jordan of Monument. We anticipate beautiful spring weather to welcome President Norma Alley and the Education Committee for our On-The-Road-Workshop in April. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 31 Scholarship Committee Report By Kelly Morse, MMC, City Recorder, Redmond Congratulations go out to the following individuals who were awarded Mid-Year Academy and Professional Development scholarships: Mid-Year Robyn Christie, MMC, Bend Lisa Gibson, Damascus Darci Henneman, Veneta Kimmie Jackson, Yachats Sadie Main, Estacada Debra Manning, CMC, Dundee Patricia Morgan, La Pine Cathy Nelson, Waterloo Nancy Parker, Athena Margaret Reh, North Plains Anna Ruggles, CMC, Forest Grove Linda Wangsness, Yachats Professional Development II Darci Henneman, Veneta Sadie Main, Estacada Jenn Nelson, Newberg Jennifer Russell, Stayton Linda Wangsness, Yachats Professional Development I Lorelei Anderson, Bend Angie Lanter, Banks Kimmie Jackson, Yachats Melissa Kiefer, Nahalem Nancy Parker, Athena Professional Development IV Tori Barnett, MMC, Ontario Phyllis Bolman, CMC, Monmouth Lisa Gibson, Damascus Sue Ryan, CMC, Canby Professional Development III Kelly Burgoyne, Oregon City Linda Galeazzi, Salem-Keizer Transit Nicole Morris, CMC, Tualatin Jenn Nelson, Newberg Lisa Scholl, St. Helens It’s never too early to start looking ahead to the next scholarship opportunity. The Annual Academy and Conference scholarship guidelines and applications are included in this newsletter and can be found on the OAMR website. Applications will be accepted from April 9 through July 7. If you have any questions about OAMR’s [email protected] or 541.923.7751. scholarship opportunities, feel free to contact me at VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 32 PAGE 33 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 34 PAGE 35 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 36 PAGE 37 OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER PAGE 38 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP UPDATES By Nicole Morris, CMC, Deputy City Recorder, Tualatin On behalf of the Membership Committee, please join us in extending a warm welcome to the following new or returning members… Region II Welcome back Jennifer Nelson, Deputy City Recorder, City of Newberg! Scott Stauffer, Administrative Specialist II, City of Milwaukie, joined OAMR in February and has been in his current position for about nine months. Scott learned about OAMR through his supervisor Pat DuVal, and his attendance at Records Management Committee meetings. Before working for the City of Milwaukie, Scott worked for Concordia University in Portland in the Advancement Services division. Scott is most interested in receiving support from OAMR in the area of records management. Scott was born in Portland and earned a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Pacific Lutheran University, and a Masters in Public Policy from Oregon State University. He is married to his 3rd grade sweetheart and has two boys. Scott is a history nerd and political junkie. He is four years into reading his way through presidential biographies, chronologically, and is currently in the Kennedy-Johnson years. Welcome, Scott! Region III Carla Holzworth, City Recorder, City of Corvallis, joined OAMR in February and has been in her current position for about two months. Carla has worked for the City of Corvallis since 1992. She started as a management assistant in the Police Department and then transferred to the City Manager’s Office in April of 2001. Her duties at that time included budgeting, public information, and coordinating volunteers. Prior to working for the City of Corvallis, Carla was an office manager for a division of PacificCorp, and before that she was a student at OSU where she completed her undergrad and graduate degrees. She states “Go Beavs!” Carla learned about OAMR from Kathy Louie, Corvallis’ former City Recorder. Carla and her husband Kevin moved to Oregon in 1987 to attend OSU, and they loved Oregon so much that they never left. Their horse, cat and dog keep them pretty amused. Carla and her husband love doing car cruises in their old Corvette, horseback riding, skiing, and just about anything that involves being outdoors. Welcome, Carla! Heidi Blaine, City Manager, City of Donald, joined OAMR in February and has been in her current position since March 2012. Heidi previously held positions at the City of Tualatin planning desk, and the City of Amity as the City Clerk. Heidi hopes to gain more knowledge in records management through the organization. She is a native Oregonian and likes gardening, water aerobics, home improvement projects, reading, and hiking. Welcome, Heidi! Colleen Rogers, City Clerk, City of Aumsville, recently joined OAMR in February, and was a member for the first time back in 2008. Colleen has been in her current position since January 2008. Prior to working for the City of Aumsville, she worked for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Director of Operations. She looks forward to getting to know other OAMR members as well as using the listserv to research how other cities are handling local government issues. Colleen was raised in Turner, Oregon, and has lived in Aumsville since 1975. She has two adult children and one granddaughter. Colleen is a passionate horse enthusiast and loves to ride and train them. She is also a certified instructor and loves working with lower level riders giving them solid riding foundations. Colleen is also involved in her local community theater group and loves acting. Welcome, Colleen! Hilary Norton, Assistant City Recorder, City of Halsey, joined OAMR in December, 2013, and has been in her position for almost six months. Hilary is new to municipal government, and looks forward to gaining knowledge and experience in the areas of permitting and ordinances. Hilary and her husband are native Oregonians. They have been married for 12 years and have three dogs who keep their lives interesting. Hilary likes to read a lot, and is an artist who enjoys painting and drawing. She is also the chair of her City’s Library Committee and is working to raise money to transform the old city hall building into a library. Welcome, Hilary! OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE Cassandra Baker, City Recorder, City of Idanha, joined OAMR in January and has been in her current position for a year. She has no prior municipal government experience, and is looking to OAMR for help with budgeting. She is a native Oregonian (and proud of it!) and has three children and two grandchildren. Cassandra enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, reading, and crocheting. She enjoys learning new things and her current job likes to test that statement! Welcome, Cassandra! Traci Archer, City Administrator/Recorder, City of Gates, joined OAMR in February and has been in her current position since July 2013. Prior to working for the City, she worked in the education field. Traci is hoping to gain knowledge in all aspects of being a municipal clerk. She is a native Oregonian and the proud mother of two teenagers. Most of her free time is spent raising her kids, but when she gets time outside of that, she loves working in the yard, hiking, and camping. Welcome, Traci! Timothy Rhyne, City Recorder, City of Gervais, joined OAMR in February when he started in his current position. He hopes to learn about the payroll process from fellow OAMR members. Welcome, Timothy! Region IV Sina Streeter, City Recorder, City of Glendale, joined OAMR in December and has been in her current position for about a year. She learned about OAMR through retired City Recorder Betty Stanfill. She hopes to gain knowledge in the area of elections training through her membership with OAMR. Sina was born in San Diego, California, and was raised in Oregon. She has been married to her husband, Dave, for 21 years and has two children, Morgan and Kyle. Her hobbies include coaching volleyball, being outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends. Welcome, Sina! Region V Nickole Barrington, Paralegal/Municipal Court Supervisor, City of Klamath Falls, joined OAMR in December 2013 and has worked as the City’s Paralegal for 13 years, and the Municipal Court Supervisor for one year. Nickole has worked at the City of Klamath Falls in several positions including Account Clerk for seven years. She hopes to use OAMR as a resource for researching and networking for current government laws and regulations, as well as continue to gain knowledge in the areas of parliamentary procedures, elections, and records law. Nickole is a native Oregonian and was born and raised in Klamath Falls. She has been married to her husband, Chris, for 20+ years and has two wonderful boys, Brandon and Colby. Her hobbies include scrapbooking, home decorating, and traveling with friends. She enjoys these hobbies but they are currently on hold as she travels with her oldest son to varsity swim meets, and her youngest son to baseball, basketball, and golf tournaments. What a busy lady! Welcome Nickole! Welcome Oma Rowley, City Recorder, City of Merrill! Oma joined OAMR in December and replaced Deborah Guller. Region VI Welcome Barbara Irving, City Recorder, City of Mosier! Barbara joined OAMR in December and replaced Jean Hadley. Welcome back Aaron Prunty, City Administrator Pro Tem, City of Shady Cove! Continued on next page... 39 PAGE 40 Continued from previous page... Region VII Welcome back Andrea Denton, HR Manager/City Recorder, City of Pendleton! Dorothy Jordan, City Recorder, City of Monument, joined OAMR in January and has been in her current position for nine months. Prior to working as the City Recorder, Dorothy worked in the manufacturing industry. She was a production lead in a photo finishing lab for 16 years. Dorothy is a native Californian, born and raised in Sacramento. She moved to Oregon three and a half years ago. Dorothy and her husband Brian, have been married for 12 years and have three dogs that absolutely run their life. Her husband and she are both animal lovers. She enjoys all card and board games, loves to play bingo, and enjoys traveling to Nevada. Welcome, Dorothy! Marcus Lester, City Recorder, City of Summerville, joined OAMR after he was appointed to his position in February. Summerville is a city in Union County in the northeastern part of the state. He heard about OAMR from the Mayor of Summerville. Before his stint in local government, Marcus worked in several professions, including: carpenter, general contractor, cartographer, computer systems development, project management, and business owner. Marcus says that he is now “retired.” When asked what he feels he needs the most help with in his new position, Marcus responded, “everything.” He was born in Honolulu, but many of his wife’s family live in the Grande Ronde Valley. When he is not working, Marcus enjoys sailing, swimming, horsemanship, and stamps. Welcome, Marcus! Terrie Simons, City Recorder, City of Halfway, joined OAMR in July 2013 after being appointed to replace Heather Farley, the previous City Recorder. Halfway is a city in Baker County, which is located halfway between the communities of Pine and Cornucopia, and less than 30 minutes from the Idaho border. Before her career in local government, Terrie worked in the real estate field and the billing department of a telephone company. When asked what she feels she needs the most help with in her new position, Terrie responded, “just learning all the basics.” She is a native Oregonian; third generation born in Halfway. Terrie has two adult children and an awesome grandson and another grandchild on the way. In her spare time, Terrie raises heritage breed pigs for consumption – they are free range and GMO free. She also has two horses, chickens, a calf and three dogs. Terrie loves to hunt, fish, camp, snowshoe, volunteer at the fair and rodeo, and dress up like a clown for parades. What you might never know about Terrie is that in 2005, she donated a kidney to a real estate client in Phoenix; she is an avid Green Bay Packer fan; married on Memorial Day weekend in 2012; is learning to can pickles and jellies; and she loves to laugh and sit out by a nice fire. Welcome, Terrie! Welcome Angie Hughes, City Recorder, City of Umatilla! Angie joined OAMR in January. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 41 Legislative Committee Report By Lisa Morgan, City Recorder, Prineville Let’s begin with the bill that captured everyone’s attention state wide. Yes, you guessed it: SB 1531 – Medical Marijuana which was intended to clarify cities’ and counties’ rights to regulate MM dispensaries. This passed the Senate and the House, but not without its share of political drama. Cities scrambled to pass ordinances that would either ban them; place a moratorium on them waiting to see what the state would do; or just simply to place regulations on these facilities. This bill went back and forth several times, adding this, deleting this, adding this back in. Everyone who participated in the fate of this bill compromised after the bill was sent back to the House Rules Committee. Many thought sending it back to the House Rules Committee essentially killed it so close to sine die, and was viewed as a stall tactic by some. Though this ended up not being the case. SB 1531 passed the Senate and the House. What does this mean? It allows cities and counties to ban medical marijuana dispensaries but only until May 1, 2015. Cities have until May 1, 2014 to decide whether to enact a ban or set policies to regulate allowed dispensaries. The regulations could relate to hours of operation or location, etc. It is not ideal because it didn’t decide once and for all whether cities or counties can ban them permanently. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, advocates for cities and public safety agencies will be back next year to extend or repeal the May 1, 2015 sunset. There is also language that will allow legislators to make changes required if Oregonians vote in November to legalize marijuana. HB 4017, which addressed litigation regarding LIDs and would have altered how they are formed, ended up with no votes taken. The way this bill began would have affected all cities, then was whittled down to be specific to Keizer. No votes were taken on HB 4125, which would have added reserve officers to the category of victims for which aggravated murder can be charged when murder is related to performance of official duties. However, HB 4120 which expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in the line of duty to include children of reserve officers and volunteer firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty was signed into law March 3, 2014. Also signed into law on March 3, 2014 was SB 1577. It requires the State Police and all sheriffs and municipal police departments to adopt written policies relating to missing vulnerable adults on or before January 1, 2015. Another long awaited step forward was HB 4055, which establishes procedures for collecting emergency communications tax on prepaid wireless telecommunications and service and interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service, is now in the Governor’s office awaiting signature. The associated HB 4080 which establishes the procedures for collecting the emergency communications tax is currently in the House Committee on Revenue. Another bill that caused some strife is HB 4119 that permits contracting agencies to solicit or use pricing policies or proposals or other pricing information to determine compensation for consultants providing certain services only after a contracting agency has selected a candidate and before entering into contract with a consultant. The word “permits” can be viewed as somewhat misleading. It could potentially cost cities more in delaying contracting procedures if they have to wait until selecting a candidate to discuss some pricing of a contract. HB 4155, relating to the PERS Board came through weeks after the deadline to submit proposed bills. If this bill didn’t come through, it could have caused cities to be out of compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Rule 68. Local governments could have been affected by additional direct audit costs as well as likely resulting in a “downgrade” in credit ratings which would affect bond costs for taxpayers and rate payers. This bill is in the Governor’s office awaiting signature thanks to the hard work of LOC, school districts, and cities. SB 1518, regarding supervisory employees was back again this session, passed and signed by the Governor on March 3, 2014. SB 1543, which would make it an unlawful employment practice to reduce hours worked for the sole purpose of preventing an employee’s eligibility for coverage under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has currently been referred to Health Care and Human Services. This is just a sampling of the bills that have come through. A more extensive update will be available in the legislative OAMR board report for April. I would like to thank the Legislative Committee members for all of their help putting together an initial tracking list of bills, tracking the status of those bills and providing updates. Great job everyone!! Then we can relax until August when the deadline approaches to submit legislative concepts and draft bills for 2015! PAGE 42 Special Projects/Fundraising Committee Report By Michele Eldridge, CMC, Second Vice President, Harrisburg We have been snowed on, held under an icy layer, then were walloped with storm after storm… I think we are all so ready for spring to hit! So SPRINGING into hot fundraising action is your Special Projects/Fundraising Committee! We are ready to make this an amazing year and we hope that you’ll help us raise an amazing amount of scholarship dollars for you and the rest of the membership! There’s so much you can do to help us make it happen. Visa Raffle Your very last chance to purchase or sell those VISA Raffle tickets is rapidly approaching! The winners for this great promotion will be drawn at the Mid-Year Academy in Bend! I’m sure that any of us could use $1,000….heck, even $100 would be a bonus! Our Visa Raffle gives six chances for a winner with $1,500 being offered this year! Tickets are $5 each with just 1,000 tickets printed. One winning Visa will be in the amount of $1,000, and there will be five VISA cards of $100 each offered as well! (The main prize drawing of $1,000 will be drawn first!) Kimmie Jackson, [email protected], in Yachats is heading up this raffle, and has been mailing out tickets like crazy. Be sure to ask her for more really soon, as you SELL-SELL -SELL those tickets. You can always send the stubs and money for what you’ve sold to Kimmie before the Mid-Year Academy….but we’ll also be able to collect those in Bend. However, if you aren’t able to join us in Bend at MidYear, please make sure to send in your ticket stubs, money, and unsold tickets by March 31, 2014, so that your sold tickets can be in the drawing on April 4! OAMR Store We’re trying all sorts of new things for the store this year! We’ll have three new items for sale: a great cell phone power bank with OAMR engraved on it (who couldn’t use that?…plus it makes a great gift!), coffee travel cups in assorted colors, and this year’s conference charm with the incredible conference logo on it! The new store items will be on display and available for sale at both the Mid-Year Academy and Annual Conference in Bend, and all the store items are available for sale on the OAMR website, too! Speaking of sales……On sale right now are what’s left of the black OAMR pajamas, at only $2.50 each, and the unframed OAMR City Recorder artwork for only $7.50. This item will only be on sale through the Mid-Year Academy, and then will return to regular price. Get yours now! Shipping charges will be added to those items that need to be shipped, or you can pick up your online purchases during Mid-Year and Annual Conference to save on those costs. Contact me at [email protected] to order your sale items! Special order store items! New this year for the first time, we are offering three special order items. These items are available in a full range of sizes and colors. See Debbie Lockhart, [email protected], or Michele to order these, starting at the Mid-Year Academy. Our minimum ordering amount is six items, so once your order is on the list, we can send it in when we get the minimum. These items range from work worthy cardigans to a fun hoodie and a warm and toasty fleece vest….perfect for Bend! The OAMR logo will be tastefully embroidered on these special order items. Prices will be set very soon for these and they will be available online also in the near future. Here’s a sneak peek: We will have a few pieces available at the Mid-Year Academy for people to feel and try on. VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 43 Booster Conference T-Shirt Available in Mid-March! We hope you got in on the Booster t-shirt promotion when it was running. Some of the promotions during the Annual Conference will give you special credit for having the shirt! Those of you who ordered a shirt will have it delivered at the Mid-Year Academy. If you aren’t attending, you can opt to have the shirt held until the Annual Conference or pay a small fee to have it shipped to you. Contact Michele with your preference. FUNDRAISING EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE 2014 CONFERENCE Discover Bend & Kathy Walk You can sign up for either one, or even better, have fun with your fellow members by signing up for both! If you miss signing up on the conference application, you haven’t missed your chance; we can sign you up anytime during the conference before the events start. Discover Bend is our scavenger hunt, and the Kathy Walk is a fun walk in Bend. (Big hint… You’ll even get special credit if you wear that special conference t-shirt that was for sale in the month of March!). Kathy Payne, [email protected], and Lisa Scholl, [email protected], are both in charge of this great fundraiser. This special scholarship in Kathy Ishiara’s name can be up to $1,000! Please help us to raise the funds and honor Kathy’s memory. Baskets Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence, [email protected], and Phyllis Bolman, CMC, Monmouth, [email protected], are the co-leads for this event, and will be mailing out tickets in the future. Your region directors are responsible for gathering items from your region to put in the baskets, so if you’ve got goodies to donate, be sure to let them know. Some of these baskets are simply amazing! All seven will be available for raffle at the Annual Conference this year. If you don’t have your tickets yet, be sure to let Karin and Phyllis know. You can buy even more at the Conference too! Auctions Each year, OAMR holds two silent auctions during the Conference and one live auction during the banquet. Cornelius City Recorder Debby Roth, MMC, [email protected], and Scappoose City Recorder Susan Reeves, MMC, [email protected], are the co-leads for the auctions and do a fabulous job showcasing all of the wonderful items that are donated. The items in the auction are donations from members, guests and businesses that generously provide items from our member communities. Check now in your community for items that can be donated and keep your eyes open for those great bogo sales that can be had. This is a great way for your local businesses to advertise and get those tourism dollars! We will be designating special areas to drop off your silent auction items, and will be reminding you to turn them in early at the Annual Conference. You can sign up to be on the teams that will help organize the auctions too. It’s a great way to make new friends, and get involved, without having to be on the full committee! PAGE 44 Continued from previous page... COINS for Population I know…not nearly as catchy as “pennies”. But what a great way to capitalize on those coin donations. Simply ask for the number of coins to be donated that matches your population. Gather them together, cash them in, and bring the proceeds to the Annual Conference. We have a handy sign on the OAMR website for you, or you can design your own. Board Challenge Tori Barnett will be coming up with a terrific contest that generally pits your board members against each other; all to avoid being the winner of this one! Watch for more information in the future and plan to choose your favorite to be the winner! Special Project In Bend this year, our special charity will be Kids Center (www.kidscenter.org). Watch for the donation bins and be sure to help donate to this terrific cause….fighting child abuse. Pampered Chef Fundraiser Later this summer, we’ll have the Pampered Chef Fundraiser again. Order your favorite items, and let the hostess gifts go to OAMR. Then watch for the awesome baskets in the silent auction that have those hostess gift items. It’s a winwin! Thank you again, OAMR, for showing your amazing generosity and being willing to help your fellow members. Every dime raised in profit by this Committee goes right to the scholarship fund for the next year! Please join us in our fundraising efforts, and who knows….you might even be that lucky person who wins $1,000 this year! OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE For further information and materials, go to www.IIMC.com. 45 PAGE 46 2013-2014 OAMR EXECUTIVE BOARD President Norma Alley, MMC City of Newberg PO Box 970 Newberg, OR 97132 503.537.1283 [email protected] First Vice-President Amy Sowa, MMC City of Springfield 225 Fifth Street Springfield, OR 97477 541.726.3700 [email protected] Second Vice-President Michele Eldridge, CMC City of Harrisburg PO Box 378 Harrisburg, OR 97446 541.995.6655 [email protected] Secretary Anna Ruggles, CMC City of Forest Grove PO Box 326 Forest Grove, OR 97116 503.992.3235 [email protected] Treasurer Nancy Batchelder, MMC City of Yachats PO Box 345 Yachats, OR 97498 541.547.3565 [email protected] Immediate Past President Stacie Cook, MMC City of Mill City PO Box 256 Mill City, OR 97360 503.897.2302 [email protected] Region 1 Director Dale Shafer City of Nehalem PO Box 143 Nehalem, OR 97131 503.368.5627 [email protected] Region II Director Debbie Manning, CMC City of Dundee PO Box 220 Dundee, OR 97115 503.538.3922 [email protected] Region III Director Phyllis Bolman, CMC City of Monmouth 151 W. Main Street Monmouth, OR 97361 503.751.0145 [email protected] Region IV Director Trudy Borrevik, CMC City of Cottage Grove 400 E. Main Street Cottage Grove, OR 97424 541.942.5501 [email protected] Region V Director Deanna Casey, MMC City of Central Point 140 S. Third Street Central Point, OR 97502 541.423.1026 [email protected] Region VI Director Lisa Morgan City of Prineville 387 NE Third Street Prineville, OR 97754 541.447.8339 [email protected] 541.573.5255 Dauna Wensenk [email protected] City of Burns 242 S. Broadway OREGON ASSOCIAT ION F MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER Burns, OR O97720 Region VII Director OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 2013-2014 OAMR COMMITTEE CHAIRS Audit Karin Johnson, MMC City of Independence PO Box 7 Independence, OR 97351 503.837.1172 [email protected] Bylaws Julie Krueger, MMC City of the Dalles 313 Court Street The Dalles, OR 97058 541.506.2035 [email protected] City Recorder’s Procedure Manual Kathy Hall, MMC City of Salem 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 205 Salem, OR 97301 503.588.6091 [email protected] Conference Amy Sowa, MMC City of Springfield 225 Fifth Street Springfield, OR 97477 541.726.3700 [email protected] Education Peggy Hawker, MMC City of Newport 169 SW Coast Highway Newport, OR 97365 541.574.0613 [email protected] Historical Preservation Deanna Casey, MMC City of Central Point 140 S. Third Street Central Point, OR 97502 541.423.1026 [email protected] Internet Alissa Angelo, CMC City of Stayton 362 N. Third Avenue Stayton, OR 97383 503.769.3425 [email protected] Legislative Lisa Morgan City of Prineville 387 NE Third Street Prineville, OR 97754 541.447.8339 [email protected] Membership Nicole Morris, CMC City of Tualatin 18880 SW Martinazzi Avenue Tualatin, OR 97062 503.691.3011 [email protected] Mentoring Debby Roth, MMC City of Cornelius 1355 N. Barlow Street Cornelius, OR 97113 503.992.5305 [email protected] Newsletter Kathy Payne, CMC City of St. Helens PO Box 278 St. Helens, OR 97051 503.366.8217 [email protected] Nominating Joann Thompson City of North Bend PO Box B North Bend, OR 97459 541.756.8529 [email protected] Northwest Clerks Institute Education Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport 541.574.0613 [email protected] 503.496.1509 [email protected] 503.856.3412 [email protected] Kelly Burgoyne, Oregon City Tracy Davis, MMC, Keizer 47 PAGE 48 Professional Growth and Leadership Development Kelly Burgoyne City of Oregon City PO Box 3040 Oregon City, OR 97045 503.496.1509 [email protected] Records Management Sandy King, MMC City of Wilsonville 29799 SW Town Center Loop East Wilsonville, OR 97070 503.570.1506 [email protected] Retired Clerks Carol Weir, MMC City of Rogue River PO Box 1137 Rogue River, OR 97537 541.582.4401 x100 [email protected] Scholarship Kelly Morse, MMC City of Redmond 716 SW Evergreen Avenue Redmond, OR 97756 541.923.7751 [email protected] Special Projects/Fundraising Michele Eldridge, CMC City of Harrisburg PO Box 378 Harrisburg, OR 97446 541.995.6655 [email protected] If you would like to view the photo album of pictures from the 2013 Annual Academy and Conference, please go to the following link… http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/OAMRPhotos/library/?sort=3&page=0. If you need assistance, please contact Kathy Payne at [email protected] or 503-366-8217. OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE 2013-2014 OAMR COMMITTEES AUDIT COMMITTEE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (Continued) CHAIR: Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Dauna Wensenk, Burns Dale Shafer, Nehalem Deanna Schafer, Reedsport Denise Carey, MMC, Estacada Debbie Lockhart, MMC, Keizer Juana Bell, Bandon Debbie Manning, CMC, Dundee Lisa Gibson, Damascus Debi Russell, Weston Nancy Batchelder, MMC, Yachats Debby Roth, MMC, Cornelius Denise Carey, MMC, Estacada BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Heather Pierson, Woodburn CHAIR: Julie Krueger, MMC, The Dalles Jennifer Russell, Stayton Abigail Donowho, Tillamook Judy Smith, Sodaville Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Karen Spoonts, MMC, Medford Dale Shafer, Nehalem Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Kim Scheafer, MMC, Canby Kathy Louie, MMC, Corvallis Lisa Gibson, Damascus Kathy Payne, CMC, St. Helens Kathy Woosley, MMC, Cascade Locks CITY RECORDERS PROCEDURAL MANUAL COMMITTEE Kelly Burgoyne, Oregon City CHAIR: Kathy Hall, MMC, Salem Kelly Morse, MMC, Redmond Amber Mathiesen, CMC, Falls City Kelly Richardson, CMC, Aurora Angie Lanter, Banks Lisa Scholl, St. Helens Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Melissa Kiefer, Nehalem Carolyn Shields, CMC, Myrtle Creek Nancy Batchelder, MMC, Yachats Kelly Morse, MMC, Redmond Nancy Parker, Athena Kim Scheafer, MMC, Canby Nicole Morris, CMC, Tualatin Lisa Gibson, Damascus Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport Rene Collins, CMC, Coquille CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Roberta Tharp, CMC, Creswell CHAIR: Amy Sowa, MMC, Springfield Robyn Christie, MMC, Bend Amy Palmer, Hermiston Ruth Post, MMC, Philomath Anna Ruggles, CMC, Forest Grove Sadie Main, Estacada Carol Krager, CMC, Tigard Stacie Cook, MMC, Mill City Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose Carolyn Shields, CMC, Myrtle Creek Susie LaDuke, Oakridge Cathy Nelson, Waterloo Tori Barnett, MMC, Ontario Darci Henneman, Veneta Trudy Borrevik, CMC, Cottage Grove 49 PAGE 50 EDUCATION COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport CHAIR: Lisa Morgan, Prineville Amber Ames, MMC, Hillsboro Carol Krager, CMC, Tigard Barbara Christenson, CMC, Ashland Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Cathy Steere, MMC, Lincoln City Lisa Gibson, Damascus Debby Roth, MMC, Cornelius Nancy Moyo, Beaverton Debi Russell, Weston Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Lisa Gibson, Damascus MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Nancy Parker, Athena CHAIR: Nicole Morris, CMC, Tualatin Nicole Morris, CMC, Tualatin Carol Krager, CMC, Tigard Robyn Christie, MMC, Bend Cathy Nelson, Waterloo Ruth Post, MMC, Philomath Colleen Riggs, Cannon Beach Stacie Cook, MMC, Mill City Debby Roth, MMC, Cornelius Teri Porter, CMC, Pilot Rock Lisa Gibson, Damascus Tori Barnett, MMC, Ontario Melissa Huhtala, Talent Tracy Davis, MMC, Keizer Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE CHAIR: Deanna Casey, MMC, Central Point Dawn Barnett, Canyonville Debbie Manning, CMC, Dundee MENTORING COMMITTEE Juana Bell, Bandon CHAIR: Debby Roth, MMC, Cornelius Lisa Figueroa, Silverton Barbara Christensen, CMC, Ashland Lisa Morgan, Prineville Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Marla Roberts, Nyssa Dale Shafer, Nehalem Dauna Wensenk, Burns INTERNET COMMITTEE Lisa Gibson, Damascus CHAIR: Alissa Angelo, CMC, Stayton Nicole Morris, CMC, Tualatin Dawn Bennett, Canyonville Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport Deanna Casey, MMC, Central Point Phyllis Bolman, CMC, Monmouth Debbie Lockhart, MMC, Keizer Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose Kathy Payne, CMC, St. Helens Susanjoy Baskoro, CMC, Gresham Melissa Kiefer, Nehalem Sylvia Murphy, MMC, Sherwood Teri Porter, CMC, Pilot Rock OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE RECORDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (continued) CHAIR: Kathy Payne, CMC, St. Helens Debbie Lockhart, MMC, Keizer Cindy Hughes, Eagle Point Heather Pierson, Woodburn Debbie Werner, CMC, Hillsboro Karen Frerk, Grants Pass Joann Glass, Vernonia Karen Spoonts, MMC, Medford Judy Smith, Sodaville Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Lisa Scholl, St. Helens Kathy Woosley, MMC, Cascade Locks Phyllis Bolman, CMC, Monmouth Linda Galeazzi, Salem-Keizer Transit Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose Linda Kaser, CMC, Lebanon Trudy Borrevik, CMC, Cottage Grove Lisa Gibson, Damascus Margaret Reh, North Plains Mary Dibble, MMC, Albany NOMINATING COMMITTEE Nancy Ide, CMC, Oregon City CHAIR: Joann Thompson, North Bend Pat Duval, CMC, Milwaukie Barbara Christenson, CMC, Ashland Robyn Christie, MMC, Bend Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Sheila Cox, MMC, Roseburg Lisa Gibson, Damascus Sue Ryan, CMC, Canby Melissa Huhtala, Talent Teresa Zak, West Linn Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose RETIRED CLERKS COMMITTEE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH & LEADERSHIP CHAIR: Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Gail Waibel, MMC, Retired (Hillsboro) CHAIR: Kelly Burgoyne, Oregon City Karen Spoonts, MMC, Medford Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport Denise Carey, MMC, Estacada Heather Pierson, Woodburn SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Linda Galeazzi, Salem-Keizer Transit CHAIR: Kelly Morse, MMC, Redmond Lisa Gibson, Damascus Anna Ruggles, CMC, Forest Grove Peggy Hawker, MMC, Newport Carol Krager, CMC, Tigard Ruth Post, MMC, Philomath Debbie Werner, CMC, Hillsboro Tracy Davis, MMC, Keizer Debby Roth, MMC, Cornelius Debi Russell, Weston RECORDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Lisa Gibson, Damascus CHAIR: Sandra King, MMC, Wilsonville Nanci Moyo, Beaverton Amber Mathiesen, CMC, Falls City Nancy Parker, Athena Cathy Steere, MMC, Lincoln City Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose Cathy Wheatley, CMC, Tigard Terrie Simons, Halfway 51 PAGE 52 SPECIAL PROJECTS/FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE CHAIR: Michele Eldridge, CMC, Harrisburg Alissa Angelo, CMC, Stayton Angie Lanter, Banks Beverley Manes, Port Orford Carol Weir, MMC, Rogue River Cathy Nelson, Waterloo Debbie Lockhart, MMC, Keizer Jennifer Russell, Stayton Karin Johnson, MMC, Independence Kathy Wilson, Riddle Kathy Payne, CMC, St. Helens Kathy Woosley, MMC, Cascade Locks Kimmie Jackson, Yachats Linda Galeazzi, Salem-Keizer Transit Linda Wangsness, Yachats Lisa Scholl, St. Helens Nancy Batchelder, MMC, Yachats Patti Crews, Richland Phyllis Bolman, CMC, Monmouth Ruth Post, MMC, Philomath Sadie Main, Estacada Susan Reeves, MMC, Scappoose Terrie Simons, Halfway OREGON ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 33, SPRING 2014 PAGE IIMC REGION IX ALASKA * CALIFORNIA * OREGON * WASHINGTON * HAWAII IIMC PRESIDENT IIMC HEADQUARTERS Marc Lemoine, MMC Deputy City Clerk City of Winnipeg Council Building-510 Main Street Winnipeg, MB REP 1B9 CANADA Ph: 204.986.7131 Fax: 204.947.3452 Email: [email protected] 8331 Utica Avenue, Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Ph: 909.944.4162 Fax: 909.944.8545 Email: [email protected] www.iimc.com DIRECTORS Joann Tilton, MMC City Clerk City of Manteca, California 1001 West Center Street Manteca, CA 95337-4302 Ph: 209.456.8011 Fax: 209.923.8960 Email: [email protected] Alice J. Attwood, CMC City Clerk/Treasurer City of Tonasket, Washington P.O. Box 487 Tonasket, WA 98855-0487 Ph: 509.486.2132 Fax: 509.486.1831 Email: [email protected] STATE PRESIDENTS ALASKA ASSN. OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS Janey Hovenden, CMC, City Clerk City of Fairbanks, Alaska 800 Cushman Street Fairbanks, AK 99701 Ph: 907.388.1595 Email: [email protected] www.alaskaclerks.org CITY CLERKS ASSN. OF CALIFORNIA Nanci Lima, MMC, City Clerk City of Chowchilla, California 130 S. Second Street, Civic Center Plaza Chowchilla, CA 93610 Ph: 559.665.8615 ext. 102 Email: [email protected] www.californiacityclerks.org OREGON ASSN. OF MUNICIPAL RECORDERS Norma Alley, MMC, City Recorder City of Newberg, Oregon PO Box 970 Newberg, OR 97132 Ph: 503.537.1283 Email: [email protected] www.oamr.org WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSN. Diana Quinn, CMC, City Admin./Clerk Treasurer City of Algona, Washington 402 Warde Street Algona, WA 98001 Ph: 253.833.2897 Email: [email protected] www.wmcaclerks.org 53 Mission Statement: The mission of the Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders is to enhance the quality of our office and to encourage dedication to our profession, by providing educational experiences of the highest quality as well as promote the professionalism of the office of municipal recorder. OAMR Newsletter Committee c/o Kathy Payne, Chair P.O. Box 278 St. Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503.366.8217 Newsletter Submission Deadlines Summer 2014—June 13, 2014 Fall 2014—October 17, 2014 Winter 2014—December 12, 2014 Spring 2014—March 13, 2015 Summer—June 12, 2015
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