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MONTANA MUNICIPAL CLERKS, TREASURERS, & FINANCE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AS OF 01/01/13
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President
Carolyn Schmoeckel
Clerk/Treasurer
P.O. Box 1300
Malta, MT 59538
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Vice-President of:
1st & 2nd Class Cities
Nikki Brummond
Finance Officer
305 W. Watson St.
Lewiston, MT 59457
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3rd Class Cities
Kelly Thiell
Clerk
PO Box 1
Plentywood, MT 59254
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Towns
Julie Lazaro
Clerk/Treasurer
PO Box 6699
Hot Springs, MT 59845
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Secretary
Vanice Woodbeck
Asst. Clerk
P.O. Box 158
Whitefish, MT 59937
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Treasurer
Tracy Rebo
City Clerk/Treasurer
P.O. Box 823
Troy, MT 59935
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Immediate Past President
Mary Embleton
Banquet Decoration
Carolyn Schmoeckel-Chair
Vanice Woodbeck Stacey Ulmen
Ron Barndt
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Education
Brenda Schneider, Superior - Chair
Stacy Ulmen, Bozeman
Doris Pinkerton, Forsyth
Lorraine Mulonet, Chinook
Carolyn Schmoeckel, Malta
Kelly Thiel, Plentywood
Julie Lazaro, Hot Springs
Ron Barndt, Columbus
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Welcoming
Carol Markuson, Circle - Chair
Legislative
Ron Barndt, Columbus, Chair
Jodi Rogers, Choteau
Doug Kaercher, Havre
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Finance & Audit
Doris Pinkerton, Forsyth
Annie Pickering, Kevin
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Newsletter
Elizabeth Roos, West Yellowstone
-Chair
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Fund Raising
50/50 Tickets:
Corporate Sponsorships: Cheri
Fuhringer, Dutton
Silent Auction: Stacy Ulmen
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Historian
Agnes Fowler, Conrad - Chair
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District Chairs
A: Sherri Baccaro
B: Lisa Kunz
C: Doris Pinkerton
D: Rochelle Angevine
E&F: Pam Humphrey
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Memorial Scholarship
Pam Ames - Chair
Jodie Campbell, Cascade
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Banquet Decorations
Carolyn Schmoeckel - Chair
Vanice Woodbeck
Stacy Ulmen
Ron Barndt
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Records Retention
Marty Rehbein, Missoula - Chair
Mary Corey, Choteau
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Legislative
Ron Barndt, Columbus - Chair Jodie Rogers, Chair
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Nominating
Carolyn Schmoeckel, Malta- Chair
Kelly Thiel, Plentywood
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Courtesy
Mary Corey, Choteau - Chair
Raedelle Aspenlieder, Culbertson
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MMCT&FOA Achievement Award
Melanie Gospodarek, West
Yellowstone-Chair
Pam Payovich, Livingston
Michelle Richards, Colstrip
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IIMC Representative
Stacy Ulmen, Bozeman
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GFOA Representative
Jessie Hogg, Livingston
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APT US&C Representative
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Website
Chelsea Peterson
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Convention
Helena, MT
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League Secretary
Agnes Fowler, Conrad
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Clerk of the Year
CLERK OF THE YEAR 2013
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TOWN OF VALIER'S CLERK JACKIE SHEBLE AWARDED
The recipient of this award moved to Montana with her family at an early age and continued her education in Great Falls, completing a degree from MSU Northern.
Over the past eight years as Town Clerk, our recipient has worked with all Montana funding agencies to acquire adequate funding to insure reasonable water and sewer rates for the community. She has achieved many accomplishments and achievements including maintaining an excellent record keeping system resulting in good standing audits.
She enjoys helping out with community events and volunteers as a First Responder for her community.
MRWS is proud to award the Clerk of the Year to Jackie Sheble of the Town of Valier. CONGRADULATIONS!!
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CLERK OF THE YEAR 2012
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CITY OF CONRAD'S FINANCE OFFICER AWARDED
The recipient of this award has worked for her community as a Financial Officer for the past eleven years. In this position she has worked with all Montana funding agencies to acquire adequate funding for her community to insure reasonable water and sewer rates.
Among her many accomplishments and achievements, she has also been instrumental in the past years in helping Montana Rural Water Systems develop topics for municipal clerks at their annual conferences.
In addition she is currently serving her third year as secretary- treasurer of the Montana League of Cities and Towns and has been on their Audit committee since 2004.
Other accomplishments includes obtaining her certifications in both the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and Association of Public Treasurer for the US and Canada and is a certified Montana Municipal Finance Officer, As well, she has served on the MMIA Audit Committee since January 23, 2004.
She and her husband have been married for thirty seven years. They have two sons, and they also have two adorable granddaughters.
This year's clerk of the year award goes to Agnes Fowler of the City of Conrad.
Congratulations!
Pictures of Past Events
Montana League of Cities and Town Conference
October, 2012




















Montana League of Cities and Town Conference
October, 2010







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2011 MMCT & FOA Institute, Billings, MT
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2010 MMCT & FOA Institute, Billings, MT






2010 Officers




2010 MMCT & FOA Institute Graduates
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2009 MMCT & FOA Institute, Billings, MT





































What's Happening
Municipal Institute
Montana Municipal Institute for Clerks, Treasurers, & Finance Officers
The Montana Municipal Institute is a certification program for town and city clerks, treasurers, and finance officers. Working with the
Montana Municipal Clerks Treasurers and Finance Officers Association (MMCT&FOA), the Local Government Center administers the Institute.
2013 Montana Municipal Institute Information
Registration
To register online, click here
To download the Institute brochure, click here
Agenda
Download the draft agenda here
Registration Fees
The MMCT&FOA is offering two Memorial Scholarships. Click here to read more.
Registration fees include: instructor's time and travel, training materials, continental breakfasts, lunches, and one ticket to the Thursday evening banquet. Clerks from outside of Montana are subject to an out-of-state fee of $35. Non-members of the Montana Municipal Clerks, Treasurers, & Finance Officers Association (MMCT&FOA) may obtain membership from the MMCT&FOA for $50 or must pay the $25 non-member fee. Attendees are responsible for their own lodging and travel costs.
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COST PER PERSON |
| 5-day Institute Registration Fee |
$390
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| 3-day Graduate Institute Registration Fee |
$250
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| 1-day Institute Registration Fee |
$100/day
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| Continuing Education Units (CEU's) |
$20
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| Out-of-state-fee |
$35
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| Non-member fee (if you are not a member of the Montana Clerks, Treasurers, & Finance Officers Association) |
$25 |
| Ticket for Thursday night's banquet for a guest |
$25
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Accommodations
Participants are responsible for their own housing arrangements. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center in Billings, the facility hosting the Forum. The release date for the block of rooms is April 19, 2013. The name of the block is MMC13.
1223 Mullowney Lane
Billings, MT 59101
Click here to make reservations online
Phone: 1-800-537-7286
Ask for group name: MMC13
Click here to get directions.
Cancellation Policy
If notice of cancellation is received by the Local Government Center by April 26, 2013 the total registration fee will be refunded. No refund will be made for cancellations received after April 29, 2013. Substitute participants may be made at any time.
Continuing Education Units (CEU's)
Participants successfully completing the Institute can earn Continuing Education Units for both the five day program and the three day program. To earn CEU's, attendance is required and will be taken at each session. One Continuing Education Unit is 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction. The cost of CEU's is $20 and can be paid at Institute by cash, check made out to Montana State University or VISA/Master Card credit cards. Please do not include the cost of CEU's with your registration fee as CEU's are administered through the Office of Extended University at Montana State University, not the Local Government Center.

Montana League Of Cities and Towns Convention
http://www.mlct.org/home.html

General Conference References
Conference Grant - 2013 Conference Grant information is now available. This Grant will cover the registration fee to attend the Annual Conference in Atlantic City. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Ward at jward@iimc.com

Photo archive of Montana Municipal Institute for Clerks
2009

Membership
Application for Montana Certification
Application for Scholarship
Membership Forms

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Links
Montana League of Cities and Towns - www.mlct.org
Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority (MMIA) www.mmia.net
International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) www.iimc.com
Association of Public Treasurers www.aptusc.org
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) www.gfoa.org
ARMA (Records Management) www.arma.org
Montana State Telephone Directory www.mt.gov
State Road and Weather Report www.state.mt.us
Cities and Towns in Montana www.wikipedia.org
INTERCAP Loan Program http://www.investmentmt.com/BondPrograms/INTERCAP/default.mcpx


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