IIMC Celebrates Its 75th Year of Supporting Clerks
Honoring Municipal Clerks: 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week: May 2-8, 2021

Visit the IIMC Municipal Clerks Week page for all the resources you will need to celebrate this annual event. Promotion materials available for your use include:

IIMC Partners with MCCi for a FREE Webinar Opportunity - TOMORROW
How to Beat the Wave of Records Requests with Reduced Budget, Staff, and Time 

Don’t just ride the wave – crush it! With the rise of records requests from citizens demanding answers on municipalities handled the pandemic, recession, and civil unrest, a record request wave is likely just around the corner. Are you prepared? We will share industry trends associated with records requests of all types, what to do when you receive a request, best practices to manage regulatory requirements, and how to be fully equipped with the demand for quick response to records requests. We will round out this course with how clerks can leverage these American Rescue Plan and CARES funds for technology to improve serving their community. 

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET (11:00 AM PT, 12:00 PM MT, 1:00 PM CT)
Cost: Free!
IIMC Points: 0.5 CMC Education or 0.5 MMC Advanced Education point with completed learning assessment

Click HERE to register
IIMC is Accepting Requests For Proposals For Its 2026 Annual Conference
IIMC is calling for Requests For Proposals from convention bureaus in your area that would like the opportunity to bid to secure the right to host the 80th IIMC Annual Conference in May 2026. IIMC respectfully asks that you indicate your interest in undertaking this project by downloading and completing the RFP application.

Visit IIMC's Hosting A Conference page and read the conference overview letter.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 7.

Additional notable dates:
July 6: Notifications are sent to qualifying finalists
August/September: Site visits are conducted
November: IIMC Board of Directors vote
Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Minneapolis, Minnesota. @MeetMinneapolis

Minneapolis will welcome Municipal Clerks in May 2023 for the 77th Annual IIMC Conference.
International Study Abroad Program and Symposium Now Set For 2023
The 2022 Study Abroad Program and Symposium, scheduled for September 2022, has been rescheduled for September 2023.
IIMC Foundation and American Legal Announce Education Fundraiser
Raising funds to help support IIMC education programs, conference speakers, CMC and MMC scholarships, grants and other educational endeavors requires your help. You can help further Municipal Clerk education by donating today.

Visit www.iimcfoundation.com for more information.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Partners to Host New Summer Virtual Master Academy
UW-Green Bay: Each day qualifies for 4 hours of IIMC; MTAW; WMCA; UW-Green Bay County Certificates. Attend all 3 days to earn 12 hours.

NJ DCA contact hours: Attendees will earn IIMC education points. Courses are also approved for CMFO/CCFO; CTC; CPWM; RMC; QPA.
May 27, 2021
  • Mental Health: COVID Trauma and the Impact on Mental Health
  • In a Changing World, Use Awareness and Emotional Intelligence to Master Your Interactions

June 10, 2021
  • Learning Your Conflict Management Style
  • Conflict Management in the Workplace

June 17, 2021
  • The NEW Sensitivity Touch Points of Today's Environment
  • Defending Your City-Village-Town Hall

Cost: $100/Day or $250/All 3 Days

Click HERE for more information
Earn a new credential!

Digital Badge:
Sensitivity and Conflict Skills
IIMC Partners with Laserfiche to bring you a FREE Webinar Opportunity!
How to Be a Leader in a Digital World

The world is changing – but are you changing with it? From managing yourself to managing your team, working with customers to leading organization-wide change, today’s world requires leaders to have a new toolset of skills.

In this session, learn the tools you need to adapt, including:
  • Personal leadership techniques to help you stay ahead of the curve, including how to increase your agility, become more creative and improve your ability to collaborate 
  • Ways to cultivate a customer experience mindset, including understanding your citizens’ needs, mapping your desired experience and leveraging technology to bring it all together
  • Techniques to drive cultural change, including communication practices to keep everyone aligned

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM PDT (11:00 AM MDT, 12:00 PM CDT, 1:00 PM EDT)
Cost: Free!
IIMC Points: 0.75 CMC Education or 0.75 MMC Advanced Education point with completed learning assessment
Click HERE to register

If you have any questions, please reach out to Melissa Henley at Melissa.Henley@Laserfiche.com
IIMC's Mobile App Had a Makeover and is More Powerful Than Ever!
IIMC's Mobile App had a makeover and is more powerful than ever! The redesign gives you access to IIMC through your mobile device. In addition to general IIMC information, this app will also serve as the 2021 IIMC Annual Conference guide, resource center and news alert system to enhance the interactive conference experience of conference registrants.

All IIMC members have access to the FREE mobile app regardless of conference attendance! Be sure to create your own personal profile using the email address that IIMC has on file for you!
From your Apple device, click HERE or on the icon above and download the app from the Apple App Store. Alternatively, you may search "IIMC Conference" in the Apple App Store.
Note: If you download the app to your iPad, the app must be downloaded from the Apple App Store as an "iPhone" app. Once downloaded, it will be compatible with your tablet.
From your Android device, click HERE or on the icon above and download the app from the Google Play Store. Alternatively, you may search "IIMC Conference" from your Google Play Store app.
IIMC Career Center - JOB OPENINGS
  • Town of Blacksburg, Virginia - Town Clerk NEW
  • City of Prospect, Kentucky - City Clerk NEW
  • City of Salem, Missouri - City Clerk
  • Town of Erie, Colorado - Deputy Town Clerk
  • City of Rochester, Minnesota - Deputy City Clerk
  • Town of Cutler Bay, Florida - Town Clerk
Virtual Athenian Dialogues Are Selling Out Fast - Register Early
On Saturday, November 14, 2020, the IIMC Board of Directors unanimously voted to extend the allowance of Virtual Athenian Dialogues through June 30, 2021. Pre-approved Dialogues, including all the listings below and those listed on our Upcoming Dialogues page, are eligible for 3 CMC Education Points or 3 MMC Advanced Education Points with completion of the required learning assessment.

To reference a continually updated list of Athenian Dialogues, visit our Upcoming Dialogues page.

Books for May - July include: The Power of a Graceful Leader; I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban; Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race; Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead; My Own Words: Ruth Bader Ginsburg; When Women Played Hardball NEW.

More information on the Athenian Dialogues, including a copy of the Athenian Dialogue Policy may be found on the IIMC website. Click the button below to learn more.
IIMC Windfall Affinity Program
Listed below are the current vendors offering discounts through the Windfall program. Members in Regions I through IX may take advantage of the following deals.
  • Office Depot: Save up to 75% off office essentials
  • Adobe: Save on creative, marketing & document solutions
  • Avis/Budget: Save up to 30% off personal & business rental vehicles
  • Constant Contact: Save 30% off 3 months of email marketing
  • Batteries Plus: Save up to 71% off batteries, bulbs, more
  • ADP: Save up to 20% off new payroll services
  • USPay: Save on credit card processing services
  • Ticket Deals: up to 60% off movies, theme parks, shows, more
  • Simple Texting: Save up to 25% off SMS marketing services
  • Sterling NOW: Save 10% off background check services
  • 4imprint: Save 10% off promotional products
  • Prescription Drug Card: Save up to 75% off prescriptions
  • 1-800-FLOWERS: Save 15%-20%, enter promo code WINDFALL
  • Accounting Department.com: Save on online business accounting services
April Monthly Specials
Enjoy additional discounts of up to 65% off this month on home, office and school items like folders, post-its, SD cards and more.

Click HERE for the Office Depot Monthly Specials Flyer.
IIMC Office Update
IIMC staff continues to work daily, ascertaining that we are meeting our members' needs and ensuring there is continuity within the Organization. Staff continues to work full-time via a staggered schedule, splitting its time in the office and remotely as we slowly maneuver our way into having everyone safely back at headquarters. The timetable to return staff safely to a full office schedule is still in flux. Staff's safety and continuous service to our members are paramount. As of this E-Briefing, staff will continue to operate using a staggered schedule until it's safe to return everyone to work.
 
The Education Department has been working with Institutes and IIMC affiliated online companies to produce webinars and to provide complimentary and discounted online courses. The certification application and review process remain at two to three-weeks. Members who have certification points on file may still schedule appointments in available time slots to discuss reviewed certification applications and points received.
The Membership Department continues to be at your service via email or phone calls.

If you have any questions, please contact staff or me. Thank you and stay safe.
 
Chris Shalby
IIMC Executive Director
chriss@iimc.com
8331 Utica Avenue, Suite 200
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: (909) 944-4162
Toll Free: (800) 251-1639
Fax: (909) 944-8545