PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Greetings NTMCA Members!

FY 2020-2021 BUDGET

The Board has begun working on the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget. We are conducting a review of current year-to-date and projected expenses. With the cancellation of events and uncertainty of city budgets across North Texas, if you have any thoughts or concerns, please email any one of us on the Board. We want to work together to achieve the goals of the membership! 

AWARDS LUNCHEON

Our Awards Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 24 at the North Richland Hills Rec Centre, 6000 Hawk Avenue, North Richland Hills, 76180. Please try to attend and celebrate the accomplishments of your friends and colleagues. Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, some city facilities remain closed to the public or have restrictions on social gathering. We will have more information as it gets closer to time for the event.

Brief Reminders for Important Dates & Events

a.       June 24, 2020 – Awards Luncheon North Richland Hills

b.       July 16, 2020 – Business Luncheon, Highland Village

Guest Speaker: Veronica Juarez – Improve listening and nonverbal communication; ownership not blame; and the power of positive language

c.         August 13, 2020 – Business Luncheon, Haltom City

Guest Speaker: Jeremy Baugh – Cybersecurity

d.       September 16, 2020 – Business Luncheon, Roanoke

Guest Speaker: Nikki Nanos – Connection

e.       October 21, 2020 – Business Luncheon, Azle

Guest Speaker: Kelley Moore – Achieving Confidence, Credibility and Composure

Respectfully yours, Monica Solko, President

ALYCE DEERING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AND DEADLINE

Do not let this scholarship opportunity slip by

During this strange time in which we find ourselves, it is easy to overlook opportunities that are within reach. Municipalities are looking for ways to negate the impact to the general fund and city employees need to be resourceful to fund necessary travel for education requirements, licenses and certifications. Let us help you!

Every year, the North Texas Chapter accepts scholarship applications from the membership. Do not let this opportunity slip by, complete the application and submit it to arichardson@nrhtx.com . The upcoming fiscal year will be challenging, and your city manager and city council will appreciate you finding alternate funding sources for your required TMCCP seminars.  The deadline to submit applications is June 1, 2020.  

APPLICATION : AD Scholarship Application

Submitted by Alicia Richardson, AD Scholarship Chair (NRH)

MUNICIPAL CLERK OF THE YEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE

At this time, it is unfortunate that so many normal activities have been changed in lieu of the COVID 19 Virus regulations, but we still have responsibilities to handle requiring us to take advantage of the opportunities in our chapter. It is with this occasion I am asking for chapter members to recognize one of our members as the NTMCA Clerk of the Year and/or The Texas Municipal Clerk of the Year nominee. We have clerks who have demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and a commitment to the advancement of the clerk profession, so please take time to submit a nomination if you know of a clerk who has distinguished themselves in these principles. 

The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 22nd and nomination forms can be found on the NTMCA website. The deadline for the TMCA nomination is June 15 ^th . We will attempt to host an Awards Luncheon in June, but it is contingent upon future virus recommendations. 

NTMCA Clerk of the Year

1)    A City Secretary who has been an active member of the NTMCA for at least three years;

2)   Must have provided service to other Municipal Clerks on a local level where the opportunity exists;

3)     Must have exhibited leadership abilities;

4)     Must be a Texas Registered Municipal Clerk; and

5)     Must currently be a City Secretary.

TMCA Clerk of the Year

1)     Must currently hold a municipal clerk position;

2)  Must currently be an active member of the Texas Municipal Clerks Association, Inc., and must have been an active member for at least five years;

3)   Must have provided service to other Municipal Clerks on a local level where the opportunity exists, or on a state level;

4)     Must have exhibited leadership abilities;

5)     Must be a Texas Registered Municipal Clerk; and

6)     Must not be a prior recipient of the Municipal Clerk of the Year award.

Nomination forms should be submitted to the Committee Chair by May 22 . Questions can be submitted to the Clerk of the Year Committee:

APPLICATION: Clerk of the Year Application

Submitted by Art Camacho, Haltom City, Chair, 817-222-7749

acamacho@haltomcitytx.com

Committee Members

Veronica Lomas, Southlake

Yael Forgey, Azle

Board Liaison – Monica Solko

Chapter History of Recipients

1992 – Alyce Deering; 1997 – Paula Lawrence; 1998 – Marty Hendrix; 1999 – Susan Crim (NTMCA & TMCA); 2000 – Alyce Deering; 2001 – Mary Kayser (NTMCA); 2002 – Judy Morrison; 2003 – Jean Dwinnell; 2004 – Pam Schmidt (NTMCA & TMCA); 2005 – Susie Quinn (NTMCA & TMCA); 2007 - Codi Delcambre (NTMCA), Pam Schmidt (TMCA); 2008 – Art Camacho (NTMCA), Mary Kayser (TMCA); 2009 – Linda Rhodes (NTMCA), Mary Kayser (TMCA); 2010 – Shelly Doty (NTMCA), Pam Schmidt (TMCA); 2011 – Rita Frick (NTMCA), Pam Schmidt (TMCA); 2012 – Kim Sutter (NTMCA & TMCA); 2013 – Alicia Richardson (NTMCA); 2014 – Diane Cockrell (NTMCA), Art Camacho (TMCA), 2015 – Diane Callahan (NTMCA), Art Camacho (TMCA); 2016 – Mary Supino (NTMCA), Art Camacho (TMCA); 2017 – Mary Kayser (NTMCA), Kim Sutter (TMCA), 2018 – Sheila Morales (NTMCA), Alicia Richardson (TMCA); 2019 – Amy Shelley (NTMCA), Alicia Richardson (TMCA).

2020-2021 NTMCA OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED

NTMCA is driven by the involvement of our members. We are currently looking for those willing to serve our fellow clerks as an Officer of our association. This gives you a chance to work closely with other clerks, make lasting friendships and serve the association in a rewarding manner. Applications for the FY 2020-2021 NTMCA Board must be received by June 1st. The Officer positions are: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Historian. Detailed descriptions of the duties of each officer can be found in the NTMCA Bylaws. The Nominating Committee will review all applications, interview candidates and present the slate of Officers to the membership at the June 24 ^th Awards Luncheon in North Richland Hills. Any present or past officers would be happy to answer questions. Please consider becoming an officer and submit your application to Committee Chair: Kim Sutter at ksutter@eulesstx.gov by the June 1, 2020 deadline .

APPLICATION: NTMCA Officer Application Form

Submitted by Nominating Committee

Kim Sutter, Chair Euless

Shanae Jennings, Irving

Ron Gonzales, Fort Worth

NTMCA 2020 PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR

Navigating the Maze of E-Records & TABC Rules

The North Texas Municipal Clerks Association regrets to announce the cancellation of their 2020 professional seminar. Due to the uncertainty surrounding events and COVID-19, the general expectation is that many events will be rescheduled for later in the year, creating few opportunities for rescheduling our event. Furthermore, we understand that many Municipal Clerks will be working with limited time and budgets for the foreseeable future, meaning there could be attendance issues with attempting to reschedule the event. We look forward to resuming the professional seminars in 2021 and wish our members a safe remainder of 2020. 

I would like to thank the NTMCA board members and the Professional Seminar committee members, Theresa Scott, Shelley Scazzero, and Lisandra Leal for all their hard work.

Submitted by Alicia Smith, Professional Seminar Committee Chair (Willow Park)

**The committee is considering a Zoom Athenian Dialogue. They are looking into the requirements and will send out an update soon.