2011 Recipient:
Louis M. DiDomenico, CMC/RMC
Village Clerk-Treasurer
Village of Kings Point

Past Recipients

The minimum qualifications for the Clerk of the Year Award are as follows:

1. Member of the Association for at least three (3) years.
2. Education on a continuous basis - personal and professional development through participation in, for example, Fall Training School, workshops, IIMC Programs, college courses, etc.
3. Experience (on the job training)
4. Must have participated in some professional activities (e.g., State Association, IIMC, local associations).

Additional considerations include the following:

1. Activities that have furthered the goals of the Association
2. Special achievements (awards or accomplishments)
3. Emphasis on current year's activities
4. Community service of some sort (such as civic association and service organizations)
5. Years of municipal service as a Clerk
6. Length of membership in State and other associations
7. IIMC certification
8. Offices/committees in State Association, IIMC and local organizations

Nominations must be received by July 1st of each year. Nominations may be made by a State Association member; regional Clerk's association; Mayor or City Council/Village Board.

Nominations for Clerk of the Year is requested in an advertisement placed in "The Bulletin" which is received by every member of the Association and in the NYCOM Bulletin.

Selection of the Clerk of the Year is handled by a separate committee (not the Executive Committee), with the decision based on compliance with the criteria established herein, but not dependent upon a rigid "point" system. The actual selection should be made by the Selection Committee alone.

The recipient's name will be kept secret and the award will be presented by the Association President or First Vice President to the recipient at their Council/Board meeting, with the recipient also acknowledged at the next Association Annual Meeting and by the State Comptroller at the Annual Banquet held at the Fall Training School.

Other programs and awards:
| Registered Municipal Clerk (RMC) | Scholarship Awards | Distinguished Service Awards |
| Municipal Clerks Institute at Cornell University | Clerk of the Year Award |

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