Registered Municipal Clerk - General Information
Scholarship Application Form for the Institute CMC/MMCThe RMC Program is administered by the NYSACVC and by the New York State Town Clerks Association. The program was established to recognize educational and professional accomplishments in preparation for a municipal clerk career. The program serves to promote the continued education of municipal clerks to enable clerks to better serve their boards and community.
The RMC Program was designed to be consistent with numerous certification programs currently established in other states. The program's standards have been developed to strike a balance that allows all clerks to attain certification while meeting standards that support the integrity and credibility of a statewide professional accreditation program. The program has also been developed so that Town, Village, City and County clerks can all participate.
The benefits of the RMC Program include but is are not limited to the following:
- Elevate the skill level of clerks
- Promote the image of the clerk's profession
- Enhance performance and status of the clerk
- Ensure the public that a clerk who has obtained the RMC designation possesses a minimal level of competence
- Enable clerks to make their skills more marketable
- Promote the formation of a professional identity
- Foster agreement on basic values, ethics and norms of conduct.
The RMC Program requires that all applicants achieve a total of 50 points in each of two categories - education and experience. Applicants must also endorse the Code of Ethics for clerks and fulfill other requirements for certification. In order to satisfy the education and experience requirements, all applicants must demonstrate that they have completed a number of continuing education criteria. In service courses are training sessions, home study programs, videos, audiotapes, teleconferences, personal and professional development seminars and workshops, and other educational training programs designed to improve performance as a clerk.
RMC certification expires 3 years from the date of issuance. Recertification may be obtained upon completion of 18 hours of clerk in service education courses.
Applications for the RMC Program may be obtained from the RMC Committee Chair or from any of the Executive Committee members.