Clerk of the Year Award
2023 Recipient:
Liz Gaynor, MMC/RMC/CMFO, Village Clerk, Village of Sands Point
2022 Recipient:
Susan Walsh, Village Clerk, Village of Floral Park
2021 Recipient:
Amanda Detschner, CMC/RMC/CMFO, Village Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Barker
2020 Recipient: None Given
2019 Recipient:
Lori Queor, Village Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Potsdam
The minimum qualifications for the Clerk of the Year Award are as follows:
- Member of the Association for at least three (3) years.
- Education on a continuous basis - personal and professional development through participation in, for example, Fall Training School, workshops, IIMC Programs, college courses, etc.
- Experience (on the job training)
- Must have participated in some professional activities (e.g., State Association, IIMC, local associations).
Additional considerations include the following:
- Activities that have furthered the goals of the Association
- Special achievements (awards or accomplishments)
- Emphasis on current year's activities
- Community service of some sort (such as civic association and service organizations)
- Years of municipal service as a Clerk
- Length of membership in State and other associations
- IIMC certification
- 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.
Selection of the Clerk of the Year is handled by 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 Awards Committee alone.
The recipient's name will be kept secret and the award will be presented at the next Association Annual Meeting.