At the Citizenship Academy Leadership Training sessions, which started last week.
Taken by OML's Sarah Lingenfelter
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OML Board of Directors Call for Nominations in Districts 4 and 10: Deadline is May 15th!
There are currently two OML board of director seats that need to be filled.  The OML board will consider and recommend to the President candidates to represent districts 4 and 10.

More details on how to apply for these positions are at the following links:
Sample Resolution for potential board members
CALT IV Kicks Off in Guthrie
Cat Bently From Altus Presents at CALT IV
Class IV of OML's Citizens Academy Leadership Training met bright and early for the first time last Thursday to kick off the 2015-2016 training year. On April 9th, twenty three participants from communities all over the state met at the beautiful Dominion House in Guthrie.

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OML's Sardi Attends SMC IT Conference in Nashville
Attending the Semi-Annual Southern Municipal Conference (SMC) for IT in Nashville, OML Operations and Procedure Administrator, Lara Sardi spent 3 days in the company of other league IT staff. With dedicated sessions on security, firewall structures and the introduction of Windows 10, the information helped the different leagues look at long-term strategies and the implementation of new networks.
"The round table forum offered the best way to seek solutions as we are all working to enhance communication with our members", quoted Lara. "There is a level of expertise only leagues deal with." Attended by leagues from the Southern States, the popularity of the twice a year conference is drawing IT staff from as far away as Oregon.

The Oklahoma Municipal League was instrumental in the creation of the conference over 10 years ago and continues to be a leader in seeking software and tools which enhance Member Services.  
Jones' Treasurer, Johnston Retires

After 23 years of service to the town of Jones, Phillip Johnston has retired as the town's treasurer. When Johnston initially retired from the First Interstate Bank, he was looking forward to the next chapter in his life. However, in 1992 the town treasurer moved and former mayor Bill "Jack" Hoag convinced Johnston to take the post.  After that, Johnston was re-elected and can't recall ever having another opponent for the next two decades while in office.

 

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MC&T Training Held in Woodward

The Municipal Clerks, Treasurers and Finance Officers State Certification and Handbook Training was held last Friday in Woodward at the Woodward Conference Center.  

 

There were almost 50 people in attendance to hear the informative speakers that included: Russ Meacham from Meacham CPAs who spoke on Audit Preparation; Betsey Kulakowski, OK Dept of Labor- DOL with Record Keeping Requirements; Bryan Drummond, City Attorney who spoke on hot topics; and Bryce Kennedy, City Attorney talked about "Everything you ever wanted to know about ordinances, codification & other stuff but were afraid to ask."

 

Lunch was sponsored by American Fidelity Assurance and a good deal of the evaluations contained comments about how great the workshop was.  


Check our website for upcoming dates to more workshops

Oklahoma and Federal News

DEQ Makes Recommendations Regarding Storm Cleanup
Following the recent storms that have impacted Oklahoma, many residents may be trying to determine how to manage debris, including proper disposal of shingles. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has recommendations for both.

More information on our Drip GRIPS page
NLC Infrastructure Week:
May 11 - May 15
Infrastructure Week is approaching May 11th to 15th, and NLC is going to be an affiliate this year. Now in its 3rd year, Infrastructure Week is led by several organizations from the business, labor, and public policy sectors (Building America's Future, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Institution, National Association of Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, and the American Society of Civil Engineers).

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