Northern Kentucky Municipal Clerks Association

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Welcome to the Northern Kentucky Municipal Clerks Association Page!

Greetings from NKMCA,

Thank you for viewing our page! The membership of our regional chapter is made up of municipal clerks from the cities in Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Grant, Owen, Carroll, and Gallatin Counties. If you are a current or retired city clerk from the area please join us for a meeting! The Northern KY Chapter of KMCA is comprised of members from this eight-county area.

We meet regularly on the third Thursday of each month at noon for a luncheon meeting and we average an attendance of about 20 members and guests at each meeting. The luncheon cost / meeting fee is $12 per person per meeting. Special guest speakers are invited to some meetings while others are devoted to discussion of current issues and regular business or special round table sessions on a pertinent topic. Contact the Regional Director, the Regional Representative or any member to find out the next meeting date and location. We try to rotate meetings throughout the area so that participants will find at least a few meetings a year will be held very close to their office. We also schedule special training sessions on topics chosen by the membership and these are usually free to NKMCA members. Our membership dues of $15 are payable each January. NKMCA members network on a regular basis whether it is in person at meetings, on the telephone or via email sharing information and solutions to our common challenges.

NKMCA Clerks sharing news at the 2-21-08 Meeting in Bellevue (Melissa Kelly of Fort Thomas, Tracy Denham of Covington and Pat Taney of Independence)

By-Laws

Click here to accesss the NKMCA By-Laws.

Regional Report to KMCA

The Following Chapter Report was offered for the KMCA Membership Meeting held on April 15, 2009 during Spring Conference at KY Dam Village.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY – JOE CHRISTOFIELD The NKMCA has 60 regular members and 2 associates Officers are Director Melissa Kelly (Ft.Thomas), Vice Dir. Evone Bradley (Newport), Sec. Debbie Krueger (Ft.Mitchell), Treas. Judy Cox (Crestview Hills), Rep. to KMCA Joe Christofield (Florence). We meet on the third Thursday of each month at noon. NKMCA recently had a guest speaker on countywide occupational licenses. We look forward to hosting the 2010 KMCA Spring Conference.

The following report was submitted to Pres. Doane for the annual membership meeting on 4/16/08. For the calendar year 2007 NKMCA met ten times with an average attendance of 26 at each meeting and has met three times in 2008. NKMCA meets at noon on the third Thursday of the month. Locations for the meeting/luncheons rotate throughout the area. The meeting fee is $12 per person with $9 to cover the luncheon and $3 to benefit the organization. (Any additional luncheon cost is absorbed by the host city.) Total paid memberships to NKMCA for 2007 was 53, total paid memberships for 2008 is 38 (as of 3/13/08). Of the paid members to KMCA as of the Board meeting on 3/14/08, 58 regular and 2 associate members of KMCA come from the NKMCA area.

For 2007 our February meeting preceded a special budget workshop at our ADD. In March we had a guest speaker from the Dept. for Library and Archives. In May our guest speaker was Phil Sparkes from the Local Govt. Law Center at Chase College of Law. In June a City Clerk addressed us on Domestic Abuse Awareness. For the July meeting we had a round table discussion on successful event planning and shared great ideas and resources. In August the Fort Wright CAO lead a discussion on Occupational License Collection. In October guests from a local bank answered our questions about electronic deposit scanners. In November we met with representatives from the local newspapers. Our annual holiday luncheon in December was well attended with several retirees joining us at Karlo’s Bistro for lunch and a cookie exchange. Kicking off 2008 we had a guest at the January meeting from the local newspapers to discuss publications and we also honored retirees Freda Prather of Owenton and Sue Kramer of Villa Hills.

Membership and participation in NKMCA remains strong. We look forward to a great year in 2008 and planning the 2010 Spring Conference!

Recent / Upcoming Events and Projects

Upcoming...

NKMCA looks forward to hosting the KMCA Spring Conference in 2010 in Northern Kentucky. The host hotel will be the Radisson Riverview in Covington. We need input from all NKMCA members so please keep in touch, share your ideas and reserve our meeting dates on your calendar now!

Recent...

NKMCA was proud to be site hosts when Kentucky welcomed the Region V Conference in 2006. The Conference was held in Covington and was a great success with over 150 registrants. Thanks to all who worked on and attended this conference. This conference rotates through the five states in the region so KY will have a turn hosting again in 2011.

Region V Clerks enjoyed a night at the races at Turfway Park 12/1/06

C.R. Wirthlin and Laurie Sparks welcomed guests of the 2006 Region V Conf

Please join us!

We would love to have you join us at one of our monthly meetings, each third Thursday at noon! ***Planning Sessions for the 2010 Spring Conference preceed the regular meetings at 11:00 a.m.!*** NKMCA Meeting 1-18-08 Listening to a rep from the local newspapers

The tentative meeting schedule for the remainder of 2009 is as follows. Meeting locations are subject to change so please watch for the meeting announcment closer to the date or check with the Director or hostess to be certain. If joining us for lunch please RSVP through NKADD, the Director or the host city so the host/hostess can order an adequate amount of food.

January 21 - Southgate

February 18 - Union Emergency Services Building; Kathy Porter 384-1511

March 18 - Ft. Thomas; Melissa Kelly 572-1202 MKelly@FtThomas.org

April 15 - Meeting cancelled - Date conflicts w/ KMCA Spring Conference - See you in Covington!

May 20 - Erlanger; Missy Andress

June 17 - Florence; Joe Christofield 371-5491; jchristofield@ictyofflorenceky.com

July 15 - Crestview Hills; C.R. Wirthlin 341-7373

August 19 - Highland Heights; Jean Rauf 441-8575

September 16 - Fort Mitchell; Amy Beth Able 331-1212 aable@fortmitchell.com

October 15 - Edgewood; Jeanette Kemper 331-5910; jk@edgewoodky.gov

November 18 - Taylor Mill; Karen Griffith 581-3234

December 16 - Annual Holiday Luncheon, location TBA

Remembering a friend

The Clerks in Northern Kentucky lost a great friend when Carole Huber passed away in 2007 after a long battle with breast cancer. Carole served as City Clerk in Cold Spring for 23 years. In recognition of her great contributions and service to the City, Cold Spring named their ball fields after her. The Clerks had a tree planted there to help everyone remember our beautiful friend. As NKMCA Director in 2005, she stood up at a meeting and said she wanted all her friends to take care of themselves and reminded us early detection is essential. (This is a link to a tribute.)