The SC Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute recognized five new graduates after its most recent session — MCTI Year 2, Session A — in September.
The newest graduates are Amanda Garris, clerk/treasurer, Town of Lake View; Angela Westmoreland, assistant city clerk, City of North Myrtle Beach; Fiona Buchanan, deputy city clerk, City of Greenville; Linda McDaniel, executive admin assistant/city clerk, City of Orangeburg; and Zella Major, clerk, Town of Stuckey.
The Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute provides municipal clerks and treasurers with the skills critical to their respective professions. MCTI is approved for certification credit by the International Institute for Municipal Clerks and the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada. The Institute is offered in a series of six half-week sessions. Two sessions are offered every year.
Year 2, Session A, covers human resource management, workplace technology, election administration, accounting and written communication. Presenters for this September’s session included City of Goose Creek Marketing Manager Adam Kelly discussing social media and electronic communication, and VC3 Senior Business Development Executive Kevin Benson discussed the importance of keeping website information compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Two of the Municipal Association of SC Field Services managers, Desirée Fragoso and Rob Wolfe, discussed election administration, including special elections and referenda.