Goertzen named member of clerk academy program
Anita Goertzen, CMC, city clerk of Goessel, has been accepted as a member in the Master Municipal Clerk Academy Program of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). She has been employed with the city of Goessel since July 1990, serving as utility billing clerk before her appointment as city clerk in January of 1996.
The academy is the professional body of municipal clerks who have continued their level of educational achievement beyond the attainment of the prestigious certified municipal clerk award.
In order to become a member of the academy, a person must first attain the IIMC Certification (CMC) designation, attend a minimum of 36 hours of graduate courses at an IIMC recognized municipal clerks academy or complete similar educational programs relating to the responsibilities of the municipal clerk's office.
Approximately 15 percent of 10,300 members of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks have qualified for the Master Municipal Clerk Academy status.