Clerk of the Year Award
Established in 1991, this award is presented annually to a Municipal Clerk who is nominated by their peers, and recognizes excellence both in their contributions to their community as well as to the profession of the municipal clerk. The award is the highest honor that is bestowed upon a municipal clerk by MTCCA.
The Awards Committee, made up of the previous five (5) recipients of the Clerk of the Year award, shall solicit nominations from MTCCA members. Nominations will be submitted on the nomination form to the right. Deadline for nominations to be submitted for six (6) weeks before the Annual Meeting.
- The Nominee must hold the title of Clerk for his/her municipality, be a certified Clerk of Maine and be a current MTCCA member.
- The Nominee must have held the position of Clerk for at least 7 years, and either have lifetime certification or be working towards re-certification or lifetime certification.
- The Nominee provides service and contribution beyond just that of the municipality in which he/she serves by active participation in the State and/or county clerks associations and demonstrates a socially responsible approach toward his/her community, and promotes the cause of good local government.
- The Nominee is recognized as a Clerk who displays characteristics of integrity and leadership, and who has received the respect and confidence of his/her peers.
- The Nominee has not received the Clerk of the Year Award previously. Providing additional information is encouraged but is not required.
The Committee members may make individual nominations and recommend nominees during the Committee deliberations and prior year submissions will be considered upon reconfirmation from the original nominator, only if there are no qualified applicants. The name of the recipient shall not be disclosed before the awards ceremony which will be held during the MTCCA annual meeting.
For further information please contact Denise Kolreg at MMA at 1-800-452-8786 or in the Augusta area at 623-8428.
Additional Information: Contact Denise Kolreg at MMA at 1-800-452-8786
or in the Augusta area at 623-8428.
2011 Recipient: Twila Lycette, Lisbon Town Clerk
Prior Recipients
2010 Susan Mooney, South Portland City Clerk
2009 Nancy G. Nichols, Presque isle City Clerk
2008 Yvonne ’Eve’ Wilkinson, Gouldsboro Town Clerk
2007 No Award Granted
2006 Yolande "Tody" Justice - Scarborough
2005 Lisa Goodwin - Lincoln
2004 Deanna Hallett - Hallowell
2003 Rhonda Stark - Skowhegan
2002 John Myers - Buxton
2001 Debra M. Lane -
Cape Elizabeth
2000 Kathy Montejo -
Lewiston
1999 Linda Cohen - So.
Portland
1998 No Award Granted
1997 Linette Dostie -
Waterville
1996 Barbara Martin
-Berwick
1995 Ethelyn Marthia -
Kennebunk
1994 Marion Noble -
Wells
1993 Merton Brown -
Bethel
1992 M. Robert Barter -
Boothbay Harbor
1991 D. Brenda Caldwell
- Gorham
Deputy or Assistant Clerk of the
Year Award
The purpose of the Deputy or Assistant Clerk of the Year Award is to honor and recognize a member of the Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association (MTCCA) whose work in the Clerk’s Office goes above and beyond what is required by the job title; committed to improve municipal government and their community. The award was created in 2010. Nominations will be submitted on the attached nomination form.
- The nominee must currently be a Deputy or Assistant Municipal Clerk, with not less than five years of experience.
- The nomination must be made by the Municipal Clerk in the community that the Deputy or Assistant is employed.
- The nominee must also be a member in good standing of the MTCCA and has not received the award previously
Providing additional information is encouraged, but not required; for example, letters of recommendation, newspaper articles, service to the MTCCA, achievements and commitment to education. Nominees will be judged by the MTCCA Clerk of the Year Committee. If there is no qualified nominee the Committee may review the prior year’s applications for a qualified candidate. The award recipient will be announced at the association’s annual meeting.Deadline for nominations to be submitted for six (6) weeks before the Annual Meeting.
2010 Maine Deputy Clerk of the Year:
Jeffrey Thompson, Jr., Old Orchard Beach Deputy Town Clerk
Rookie
of the Year Award
This award will be given to a Town/City Clerk who has been in the profession for five years or less. The award is designed to recognize a new clerk who has done a particularly good job in a community and to encourage the clerk to stay in the profession. The clerk may have resolved a difficult problem, provided strong leadership during a crisis or brought new vitality and professionalism to a community. The clerk can be nominated by his or her peers, staff, citizens, or elected officials.
Nominations will be submitted on the attached nomination form. Deadline for nominations to be submitted for 2011 will be Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
2011 Recipient: Kathleen Butler, Hope Town Clerk
Prior Recipients
2010 - Dawn Adams, Milford Town Clerk
2009 - Betty Case, Lubec Town Clerk
2008 - Kelly Thibodeau, Saint Agatha
Town Clerk
2007 - Tracey Stevens, Fairfield Town Clerk
2006 - McKenzie Clough - Tremont
2005 - April Dufoe
- Town Clerk of Kennebunkport
2004 - Sarah Cunningham - Town Clerk
of Windsor
2003 - Laura
Bragg - Town of Lebanon
2002 - Michele
Bukoveckas - Sebago Town Clerk
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Ethelyn Stuart Marthia Award
Ethelyn Stuart Marthia was a magnificent individual of towering character, warming humor and a soaring soul. She was a patient mentor, willingly and endlessly sharing her many talents with Municipal Clerks. Ethelyn served Clerks in numerous capacities including President and Vice President of the MTCCA and her County Association, an effective instructor for a variety of Clerk Workshops, an active committee member on numerous County, State and National committees and she was the 1995 Maine Clerk of the Year and a Lorraine M. Fleury award recipient. Ethelyn was the Town Clerk and Assistant Town Manager of Kennebunk.
To honor the memory and legacy of Ethelyn, when deemed appropriate, the President of the MTCCA may bestow the Ethelyn Stuart Marthia award (in the form of a plaque containing “The Credo of the Clerk” authored by Ethelyn) upon a deserving Clerk that has embraced many of Ethelyn’s traits and strengths during their tenure. The President shall converse and receive consent from both the First and Second Vice President prior to issuing the award.
The award recipients will be reported to the membership in the next issue of the newsletter and at the Annual Meeting. They will also be listed on the Association’s website and the Association will maintain a permanent record of all recipients. This memorial award was established in 2010.
Recipients: Kathleen Montejo, Lewiston City Clerk
2011 - Linda C. Cohen, Portland City Clerk
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