City deputy treasurer completes institute

Charmaine Rammer, deputy treasurer for the city of Plymouth, was among the graduates of the 2009 Wisconsin Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute.

Rammer was one of 102 clerks and treasurers who this year completed the final program of the threeyear sequence or the fourth year of completion for those holding the clerk/treasurer position. This program is designed to advance the professional development of local government officials in Wisconsin.

Each summer, municipal clerks, treasurers and other officials from across the state participate in a week of continuing education courses on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus organized by the University’s Office of Outreach and Extension.

Course work focuses on the development of technical skills — with an eye on keeping current on rapidly changing technology, regulations and other factors — as well as development of administrative knowledge, leadership abilities and financial management.

Local government officials completing the three-year sequence of programs earn all of the education points needed for national certification, with additional points earned by experience in local government and participation in other meetings and educational seminars.

The Clerks Institute at UW-Green Bay is accredited by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and by the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association. The Treasurers Institute is accredited by the Associate of Public Treasurers — United States and Canada, and by the Municipal Treasurers Association of Wisconsin