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Greetings Dear Clerks!
Whew! The obligatory end of May deadline is passed, and 2007 Annual Reports are transmitted. Congratulations! Duane's work has only just begun, yet yours is completed......for approximately 365 days. You may now devote your brain cells to equally pressing issues Clerks are confronted with on a daily basis.
Conferences and Training Classes continue at a fast clip.
The Annual Northwest Clerks Institute training begins 06/01 and concludes 06/20/08.
The WA Association of District Employees, (WADE,) Annual Conference is 06/16 to 06/18/08, in Leavenworth. We are honored Mark Felchlin, BIAS Senior Account Executive, is invited to be a guest speaker on the topic of Budget Development and Financial Management.
06/17 to 06/20/08 is the Association of WA Cities, (AWC,) 75th Annual Conference. They are celebrating this anniversary in Yakima, where it all began. Say Hi to Mark at the Exhibitor Reception, Thursday, 06/19/08 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
June WFOA Training Opportunities:
Leadership & Supervision 06/04/08 Tulalip
Governmental Accounting 06/24/08 Spokane
(For GAAP basis entities
who use double-entry
accounting)
BARS 06/25/08 Spokane
Toni Nelson rescheduled the cancelled WFOA Cash Basis
Governmental Accounting Class:
Cash Basis: Governmental Accounting: 06/26/08
Liberty Lake
Email Toni by 06/17/08 to register...nelsont@sao.wa.gov
I hope you enjoy the photo of my rhodies. It's quite a feat to grow them on the East side. My husband's secret ingredient is Ironite®. Victor, my friend in Airway Heights, teased me about seeing my picture in every Clerk Communique'. So Victor, this month's photo is for you!
Have a jolly June,
Karen Semerad and all your friends at BIAS.
(Pictured left to right: Semerad Pink Rhododendrons, the WA State Flower!!)
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AWC Training
The time has arrived to register for:
AWC's 2008 Budget Academy
August 6-8, 2008 - LeavenworthAugust 13-15, 2008 - Redmond
"AWC's Small Cities Scholarship Program provides a limited number of free registrations for small cities and towns under 5,000 population. Please apply only if you truly need financial assistance. Due to limited funds, scholarships for this workshop will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, with only one scholarship per jurisdiction."
ABOUT THIS ACADEMY
AWC's popular annual workshop on municipal budgeting and financial management has an expanded scope allowing you to choose more of the sessions that are right for you. In addition to the introduction to municipal budgeting curriculum that has been taught in the past, attendees can access intermediate and more advanced budgeting sessions, other valuable breakout sessions on a variety of topics, as well as a session on the new streamlined sales tax laws going into effect this July, (held Wednesday.)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
"The training format is designed to provide training for elected officials, as well as staff with a role in developing or implementing the budget. City teams of elected officials and staff are encouraged. Counties and special districts may also find this core budget process training helpful."
AWC Budget Academy Agenda
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We Welcome Your Submissions and Suggestions
Is there a topic you would like The Clerk Communique to address? Is there research we could conduct for you? Is your "inner author" composing an article as you read this newsletter? If so, we want to hear from you. Call me at 800-733-3276, or email me at karen@biasaccounting.com. Since The Clerk Communique is all about you, we want to feature your thoughts and requests. Thank you!
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June Bouquet of Gratitude
Sweet Peas for Annie
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." ~ G.K. Chesterton
The BBC aka BIAS Book Club Suggested Reading:
"Thank You Power: Deborah Norville
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| WA Secretary of State - Records Management
This link is a treaure-trove of Records Management Tools. You will find Records Management Laws, Records Retention Schedules, Electronic Imaging System Guidelines, and more.
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| 2008 WADE Training
06/16/08 to 06/18/08 -
Leavenworth
"Charting Your Course for Conservation"
WADE Annual Training for District Employees
This year's WADE keynote speaker will be Jaime Pinkham, "a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. Long ago he practiced the art of forestry. Eventually he returned to Nez Perce Country to oversee the tribe's natural resources effort and then took the leap of faith to be an elected tribal leader."
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| BIAS "New Users" and Treasurer's Training Classes - SeaTac Holiday Inn
Mark Felchlin, BIAS Senior Account Executive, and David Calechman, CPA, BIAS Product Specialist are conducting two BIAS Training Classes in June:
06/26/07 BIAS "New User's" Training SeaTac Holiday Inn
06/27/07 BIAS Treasurer's Training SeaTac Holiday Inn
Both classes qualify for CMC, MMC, and CMC Recertification points at a rate of one point for each six in-class hours.
To register, call Karen Semerad at 800-733-3276 or email her at karen@biasaccounting.com.
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