MCANJ Membership Renewal applications are due with payment by October 31st. If you or someone in your office needs to register, go to www.njclerks.org<http://www.njclerks.org>. If you know of a new Municipal Clerk or Deputy Clerk who is not a member and is not receiving these emails, please pass this onto them and encourage them to join MCANJ. Let's see which County can get the most members registered! If you already renewed and are paying with a check from your municipality, please make sure the check was sent in.
Legal Defense Fund registration and renewals are due by November 1st. You must be a current and paid MCANJ member to participate.
Remember! When you renew your membership, you will receive a 4-digit Membership ID and will be asked to create a password. SAVE THIS!!! You will need this for Legal Defense Fund, Conference Registration and to access portions of the MCANJ website. If you forget your password, click on Forgot Password? The system will email you a code to enter in order to reset your password.
Thank you for being a part of MCANJ!
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
🍁BERGEN COUNTY MUNICIPAL CLERKS’ ASSOCIATION 🍁
MINI CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 4, 2023
RAMSEY SENIOR/COMMUNITY CENTER
75 EAST OAK ST., RAMSEY, NJ 07446
AND
🍂ESSEX COUNTY MUNICIPAL CLERKS' ASSOCIATION🍂
MINI-CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 12, 2023
VERONA COMMUNITY CENTER
880 BLOOMFIELD AVE., VERONA, NJ
See attached Agendas for more details.
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
Dear Fellow Clerks,
If you utilize SDL for pet licensing, can you please reach out to Gail Rulli, Clerk of Franklin Lakes, grulli(a)franklinlakes.org or 201-891-4000 ext 1202. She would like to ask questions about how you are processing licenses. Thank you.
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
Good morning,
Thank you to all those who attended the OPRA reform Zoom sessions with Lori and Kim. For those of you that were unable to attend there will be one more session on September 21st at 1 pm via Zoom. There is no new information. This session is for those that were unable to attend the session with their respective County. If you missed the session with your County, we highly urge you to please attend this session. If you are able to attend, please contact Kim at kwhite(a)eastampton.com with your name and email address. Thank you!
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey
Legal Defense Fund
The Legal Defense Fund was established by the Municipal Clerks’ Association to financially assist Municipal Clerks when actions have been taken against them in the performance of their duties.
The Legal Defense Fund application for FY 2024 is now open to members of MCANJ. Initial Dues are $75 for the year and renewals are $25 for each subsequent year. The application for LDF membership can be found on our website – NJClerks.org. Click on Legal Defense Fund and find the application. Use your 4 digit Membership ID and password you obtained when you renewed your MCANJ membership to log into the application. Once you complete the application, you will get confirmation of your membership. New for FY2024, we now accept credit card payments! If paying by check, please mail a copy of the invoice with your check.
Please remember that your payment is due by November 1, 2023. If your payment is not received by that date, you will be deleted from the system and have to join as a new member. Thank you!
Important! You must renew your MCANJ Annual Membership before you can join or renew with the Legal Defense Fund.
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
MCANJ Updates
1. Don't forget to save your password and four-digit Member ID when you renew your MCANJ membership. You will need this Member ID and password to access portions of the website, join or renew the Legal Defense Fund and register for the 2024 Conference. Your Member ID can be found in the confirmation email as well. If you forget your password, click on any of the pages that require you to log in and then click Forgot Password? You will receive emailed instructions on how to reset your password.
1. Have a photo of your Municipal Building, historical site or another site in your municipality that you are proud of and want to show off? Email it to websitemanager(a)mcanj.us<mailto:websitemanager@mcanj.us> and it will be featured on the front page of our website.
1. If you know a Municipal Clerk, Acting Municipal Clerk, Deputy Municipal Clerk, Assistant Municipal Clerk, County Clerk, Deputy County Clerk, Commissioner Clerk or a Deputy Commissioner Clerk who has retired, moved to another municipality, has passed away, or had another significant life event or if your County Association had a meeting with speakers or gave out awards to members, send us photos or details on those events as well. We will post them on the MCANJ Facebook page as well as in a future issue of the Quill.
1. MCANJ MEMBER SPOTLIGHT AWARD - Do you know a Municipal Clerk, Acting Municipal Clerk, Deputy Municipal Clerk, Assistant Municipal Clerk, County Clerk, Deputy County Clerk, Commissioner Clerk or a Deputy Commissioner Clerk who is a current member of MCANJ (Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey) and they bring positive attention to the role of “Clerk”? They are eligible for nomination!!!! We want to recognize a MCANJ member who promotes their position as “Clerk” through civic activities and events in their work or home community that is outside the scope of their normal duties and responsibilities. Nominees who are selected for recognition will be announced through electronic communications and posted on the Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey website. So, if you know a fellow Clerk who has been doing amazing things, go to the MCANJ website at www.njclerks.org, fill out the Spotlight Nomination Form and send it to Michele Bobrowski at president(a)mcanj.us so we can all celebrate this achievement!!
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
If your Municipality has either of the following, please forward directly to the attention of Denise Cafone, CMC, Township Clerk of Fairfield Township: dcafone(a)fairfieldnj.org<mailto:dcafone@fairfieldnj.org>
1. Ordinance on Bamboo
2. Bid spec for roof of a municipal building
Thank you!
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US
Attached you will find the flyer and registration for our 2nd Athenian and Taking it to the Streets Series for MCANJ. Our 2nd Series takes us to the Springfield Township Fire Department (Union County) for the day to talk about the book: First In, Last Out by John Salka. Our special guests who will be joining us are Risk Manager Bill Ruch, from Statewide Insurance who is also a Fire Academy Instructor and Springfield Fire Capt. Mike Mastroeni. They have read this book and are excited to discuss it with you along with the Leadership Traits discussed in the book. Bill Ruch from Statewide Insurance has taught a Leadership Lesson Series at the Fire Academy based on this book and attendees will not only earn 3 credits to put towards their CMC/MMC but you will also earn a Leadership Lesson Series Certification along with CEU’s in Professional Development and Ethics. This is a great book to jump in for Municipal Clerks who serve dual roles as a Municipal Clerk/Administrator and are looking for affordable courses in Leadership. I know joining some Associations for that position is expensive as is the certification program. This is a great stepping stone for Municipal Clerks in this dual role at an affordable price ($50.00) to learn about leadership with fellow Municipal Clerks just like you, it’s a great networking opportunity for you in this role, and a unique learning opportunity. I hope you take advantage of this to better yourself and to challenge yourself as these are my goals for you this year.
Along with discussing the book First in, Last out for our Athenian, we will see the behind the scenes of the Springfield Township Fire Department, meet the fireman, see how the department operates, equipment needed, equipment worn, trucks used for calls, etc. We are going to immerse ourselves with the book and learn hands on about the inner workings of a fire department. I would like to thank Bill Ruch from Statewide Insurance and Fire Capt. Mastroeni in helping us in this experience and engaging us in this learning process. If you are not sure what an Athenian Dialogue is, come on out and see a interactive learning experience like no other, you will truly enjoy it. These are by far my favorite educational learning programs I’ve done.
I hope you can join us in this one-of-a-kind learning opportunity on Monday, August 28th!!!! Hope to see you there 😊
Michele
MCANJ President
MCANJ is updating its email subscription lists to reflect current active members. We apologize if you received an email stating you have been unsubscribed from the Quill or Jobs email lists. Anyone who renews their membership for FY2024 will automatically be added to the mailing lists. Thank you for your patience as we update for the new fiscal year.
MCANJ Website Manager
WebsiteManager(a)MCANJ.US