Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey Inc.

EDUCATION CONFERENCE – APRIL 25 TO 27, 2017

The Palace at Somerset Park,  333 Davidson Avenue, Somerset NJ

Getting Things Done   MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Conference Sign In and Pick Up Conference Materials - The Palace at Somerset Park
   
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017  
8:00 am Conference Sign In and Pick Up Conference Materials – The Palace at Somerset Park
8:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors
9:00 am - 10:40 am And the Winner is….?????                   
Brett Radi, Somerset County Clerk
Robert Giles, Director of the NJ Division of Elections 
Keith Kazmark, RMC/MMC, Municipal Clerk, Borough of Elmwood Park
Michele Reilly, RMC, Municipal Clerk, Township of Jefferson
10:40 am - 11:00 am Break – Visit with Exhibitors
11:00 am – 12:00 pm ETHICS: Municipal Clerk’s Primer
Leslie Parikh, Esq., Gebhardt & Kiefer, PC
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch – Visit with Exhibitors

1:00 pm - 1:20 pm

Welcome
Denise Szabo, RMC/MMC, MCANJ President
Phil Kramer, Mayor, Township of Franklin

1:20 pm- 3:00 pm Presenting Yourself as a Municipal Clerk
Carol Ridolphi, AICI, CIC, CER Image Consulting, LLC
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Break - Visit with Exhibitors
3:20 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibitors’ Product & Service Demonstration
Accuscan, Municode, AXA Equitable
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm President & Exhibitor’s Reception – Hors D’oeuvres & Cash Bar
Exhibitors’ Prize Drawings  Winners must be present
7:00 pm An Evening with Bingo and Tricky Tray – Designer Bags/Accessories
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017  
8:00 am Conference Sign In and Pick Up Conference Materials -  The Palace at Somerset Park
8:00 am - 8:45 am Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am Silent Auction and Merchandise Sale Opens
8:45 am - 9:00 am Opening Remarks
9:00 am - 10:40 am ABC & LGCCC: Basic Letters but Important Acronyms
Lisa Barata, Deputy Attorney General, NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control 
Christine Donahue, Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission
10:40 am - 11:00 am Break – Visit Silent Auction and Merchandise Sale
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Annual Meeting
Municipal Audits – Exactly What Do all of Those Number Actually Mean?
Sercan Zoklu, RMC, Municipal Clerk, Borough of Cliffside Park
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch – Visit Silent Auction and Merchandise Sale
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Good Management for EDiscovery 
Michael Herbert, Esq., MCANJ Attorney
Christopher Kyriacou, Director of Information Technology, Bernards Township
Rhonda Pisano, Deputy Municipal Clerk, Bernards Township
Denise Szabo, RMC/MMC, Municipal Clerk, Bernards Township, President MCANJ
2:45 pm - 3:05 pm Break – Visit Silent Auction and Merchandise Sale
3:05 pm Silent Auction Closes
3:05 pm – 4:45 pm OPRA from ALL Perspectives
Walter M. Luers, Esq., Vice President NJ Foundation for Open Government
Joseph D. Glover, Executive Director, Government Records Council
Kristina P. Hadinger, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, NJ League of Municipalities
Sharon Young, RMC/MMC, Municipal Clerk, Township of West Windsor
4:45 pm   Please Pick Up Your Silent Auction Items
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktails and Music
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dinner, Entertainment and Installation of New Officers
Reveal of Newly Styled Municipal Clerks
50/50 Raffle
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017  
  Check out of Hotels
8:00 am - 9:15 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am Registrar’s Refresher
Damon Koslow, Outreach Manager, Office of Vital Statistics & Registry
9:20 am - 11:00 am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ethics but Were Afraid to Ask
Eleanora L. Benz, Esq.
Michele Seigfried, RMC/MMC/CMR, Municipal Clerk, Robbinsville, Township
11:00am - 11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 12:30 pm So What Happens AFTER the Adoption of a Bond Ordinance and BEFORE You Purchase Your Capital Items?
Matt Jessup, Esq., McManimon, Scottland and Baumann
Debra L. Sopronyi, RMC/QPA/CMR, Municipal Clerk, Borough of Hightstown
Heather Mailander, RMC/MMC/CPM, Municipal Clerk, Village of Ridgewood
12:30 pm Drawing for 2018 Annual Education Conference Registration
  MCANJ WILL GIVE AWAY TEN REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE LAST SESSION ON THURSDAY.  A BUSINESS CARD DRAWING WILL BE HELD. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
CEUS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR RMC – CMC - MMC - CMR - CTC – CMFO – CPWM – QPA
ENROLLMENT FEES FOR THE 2017 MCANJ CONFERENCE
Note:  There is no onsite registration.  All registration must be done online by April 5, 2017.
 
  Registration on or before
March 25, 2017
Registration after
March 25, 2017
MCANJ
Member Rate
Non
Member Rate
MCANJ
Member Rate
Non
Member Rate
Full Conference - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday $310 $440 $360 $490
2 Day, Tuesday and Wednesday $280 $410 $330 $460
2 Day,  Wednesday and Thursday $230 $360 $280 $410
THE PALACE AT SOMERSET PARK
333 DAVIDSON AVENUE, SOMERSET, NJ

MCANJ has reserved blocks of rooms at the Fairfield Inn & Suites (Booking LinkLast Day to Book March 22, 2017) on Davidson Avenue in Somerset and the Doubletree by Hilton (Booking LinkLast Day to Book April 2, 2017) on Atrium Drive in Somerset at the special rate of $119.99 per night.  For Phone Reservations: For the Doubletree - 1-800-222-TREE and code is MCC or Municipal Clerks block of rooms or for the Fairfield Inn and Suites:  732-627-8483 and use Municipal Clerks block or rooms.  The Fairfield Inn & Suites is right next to The Palace, and the Doubletree is less than one mile away.   Vouchers for the Doubletree should be mailed to 200 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ  08873; for Fairfield Inn and Suites to 315 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ  08873.   Rates are subject to a 15% Tax.