• TUESDAY MARCH 16, 2021

• 9:00am – 10:00am
  LEGISLATING IN THE AGE OF COVID
  Lori Buckelew, Assistant Executive Director/Dir. of Gov't Affairs, NJ League of Municipalities
  
  In this review of recently enacted laws and pending bills in the legislature, this session will
  cover topics that are of interest to local government officials in a wide range of areas
  includingbrecords, finance, elections and more.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Professional Dev); CMFO/CCFO (Office Mgmt & Ancillary);
     CTC (General/Secondary); CPWM (Mgmt); QPA (Office Admin/General Duties)
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• 10:00am - 11:00am
  Break
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• 11:00am - 12:00pm
  HOW TO SAY IT IN MINUTES
  Diane Pflugfelder, Municipal Clerk, Township of Liberty
  
  This session, prepared by Connie M. Deford, Professional Registered Parliamentarian will
  acquaint you with the definition of Minutes, explain their purpose, provide tips and how to
  document and understand Parliamentary actions that transpire during your meetings.

  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Records)

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• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  Lunch
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• 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  FISCAL FITNESS AND OTHER EXERCISES
  Melanie Walters, Director of NJ Division of Local Government Services
  Cynthia Lindsay, CMFO/QPA, Hamilton Township (Altantic County)
  Gerald Stankiewicz, CPA, Samuel Klein & Company
  
  Like many other government agencies, DLGS and the Local Finance Board have had to
  make changes in the way they do business during the wake of COVID. Those changes to
  rules and regulations trickle down to municipalities and new responsibilities are required
  to be learned by municipal clerks and CFOs. Representatives from DCA will be explaining
  changes to laws and procedures you need to know to do your job correctly such as with
  the Audit, Shared Services, and the FAST computer system. Bring your questions!
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Finance); CMFO/CCFO (Accounting); CTC (General/Secondary); CPWM (Mgmt);
     QPA (Office Admin/General Duties)
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• 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Break
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• 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  RECORDS SECURITY
  Elizabeth Hartmann, NJ DORES, Records Management Services
  Karen Perry, NJ DORES, Records Management Services
  
  With electronic meetings taking place in all municipalities over the past year, and most
  records becoming paperless, sometimes our records retention and security practices are
  lagging behind the virtual times. Each municipality is required by law to maintain their
  records in an appropriate fashion, but there haven’t been classes to take on records lately.
  Problem solved...In this session, you will learn new best practices and rules to handle your
  electronic records to make sure you are keeping up with your modern office.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Info Tech); CMFO/CCFO (Office Mgmt & Ancillary)
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• WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 2021

• 9:00am - 10:00 am
  REGISTRAR HODGE PODGE
  Speaker TBA, NJ Department of Health, Vital Statistics & Registry
  
  COVID-19 seems to have affected everything in our world.  Birth, Marriage, and Death
  records are no exception. Leaders from the NJ Department of Health, Vital Statistics and
  Registry will explain what changes have occurred in the laws as a result of the pandemic,
  and what new technologies are arising for vital records. Real Q&A questions will be reviewed.
  While this is a great refresher course for Registrars, the information is pertinent for anyone
  who may deal with records.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     1 RMC (Records); CMFO/CCFO (Office Mgmt & Ancillary); CTC (Legislation);
     CPWM (Govt); QPA (Office Admin/General Duties);
     1 Registrar
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• 10:00am - 11:00am
  Break
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• 11:00am - 12:00pm
  I DIDN'T KNOW... IS NO EXCUSE
  Tom Prol, Esq. MCANJ Legal Counsel
  
  Municipal clerks & staff encounter difficult & challenging situations on a daily basis,
  even more so in these troubled times. It's important that they know and understand
  the rules & guidelines that are in place to govern their actions and help them do their
  jobs efficiently, effectively and ethically.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for Ethics:
     RMC; CMFO/CCFO; CTC; CPWM; QPA
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• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  Lunch
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• 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  I KNOW IT'S A DUMB QUESTION, BUT...
  Kim Marie White, MCANJ 1st Vice President and Municipal Clerk, Eastampton Township
  
  Using the Mentimeter software from your cell phone, participants will try to answer
  questions about general day to day duties including real-life scenarios involving finance,
  elections, and miscellaneous office routines. This course is a great review of information
  that you don’t see too often for both the beginner and experienced clerks. Come test
  your knowledge and learn something new in the process in this fun, interactive session!
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Prof. Dev.); CMFO/CCFO (Office Mgmt & Ancillary); CTC (General/Secondary);
     CPWM (Mgmt); QPA (Office Admin/General Duties)
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• 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  Break
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• 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  ELECTIONS: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!
  Mary Melfi, Hunterdon County Clerk
  Joanne Rajoppi, Union County Clerk
  
  One thing is for certain, everyone has had to adapt to major changes in the elections
  process as a result of Covid-19.  This course will review what was learned during the
  pandemic and what permanent differences that clerks will see in elections going forward.
  Procedures for the Primary and General Electionsin 2021 that affect all clerks will be discussed.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Elections)
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• THURSDAY MARCH 18, 2021

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• 9:00am - 10:00am
  THERE'S PLENTY TO CHEER!
  Speaker TBA, NJ Division of ABC
  
  Drinking in public at the boardwalk in Atlantic City? Drinking in parking lots of restaurants?
  Drinking in public parks? My, how our world has changed this past year. Leaders from the
  Division of ABC will be presenting on the myriad of changes to ABC laws that occurred over
  the past year and how Municipal Clerks are to handle alcoholic beverage applications in a
  virtual world going forward.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Licensing)
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• 10:00am - 11:00am
  Break
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• 11:00am - 12:00pm
  HOT WATER IN THE WORKPLACE
  Danielle Thorne, NJ CIvil Rights Commission
  
  This is not your same-old boring ethics class. We all know the gist of the New Jersey ethics
  laws, or do we? This course will review real court cases of unethical behavior and what the
  courts are deciding in recent times. Get your notepad ready, because you will learn something
  new that you may never have thought of before.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for Ethics:
     RMC; CMFO/CCFO; CTC; CPWM; QPA
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• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  Break
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• 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  LAST CLERK STANDING   * This Session is Interactive, bring your cell phone
  Kim Macellaro, Municipal Clerk, Ewing Township
  Laurie Gompf, Municipal Clerk, Hopewell Township
  
  A Mentimeter presentation all about licensing will be conducted in a game format.
  Participants will have to guess the answers to licensing questions and the instructors
  will explain the correct answer.
  
  Topics will include:  Dog licensing, taxis, solicitors/peddlers /hawkers, raffles, bingos,
  other legalized games of chance and more.
  
  This is a great overview of licensing and gives information which clerks may have
  forgotten or weren’t aware of. The newest licensing laws are included in the presentation.
  
  1 Contact Hour Applied for:
     RMC (Licensing)
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• 2:00pm
  Drawing for 2022 Annual Education Conference Registration

  MCANJ WILL GIVE AWAY 5 REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE LAST SESSION ON THURSDAY
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Registration must be done online by March 1, 2021,
with payment received no later than March 8, 2021.

After you register, you will receive links to sign up for each individual class you want to take.

Class Confirmations will be emailed to you 3 days prior to the start of the conference.