July 2010
Education	Professional Development	Annual Conference
Registration opens July 2nd for the Fall Term offering of: MAFP MAP OACA MLP   PPC Parliamentary Procedure – email course – registration always open! This email course consists of three levels; Basic, Intermediate and Advance and must be completed in order	Meeting the Requirements of Bill 168: July 8, 2010 – Thunder Bay   Corporate Training: July 13 - Advanced Customer Service & Conflict Resolution @ The County of Prince Edward   Municipal Management Diploma – Workshops ongoing – CLICK HERE for more details   Corporate Training Program Consider holding an AMCTO workshop in house for your staff! For more information contact the AMCTO office.	Presentations from the 2010 Annual Conference are now available on AMCTO’s website.  Click here for details.   Mark your Calendars! The 2011 Annual Conference will be held on June 12-15, 2011, at Sheraton Centre in Toronto.
Membership	CMO Accreditation	Zones
REVISION TO VOUCHER POLICY The Association will distribute non-member training vouchers to the Clerk of each qualifying municipality annually. The notice will now be sent electronically in July and will be based on the municipality’s total number of AMCTO members as at June 30th each year.  The vouchers are to be used for AMCTO Professional Development sessions Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.   Interested in joining AMCTO? From July 1 to August 31, dues for new member applications (Associate or Full) are prorated at 50% of the 2010 annual dues. Click here for an Application for Membership.   Contact us for information if your membership status has changed and to provide updates or changes to the Ontario Municipal Directory.	Upcoming deadline to submit an application is August 31st, 2010.   For concise visual information about the CMO designation and accreditation process, view the CMO Tutorial. This dynamic on-line presentation about the “Certified Municipal Officer” designation provides detailed background info, handy tips, and helpful illustrations, all interspersed with supporting commentary from CMO Mentors.   For guidance when preparing your application submission, contact a CMO Mentor .	Zone in to your Zone!   Keep current, keep informed, and keep networking.   Check your Zone page often and mark your calendar to attend.   For information on Zone operations, click here for the “Zone Terms of Reference”.
August 2010
Education	Professional Development	Annual Conference
Registration closes Aug 13th for the Fall Term offering of: MAFP MAP OACA MLP   Shipment of course textbooks begins after registration closes.   PPC Parliamentary Procedure – email course – registration always open! This email course consists of three levels; Basic, Intermediate and Advance and must be completed in order	Municipal Management Diploma – Workshops ongoing – CLICK HERE for more details   Corporate Training Program Consider holding an AMCTO workshop in house for your staff! For more information contact the AMCTO office.	Presentations from the 2010 Annual Conference are now available on AMCTO’s website.  Click here for details.   Mark your Calendars! The 2011 Annual Conference will be held on June 12-15, 2011, at Sheraton Centre in Toronto.
Membership	CMO Accreditation	Zones
AMCTO distributed non-member training vouchers to the Clerk of each qualifying municipality at the end of July. The notice was sent electronically and is based on the municipality’s total number of AMCTO members as of June 30th 2010.  The vouchers are to be used for AMCTO Professional Development sessions Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.   Interested in joining AMCTO? From July 1 to August 31, dues for new member applications (Associate or Full) are prorated at 50% of the 2010 annual dues. Click here for an Application for Membership.   Contact us for information if your membership status has changed and to provide updates or changes to the Ontario Municipal Directory.	Upcoming deadline to submit an application is August 31st, 2010.   For concise visual information about the CMO designation and accreditation process, view the CMO Tutorial. This dynamic on-line presentation about the “Certified Municipal Officer” designation provides detailed background info, handy tips, and helpful illustrations, all interspersed with supporting commentary from CMO Mentors.   For guidance when preparing your application submission, contact a CMO Mentor .	Zone in to your Zone!   Keep current, keep informed, and keep networking.   Check your Zone page often and mark your calendar to attend.   For information on Zone operations, click here for the “Zone Terms of Reference”.