Nebraska Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy

About the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy

The Nebraska Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy is an annual continuing education professional seminar held in Nebraska during March of each year for municipal clerks in Nebraska.

This training program was initiated in 1976 by the, then, Department of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska Omaha, in conjunction with the League of Nebraska Municipalities and the Nebraska Municipal Clerks' Association section of the League of Nebraska Municipalities.

The UNO School of Public Administration is responsible for operating the Institute. The Institute is accredited by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and endorsed by the League of Nebraska Municipalities.

Scholarship Opportunities & Potential Sponsors:

Thanks to the generous donations from our sponsors, scholarships are now available for those attending the conference up to four years. The completed scholarship form should be sent by November 1^st to First Vice President, Derek Bargmann at Derek.Bargmann@cityofsewardne.gov. scholarships will be awarded by December 31st, and you will be notified if you have been awarded a scholarship. Please remember that to qualify for a scholarship, your annual dues to NMCA must be current.

Amounts awarded are as follows--scholarships to those attending Academy have been discontinued in favor of those that have attended less years. As a reminder, there are only finite funds for scholarships so applications will be considered based on the amount of funds available:

1^st Year Attendee: Full Cost of Conference Scholarship

2^nd Year Attendee: $250

3^rd and 4^th Year Attendee: $100

Do you know of a potential sponsor as well? Please share this with any potential sponsors.

2026 NE Municipal Clerks Institute & Academy

Registration for the conference will be opening on November 1^st at the link above for UNO. So go ahead and make your hotel reservations for the conference, just don’t register for the conference yet if you applied for a scholarship. The early bird rate for the conference is good until the end of February, so you have plenty of time to register. After you hear if you have received a scholarship, please register for the conference. As you register, there is an option to mark that you do have a scholarship, follow the prompts and the scholarship amount will be deducted from the registration cost total at the end. If you are a first-year clerk and receive a scholarship for the full registration cost, you still need to register for the conference so you can be included in the total number of clerks attending the conference which helps us plan.

2025 Conference Recap

We had a great conference in 2025, and many thanks to South Sioux City, NE for hosting. We are grateful for the vital role Nebraska’s municipal clerks play in serving communities across the state."

Clerks of the Year

From left to right: Nanci Walsh, City of South Sioux City; Raquel Felzien, City of Franklin; and Barb Straub, Village of Hemingford.

Board Members

Back row left to right: District 4 Director - Pam Vander Veen, City of Wakefield; Treasurer - Tammy Tisdall, City of Gretna; First Vice President - Derek Bargman, City of Seward; District 1 Director - Janine Schmidt, Village of Morrill; and President - Tami Comte, City of David City. Front row left to right: District 2 Director - Dixie Sickels, City of Arapahoe; Past President - Kellie Crowell, City of Ravenna; Second Vice President - Raquel Felzien, City of Franklin; District 5 Director - Deanna Perry, Village Shelby; District 3 Director - Misty Bussinger, City of Gothenburg. Not pictured, Secretary - Erin Saathoff, City of Beatrice.

Education Committee

Back row left to right: Dana Klabenes, City of Neligh Erin Saathoff, City of Beatrice; Lori Matchett, City of David City; Tammy Tisdall, City of Gretna. Front row left to right: Deanna Perry, Village of Shelby; Barb Straub, Village of Hemingford.

National 2022 Award Winner: The NE Municipal Clerks' Association!

The Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association received the Individual Association Award at the 2022 International Institute of Municipal Clerks Association. This award recognizes a state/provincial/national association which serves as an example of an association wiling to invest in clerk education. UNO's School of Public Administration congratulates these clerks for a job well done.