Jim Merzke

For Town Clerk

QUALIFICATIONS:
Elected Mendon Town Clerk seven times: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011.
Earned Certification from New York State Town Clerks Association as a Registered Municipal Clerk.
Three and a half years experience before first election in the office as Mendon Deputy Town Clerk.
Highly developed public relations skills; organized and informed decision maker; strong team player.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Elected Mendon Town Clerk 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011. Thoroughly versed in all Town Clerk duties, including those related to the Town Board, license issuing, public relations, etc.
Appointed Receiver of Taxes 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. Responsible for the collection and distribution of approximately $15 million in taxpayer money . Knowledge of duties has allowed for consistent, quick turnover of tax money to administration.
Appointed Deputy Town Clerk 1992. Served three and a half years in office performing all duties now responsible for.
My range of duties puts me in constant contact with the public, and particularly Mendon residents. I handle varied, complex and sometimes senstive requests, concerns, and complaints from the public, both in person and on the telephone, all day, every day.
Two year active duty enlistment in the US Army where training emphasized thorough organization, thoughtful planning, informed problem solving, and quick decision making.
Experience in all positions held has developed strong team attitude in dealings with co-workers.

EDUCATION:
B.S. History State University of New York College at Brockport, December 1991
Magna Cum Laude
A.S. Liberal Arts General Studies Monroe Community College, December 1989

TRAINING:
New York State Town Clerks Association:
Annual Conference, April 29-May 2, 2007
Annual Conference, April 17-20, 2005
Annual Conference, April 27-30, 2003
Annual Conference, April 22-25, 2001
Annual Conference, April 30-May 3, 2000
Regional Meeting, March 27, 2000
Annual Conference, April 19-22, 1998
Annual Conference, April 20-23, 1997 Regional Meeting, December 4, 1995
New York State Association of Tax Receivers and Collectors Annual Training, June 9-12, 1996
New York State Association of Towns
Annual Training, February 18-21, 1996
New Clerk Training, January 8, 1996
New York State Archives and Records Administration Records Management Workshops:
Indexing Minutes, October 20, 1999
An Introduction to Micrographics, August 26, 1992
Conducting a Physical Inventory of Records, August 8, 1991
United States Department of State, Passport Acceptance Agent Training, July 23, 2003


Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute
IS-00100 Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100), August 17, 2006
IS-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction, August 17, 2006
Department of the Army, The Army Maintenance Management System School, December 2-6, 1985
Fred Pryor Seminars, Advanced Microsoft Excel, April 20, 2007
GIS Resource Group, Inc., Introduction to Arcview, December 15-16, 2007