MAINE MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTORS’ & TREASURERS’ ASSOCIATION

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

TREASURER

Name:______________________________________________Title___________________________

Municipality:                                                                                    County:                                                

Population:                                            Fiscal Year:                                                                                    

Explain your years of experience with this municipality or any other municipality to show how you earned your course certificates and to explain other experience, schooling and earned degrees.  Please use the lines below and additional paper as needed.

Town Service, e.g. number of years in the position above, plus other titles you hold and if you worked your way up the ladder:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Certification Requirements:

A.      To be certified as a municipal treasurer, you must complete, within a five-year period, the following (from date of application - the preceding 5 year period):

                      Mandatory Courses                                                                  Date(s) Attended

                           -   Municipal Law for Treasurers                                                                                       

                           -   Tax Liens                                                                                                                     

                           -   Cash Management                                                                                                       

-       Governmental Accounting I                                                                                          

-       Governmental Accounting II                                                                                         

B.            *Two elective job-related courses (sponsored by MMTCTA, MMA or other institution)

             Examples:  Technical College, Computer, Customer Service, Payroll, etc.

                      Name of Course                                                                       Date(s) Attended

C.            Attendance at The Tax Collectors and Treasurers Annual Conference     

          (minimum of 3 years):

                      Dates Attended:                                                                       

D.      Proof of successful course completion must accompany completed application forms.

(Over Please)

E.      To be certified as a Treasurer, applicant must be working in that position.  People who are not in the aforementioned position may participate in MMTCTA courses, and will receive an Associate Certificate.  When an applicant is appointed to the Treasurer's position, he/she may submit the Associate Certificate for a Treasurer's certificate, as long as all requirements are met and there has been no break in service (i.e. Deputy Treasurer to Treasurer).

                      *   Programs submitted under the course work at other institutions category, other than the classes sponsored by MMTCTA or MMA, must be job related and provide an opportunity to enhance Professional development.  These programs are subject to approval by the MMTCTA Certification Committee.

The above information is correct as presented:

Signature:                                                                                 Date:                                                           

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

             Date Received:                                                                                                                                                                     ___________________________________________________________________             

             Date Approved:                                                                                                                                                                   ___________________________________________________________________

             Date Cert. Sent:                                                                                                                                                                    ___________________________________________________________________

              Associate Certificate            Treasurer’s Certificate