Life-long resident, Conchita Torrez, began her career with the City of
Seymour on
June 25, 1996 as a Utility Billing Clerk. In 1998 she was promoted
to Municipal Court Clerk and Administrative Secretary. In November of 2006
she was appointed City Secretary after the previous secretary moved. Conchita
graduated from the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program on January
31, 2008.
Graduates complete approximately 200 hours of individual
study over a
four-course curriculum and attend eight two-day seminars for
an additional 100 hours
of classroom study. The curriculum includes
selected texts and a number of
special readings on the topics of public
administration, election law,
budgeting and finance, municipal law,
and personnel management.
The Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program, located
at the
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, is a university-level professional
education program for city clerks and city secretaries in Texas. The program
is the third oldest of thirty-three such programs in the country.
The Certification Program is recognized and endorsed by Section 22.074 of the Local Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated. In 1984, the College Board selected the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program as one of sixty-four exemplary professional development programs in the United States. Texas Registered Municipal Clerks are recognized for their achievements and contributions to effective, efficient local government by their mayors, city administrators, city councils, and the citizens of their communities.
