Fellow Clerks,

Where has the time gone? It has already been two months since our Annual Conference! A special thank you goes to our host clerks from Buncombe and Henderson counties. The conference was excellent. The workshops and speakers were interesting, entertaining and provided useful and much needed information.

It takes a lot of thoughtful planning and hours of hard work to coordinate a three-day conference, and all of us who attended certainly appreciate the efforts of Kathy Hughes, Stacey Keith, Libby Corn and Terry Wilson. Congratulations to Libby Corn, Clerk to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, who received the 2008 Howard Holly Outstanding Clerk of the Year Award. It is always a pleasure to work with Libby, and she is most deserving of this honor.

Announcements. Announcements. Announcements.

• The 2008-2009 Committee appointments are attached. Thanks to all who graciously accepted when they were contacted.
• HELP – We are in need of a Newsletter Editor. Thank you Deva for a job well done. Do we have someone who is willing to step up to the plate?
• The next business meeting will be held during the NC Association of County Commissioners’ Annual conference in New Bern, August 21-24, 2008. The time and location has not been determined.
• Regional workshops have been scheduled as follows and thanks to each of these clerks:
Western Regional – Ashe County – September 26, 2008
Eastern Regional – Bertie County – October 10, 2008
Piedmont Regional – Chatham County – October 17, 2008
(Is our theme “Back to Basics? Looks like our ABCs will be covered in the Regionals.)

Last but not least, I would like to thank each of you for allowing me to serve as your President this year. I am humbled and honored, and I will represent you to the best of my ability. I look forward to working with each of you. Also, I would like to thank Brenda Hunter for her excellent leadership last year. Her guidance has been most helpful, and I continue to rely on her.

Hopefully, all of us will soon have our budgets adopted, and we can enjoy some family time (vacations!). If I don’t see you in New Bern, have a safe and relaxing summer!

Linda G. Hardison, President