History of AAMCA

The Alabama Association of Municipal Clerks and Administrators began November 18, 1970 at the Fifth Annual Management Training Institute for City Clerks at the University of Alabama.

The “Clerks Association” was formed on April 20, 1971 by a vote of Municipal Clerks present at the annual convention of  the Alabama League of Municipalities in Montgomery.  Mr. William Francis Pearson, City Clerk of Opelika, was elected Chairman of the organization and a committee was formed to draft a constitution.

At the League convention in Mobile, on April 25, 1972, the Alabama Association of Municipal Clerks and Administrators was formally established by the adoption of a constitution and by-laws.  Mr. Pearson was elected our first President and he has been succeeded in that office by:  William Watson, Brundidge; C.T. “Bud” Porch, Alexander City; Mary L. Potter, Saraland; John Nowell, Opelika; Tyron E. Tisdale, CMC, Auburn; Barabara Ann Baggette, CMC, Daphne; Carolyn Mozingo, CMC,  Marion; Norma K. Willis, Ashland; Bettie Scott, CMC, Pell City; Dan Tunmire, CMC, Hueytown; and Martha Elrod, CMC, Gadsen.    

The History of Municipal Clerks' Week

In 1984, IIMC was successful in getting a resolution passed by the Congress of the United States designating the second full week in May as Municipal Clerks’ Week.  This permanent designation was then affirmed by a proclamation of President Ronald Regan.  Municipal Clerks’ Week is celebrated in towns and cities across the country and is designed to focus attention, recognition and appreciation upon the office of the Municipal Clerk.

AAMCA holds Municipal Clerks’ Day each year during Municipal Clerks’ Week.  Clerks from all over the state gather on this day to be honored by government officials and to enjoy the fellowship of other Clerks in a setting designated for fun and relaxation.  A Municipal Clerk of the Year is selected at this gathering.