Poplar Bluff Mayor Pro Tem Steve Davis has earned the designation of Certified Municipal Official from the Missouri Municipal League's Municipal Governance Institute.
The Municipal Governance Institute was created under the direction of the Missouri Municipal League's board of directors, to provide a training program focused on the important areas municipal officials and professional staff need for success. In order to achieve this honor, a municipal official must complete 16 credit hours of training conducted or endorsed by the Municipal Governance Institute.
Through his attendance at statewide and regional MGI sanctioned educational events, Davis has received training in subjects such as council meeting procedures, parliamentary procedures, the Missouri Open Meetings and Records Law, conflicts of interest, the State Ethics Law, duties of the mayor and council, tort liability, purchasing and bidding requirements, municipal revenues sources, personnel law, emergency management and budgeting.
"All MGI graduates spend many hours over several years attending workshops and lectures on the finer points of municipal government," said Dan Ross, Executive Director of the Missouri Municipal League. "Earning the CMO designation is a significant achievement, and I commend our graduates for their dedication and motivation to become better informed and more effective municipal officials."