ORANGE BEACH – Jasper City Council member Jennifer Williams Smith has earned the Alabama League of Municipalities prestigious professional designation of Certified Municipal Official (CMO) Emeritus, a highly regarded honor
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LOXLEY, Alabama Loxley Town Council member Katherine Breeden has received her award after earning the prestigious professional designation of Certified Municipal Official Emeritus, a highly regarded honor awarded to officials who have excelled beyond the requirements of the Basic and Advanced CMO programs.
To achieve this third level of the Alabama League of Municipalities’ CMO training program, a municipal official must earn the designation of Certified Municipal Official by completing 40 training credit hours conducted or endorsed by the League followed by an additional 40 training hours to receive an advanced certification.
“The CMO Emeritus designation recognizes mayors and council members who have excelled beyond the requirements of the basic and advanced programs,” according to a letter from the Alabama Municipalities. “It is a mark of distinguished service for officials who have spent several years of consistently obtaining training in municipal g