Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett was recently awarded the prestigious designation of Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) for achieving its high educational, experience and service requirements.
Bennett began serving in township government in 1992 as a planning commissioner/secretary. She was elected township clerk in 1996.
Bennett attained her designation as a CMC through completion of the IIMC-approved Municipal Clerks Institute Program at Michigan State University. This program provides over 100 student/instructor contact hours of in-depth courses in managerial and leadership skills, social and interpersonal concerns and technical training needed to deal with the changes taking place in government today.
Active in professional and civic affiliations she is a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, the Michigan Township Association, Oakland County Clerks Association and Oxford Addision Youth Assistance.