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Welcome to our first E-Edition of the KCOA
Connection newsletter!
In an effort to communicate more effectively with KCOA
members, we will now be sending out an electronic edition of the KCOA
Connection newsletter instead of the previous pdf format. We hope
you will find this easier and more beneficial!
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President's Message 
I don't know about the rest of you, but I thought the
2011 annual conference of the Kansas County Officials Association was
one of the best we have ever had! The program sessions covered a
variety of topics that were timely for everyone. I really enjoyed
"Leading Together for Quality Public Service" by Jonathan
Morris and have implemented some of his strategies in my office.
I was touched by his memories of being close to "Ground Zero"
during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. I
would like to thank the KCOA Conference Committee and Kearney and
Associates for all of their work in making our annual conference such a
success. In addition, many thanks to Past President Marilyn Nichols,
Shawnee County Register of Deeds, for her outstanding leadership over
the past year.
KCOA completed another successful year. As everyone knows, the
Shawnee County ballot question to make the County Treasurer appointed
instead of elected was a resounding victory for our association and all
Kansans who support the idea that local officials should be
elected. KCOA made an impact during the 2011 Legislative session
as bills were successfully introduced and passed into law from both the
County Clerks and Election Officials Association and the County
Treasurers Association. Special thanks to Steve Kearney and his
staff at Kearney and Associates for their efforts in helping to pass
this legislation.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for allowing
me to serve as President for the 2011-2012 year. I promise I will
do the best to serve our association to the best of my ability. I
am proud to be sitting alongside Vice President, Missie Gerritzen,
Kearney County Register of Deeds, and Secretary-Treasurer, Sharon
Utley, Allen County Treasurer as officers of the executive
board.
In closing, I would like to ask each of you to get involved in
KCOA. Remember the more you are willing to put into our
association - the more will you get out of it and the more successful
all of us will be.
Joe Grisolano
Crawford County Treasurer
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KCOA Day at the
Capitol - 2012 
Please
make plans to attend the annual "KCOA day at the Capitol," to
be held early in the 2012 Legislative session. Dates and times
will be announced in the near future. It will be important for
all of us to form a relationship with our local Legislators as it
will be a busy Legislative year.
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KCOA Conference -
2012
Mark your
calendars now for the 8th annual KCOA Conference, which will be held
September 12-14, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, Kan. Watch the KCOA website for
more information as it is available.
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Affiliate News - Kansas County Treasurer's Association
The Kansas County Treasurer's Association met at the
September meeting for KCOA to elect the following officers:
President-Pat Sharp, Lane County; Vice-President-Kathy Tremont, Geary
County; Secretary-Gayla Shields, Miami County Treasurer; Linda Kizzire,
Sedgwick County; NW representative-Cheri Remington, Gove County; NE
representative-Lisa Wright, Pottawatomie County; SC
representative-Becky Fields, Harvey County.
The tax season has started with the mailing of tax
statements and the collections, so you will find the treasurer offices
throughout the state very busy in November and December.
From December 1 into 2012 will be a very exciting year for the
Treasurers and their staff as a new implementation on the new DMVS will
give a whole new aspect on vehicle transactions and drivers' license
applications. The system will be a very big upgrade to what we have
seen in the past. We all remember the days of the hand typed
applications! Treasurers know that with any new programming, there
can and will be times of trials, but if we give each other support, we
will get through this. Treasurers and their staff will continue to
enhance their knowledge of the new systems to better serve the public.
Treasurers are already working on a lot of cleanup on a
few statutes that will entail minor changes, along with other issues
that may need legislation.
To the team of treasurers who have given over two years
of time working on the project, we applaud you and THANK YOU for your
time and efforts. Team members are Kathy Tremont, Christie Bittel,
Nancy Weeks, Dena MCDaniel, Gayla Shields, Tande Lentz, Martha
Herridge, and Myra Burrell.
Thanks,
Patricia Sharp, President KCTA, Lane County Treasurer
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Affiliate News - Kansas Register of Deeds Association
We know fall is here when the leaves start to fall from
the trees, the weather changes from hot to cold and then back again
several times before Christmas, and also a new President for our
association is writing a brief newsletter!
Notes I want to pass on, include:
* I have attended several of our Association's Fall District
meetings around the state and have had a very good time socializing and
discussing business.
* Several of us are still seeing quite a few oil and gas searchers
in our offices and some days it is elbow to elbow room in our vaults,
but kindness and courtesy from all sides helps us get through the days.
* Our association members just received a chance to attend and
receive some continuing education hours pertaining to Mortgage
Electronic Registration (MERS) documents.
* Lots of information was given us about MERS, and we hope soon
that we will be able to have some more solid wording and better
understanding about these documents.
In closing, I hope and pray all get to enjoy friends and
family during the next few months of our holiday seasons. God
Bless our friends, family, and those in the military who continue to
serve and keep us safe in our great USA!
Brenda Pogue, KSRODS President
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Kansas County Officials Association
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KCOA Board
President
Joe Grisolano
Vice
President
Missie Gerritzen
Secretary/Treasurer
Sharon Utley
Past
President
Marilyn Nichols
Board
Members:
Annette Cranmer
Brenda Pogue
Cristy Tuttle
Delia Heston
Mark Schemm
Nancy Weeks
Pat Sharp
Susan Hubbell
Susan Shuster
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