County and District Clerk’s Association 101

Mission "The Purpose of the Association shall be to promote professional standards, to provide a means for the education of its members regarding the statutory and constitutional duties of the offices of the County Clerk and the District Clerk, and to participate in the legislative, judicial and executive processes of state government beneficial in the performance of the members' duties."

CDCAT By- Laws- Overview Purpose Of CDCAT Members- Active Participating Committees- Service Opportunities Education Resources

CDCAT by the #’s 254 Counties in Texas 66 Counties with Combination Clerks 188 Counties have both a County Clerk and a District Clerk 10 Counties with over 500,000 in Population 42 Counties have 100,000 - 499,999 in Population 202 Counties under 100,000

CDCAT Members- Actively Participating Current on Education and Dues Get Involved in your Region Get Involved in CDCAT by volunteering for Committees Be aware of what the Board is Doing- Get updates from Directors and attend a Board of Directors Meeting

CDCAT- Website HOME TAB- Welcome, Upcoming Conferences, Recently updated link

CDCAT- Website About Us Tab- Welcome, Executive Board, Past Executive Boards, Board of Directors, Committee Appointments, Budget, Volunteer Form, Photo Albums, Merchandise (none currently), Members (Definition from By Laws) Information Tab- By Laws, Past Presidents, Regional Map, Clerk of the Year, Memorials, Scholarships, Historical Reports, Executive and Board of Directors Minutes

CDC AT- Website (continued) Directory Tab- Clerks and Vendors Continuing Education Tab- Guidelines and Tracker Conference Events Tab- Events (Conference agendas), Calculating Mileage (distance only), Annual Conference- Registrations, Location, Agenda, etc. Resources- Manuals, Forms Library, Helpful Links, Education Material, Legislative Session, Newsletter/Agendas, Order & Opinions, Clerk of the Year Nominee (forms and Nominees for current year), Bright Ideas (application) ListServ Tab- Application, Rules, Instructions

CDCAT By-Laws By Laws are updated yearly as needed.

CDCAT By Laws (Overview) Updated Yearly as part of our Business at our Annual Conference Table of Contents: Art. I- Corporation, Art. II- the Purpose, Art. III- Office of the Association, Art. IV-Registered Office and Registered Agent, Art. V- Members, Art. VI- Meetings, Art. VII- Officers, Art. VIII- Board of Directors, Art. IX- Annual Conference, Art. X- Committees, Art. XI- Education, Art. XII- Clerk of the Year, Art. XIII- Books and Records, Art. XIV- Compensation, Art. XV- Dues, Art. XVI- Budget, Art. XVII- Contracts, Checks, Deposit and Funds, Art. XVIII- Panning, Art. XIX- Fiscal Year, Art. XX- Seal, Art. XXI- Waiver of Notice, Art. XXII- Amendments, Exhibit A- Scholarship Guidelines

CE Hours Tracker You will be provided a login and Password if you are a member of CDCAT. All approved Education should be entered in the CE Hours tracker program. Each year a Certification is provided to you Certifying your completion of 20 hours required education. You are able to monitor and print your CE Hours account at any time.

List Serve Application Rules and Guidelines Tips and Etiquette

Get INVOLVED! YOU WILL LEARN SO MUCH! Conclusion CDCAT provides continuing educational opportunities CDCAT provides Net-working through list-serve CDCAT sponsors and supports legislation Get INVOLVED! YOU WILL LEARN SO MUCH!