1. County and District Clerk’s Association 101

2. 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."

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

4. 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, ,999 in Population
202 Counties under 100,000

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. List Serve
Application
Rules and Guidelines
Tips and Etiquette

13. 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!