Sidney's Anthony wins Clerk of the Year honors

KEARNEY, Neb. – Geri Anthony, city clerk for the City of Sidney, received the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association’s “2015 Outstanding Clerk of the Year Award” in the First Class or Larger Category on Thursday night.

The award was presented to Anthony at the annual banquet of the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association held in Kearney. Each year the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association awards the Outstanding Clerk of the Year Award to one clerk in the First Class or Larger City category, one award in the Second Class City category and one in the Village category. This is the highest honor awarded by the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association.

Anthony has been employed as city clerk for 33 years. She is a member of the Panhandle Municipal Clerks Association and has served as secretary-treasurer, vice-president and president. She is a member of the Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association and has served as district director, secretary/treasurer vice president and president.

She is a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She has received the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk and Master Municipal Clerk from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.

Anthony has participated in numerous League of Nebraska Municipalities conferences as well as classes, seminars and workshops to further her skills in the profession. She is active in numerous civic, church and community activities such as Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, PEO, Beta Sigma Phi, St. Paul Lutheran Church and Cruise N Class Car Club.