Lexington, KY – The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) recognized Benton City Clerk/Treasurer Bethany Cooper with a Level III award for Master of City Governance. Additionally, KLC presented Councilmember Ann Riley, Councilmember Rita Murray, Zoning Administrator Lois Cunningham, and City Attorney Rob Mattingly a Level I award for Achievement in City Governance.
The awards are part of the KLC City Officials Training Center (COTC), a voluntary education program. City officials complete education levels by attending KLC events and submitting outside educational credit from other municipal training.
“We are happy to serve our city officials with a variety of training through the COTC program. This leads to better-informed city servants, which benefits all of our citizens and their communities,” said KLC Executive Director/CEO J.D. Chaney. “Congratulations to the Benton city officials.”
The Level III Master of City Governance award requires a city official to attend 90 hours of approved training with three hours of ethics training.
The Level I Achievement in City Governance award requires a city official to attend 30 hours of approved training with one hour of ethics training.