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LEWISTON — City Clerk Kathy Montejo was recognized with the 2017 Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association President’s Award on Sept. 12.
Lisa Goodwin, president of the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association, noted that Montejo is a champion of the office of municipal clerk and a role model for clerks throughout Maine.
“Kathy displays a tireless dedication and service to both her community and to the clerk profession,” Goodwin said. “This is evident through her responsibilities with the Legislative Policy Committee that include providing insight on how the Maine clerks stand on any given issue. Kathy approaches every issue thoroughly and thoughtfully. She is a very dedicated instructor for the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association.”
Goodwin also said that Montejo takes care of details and taks for the association that oftne go unnotice. “Her involvement does not end there, it also extends into the International Association of Municipal Clerks by helping out at registration, taking tickets, or any other task needing attention,” Goodwin said.
City Administrator Ed Barrett added, “The city of Lewiston is proud of our award-winning city clerk. Kathy has received virtually every award available to clerks in Maine, all of which recognized her outstanding service to our elected officials and citizens.”
Montejo has been city clerk and registrar of voters for Lewiston since 1999. She was previously Bath city clerk and Woolwich town clerk. She was the 2000 MTCCA Municipal Clerk of the Year and the 2011 recipient of the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association Ethelyn Stuart Marthia Memorial Award in recognition of her service to the association. In 2000, she was also presented with the Lorraine M. Fleury Award for Excellence in Election Administration by the secretary of state.
Montejo is a 2007 nationally certified Master Municipal Clerk, one of only a few such certified clerks in Maine; a lifetime State Certified Clerk of Maine; and a Nationally Certified Municipal Clerk. She has also served two terms as state president of the MTCCA and has served regularly as a peer instructor for the clerks association, teaching a variety of workshops on topics such as election administration and municipal law.
Montejo graduated from the University of Maine in 1991 with a bachelor of arts degree in public administration and a minor in public relations. She also graduated from the New England Municipal Clerks Institute in 1997.
