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New York State Conference of Mayors & Municipal Officials

2010 Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall

SPONSORS

* New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR)
12 Metro Park Road, Suite 208, Colonie, NY 12205
Tel (518) 437-1171 • Fx (518) 437-1182
Contacts Susan O’Rorke and Karen Buckley

The New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR) is a non-profit insurance company owned and operated by its subscribers -- New York State counties, towns, cities and villages. The Reciprocal provides its municipal members access to customized, dependable and affordable
coverage by enabling them to exercise substantive control over all elements of their insurance program. Commercial general liability, public officials liability, law enforcement liability, property, inland marine, boiler and machinery, automobile and excess coverage is available. Since 1993, NYMIR has grown to represent over 600 municipalities in New York State. NYMIR is sponsored by the Municipal Council of New York State, which is comprised of the Conference of Mayors, Association of Counties, and the Association of Towns.

* New York State Municipal Workers’ Compensation Alliance
6601 Lakeshore Road, Cicero, NY 13039
Tel (315) 727-1031 • Fx (315) 699-7689 • Contact Loren Pratt

The New York State Municipal Workers’ Compensation Alliance is the fastest growing municipal workers’ compensation program in New York State. Founded by the Association of Towns of the State of New York, it is a not-for-profit, group self-insured workers’ compensation program, designed solely for public entities in New York State averaging less than 10% average yearly increases since 1994.


* Barton & Loguidice, P.C. (B&L)
290 Elwood Davis Road, Box 3107, Syracuse, NY 13220
Tel (315) 457-5200 • Fx (315) 451-0052 • Contact Scott D. Chenet

Barton & Loguidice, P.C. provides engineering and planning services including: municipal planning; water supply, treatment and distribution; wastewater collection, treatment, and management; solid waste;
transportation; land planning and site design; facilities; funding assistance; environmental; brownfields; industrial hygiene, and construction administration. The firm’s locations include Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, and Ellenville, New York.

* Harris Beach PLLC
99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534
Tel (800) 685-1429 • Fx (585) 419-8818 • Contact Patrick M. Malgieri

Founded in 1856, Harris Beach PLLC is one of the largest law firms in New York State. Harris Beach and its affiliates provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients ranging from privately-held companies and educational institutions, to Fortune 500 corporations and state and local governments and authorities.

Koester Associates, Inc.
3101 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota, NY 13032
Tel (315) 697-3800 • Fx (315) 697-3888 • Contact Mark Koester

Koester Associates, Inc. (KAI) represents leading manufacturers of water and wastewater treatment equipment. KAI combines its service and
technical support, systems engineering, equipment installation, start-up, maintenance, repair, and facility evaluations with skilled and trained
technicians applying the right equipment to the right application. KAI is experienced with a broad spectrum of engineering applications from small pumps to fully automated treatment systems. Contact the KAI sales team to learn how its products perform and how your projects will benefit.

LaBella Associates, P.C.
300 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614
Tel (585) 454-6110 • Fx (585) 454-3066 • Contact Mark Tayrien, JD, AICP

LaBella Associates, P.C. is a 130-person engineering, planning,
environmental, surveying and architectural firm with offices throughout western NY and northern PA. The firm was established in 1978 and now includes Stuart I. Brown Associates, a firm that has provided grant
funding, planning, and management services to the public sector since 1976.

*Public Employer Risk Management Association, Inc. (PERMA)
9 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110
Tel (888) 737-6269 • Fx (877) 737-6236 www.perma.org
Contact Mariella Frush

Public Employer Risk Management Association, Inc. (PERMA) is the largest and most successful self-insurance pool for public entities in New York State, and one of country’s largest, providing workers’ compensation benefits for more than 25 years. Over 450 municipalities have chosen PERMA to manage their claims and ensure workplace health and safety.

EXHIBITORS

Audit Masters
123 Saratoga Road, Suite 316, Glenville, NY 12302
Tel (518) 602-0543 • Fx (518) 602-0504 • Contact Dane Woodworth

Audit Masters provides risk free, contingency Audits of Cable Franchise Fees. Comprehensive audits that include all financial, statistical and geographic data going back up to six years. We assist you from the start through the collection process. Audits are conducted by a former cable financial executive with 12 years experience.

*Benetech
One Dodge Street, North Greenbush, NY 12198
Tel (518) 283-8500 • Fx (518) 880-4061 • Contact Kyle Wessels

Benetech’s services include consulting and management, insurance
brokerage, claim administration, 403(b) administrative services, flexible spending accounts, claim/eligibility auditing services, workers’
compensation, online enrollment and communications.

* Bergmann Associates
28 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14614
Tel (585) 232-5137 x495 • Fx (585) 325-8405 • Contact Andrew Raus

Bergmann Associates is a full service architecture, engineering and planning firm serving the cities and villages of New York State for over 30 years. We specialize in the planning, design and management of vibrant downtowns, active waterfronts, recreation systems and signature transportation corridors.

* C.T. Male Associates, P.C.
50 Century Hill Drive, Latham, NY 12110
Tel (518) 786-7400 • Fx (518) 786-7299 • Contact Joe Hyland

C.T. Male Associates, P.C. is a full service consulting firm offering architecture and building systems engineering, civil engineering,
environmental services, and survey and land information services. Headquartered in Latham, New York, C.T. Male has additional offices in Glens Falls, Johnstown, New Paltz, Syracuse, New York and Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. C.T. Male was founded in 1910.


Downtown Decorations Inc.
6604 Deere Road, Syracuse, NY 13206
Tel (877) 369-6332 • Fx (315) 432-1948 • Contact Ted Peterson

Downtown Decorations Inc., a New York State company and a leader in Energy Saving LED Decorations, offers the highest quality and largest selection of holiday decorations and banners. Our line includes: custom and seasonal banners, LED pole decorations, park displays,
building mounted displays, foliage and architectural lighting. See how much energy your municipality can save.

E.J. Prescott
198 Ushers Road, Round Lake, NY 12151
Tel (518) 877-6737 • Fx (518) 877-6740 • Contact Mark Grady

E.J. Prescott is the premier waterworks company providing sales and
services to the States of New York, New England, Ohio and Indiana. We are specialists for municipalities trying to improve their revenue stream while promoting good conservation practices.

Employee Benefits Center, L.L.C.
422 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Tel (518) 587-5252 • Fx (518) 587-4713
Contacts Craig Fawcett and Judy Ture

Employee Benefits Center, L.L.C. provides employee benefits including health, dental, life insurance, HRA administration and assistance with
transitional products such as Medicare Advantage programs and many value added services.

Fraser
22 High Street, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel (518) 463-4400 • Fx (518) 432-6741 • Contact Paulette Barlette

Fraser has joined Weston & Sampson to better serve New York clients. Weston & Sampson is a 325+ employee company with offices throughout the Northest and Florida. Fraser now offers additional services, while assuring the same level of client care. Areas of expertise include landscape architecture; planning; traffic/transportation; and civil, environmental, and geotechnical/structural engineering.


GASBhelp by Milliman
80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT 06095
Tel (860) 687-0148 • Fx (860) 687-2111
www.gasbhelp.com • Contact Charlie Doe

GASBhelp By Milliman is one of the nation's largest actuarial
consulting firms and has performed GASB 45 valuations for several states and hundreds of cities. Milliman may be the only experienced actuarial consulting firm that offers the GASB approved alternative measurement method (AMM) for smaller local governments using its online software, GASBhelp.

G.E.M.S. LLC
4720 State Highway 30, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Tel (518) 842-6500 • Fx (518) 842-6502 • Contact Jeremy Silverman

G.E.M.S. LLC provides grant writing, project development, management and administration services.

* General Code
72 Hinchey Road, Rochester, NY 14624
Tel (800) 836-8834 • Fx (585) 328-8189 • Contact Bruce Cadman

General Code has provided a variety of products and service to over 2,700 local governments for nearly 50 years. We set the standard for improving the code enforcement and document management processes, providing new and reliable tools to our customers, including cutting-edge electronic codes, automated eForms processing, paperless agenda management software and parcel management solutions.

GoTToGo Electric Inc.
7865 East Main Road, LeRoy, NY 14482
Tel (585) 768-2650 • Fx (585) 768-9438 • Contact Dave Regan

GoTToGo Electric Inc. provides decorative and LED street lighting solutions, water and electric meters and meter reading systems.

Hanson Van VLeet, LLC
902 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Tel (518) 371-7940 • Fx (518) 371-5885 • Contact Eric Hanson

Hanson VanVleet, LLC offers water supply and environmental
consulting services.

Holophane Co.
27 Country Club Lane, Woodstock, NY 12498
Tel (845) 679-4329 • Fx (866) 277-8656 • Contact Peter Sears

Holophane & American Electric Lighting are manufacturers of
energy efficient, commercial and historically styled light fixtures and
decorative cast posts for outdoor applications; area, roadway, downtown streetscapes and floodlighting. Complimentary lighting analysis and design are available.

* Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, PC
100 Hunt Center, Horeseheads, NY 14845
Tel (607) 358-1000 • Fx (607) 358-1800 • Contact Chuck Franzese

HUNT Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, PC is a 108-person full-service consulting and design firm. Services to educational, municipal, governmental, and industrial/commercial clients include architecture, interior design, mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineering, technology, control systems, facilities management, structural design, land surveying, asbestos/lead abatement, project management, energy studies, construction administration, cost estimating, agency approvals, transportation, water and wastewater.

IBM
80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207
Tel (585) 734-3277 • Fx (585) 723-4031 • Contact Dave McOmber

IBM is proud to participate in NYCOM’s 101st Annual Meeting. Headquartered in Armonk, NY, with over 20,000 New York based employees and close to 350,000 globally, we are one of the largest IT companies in the world. Please stop by our booth to learn about the new solutions that we have for local government. The time for innovation is now and IBM is starting the conversation.


* JNS Towers, LLC
5 Corporate Drive, Suite 103, Central Valley, NY 10917
Tel (845) 928-3053 • Fx (845) 928-3050 • Contact Kim E. McDonnell

JNS Towers, LLC is a Central Valley, New York Company
specializing in developing Wireless Communication Towers with no cost to the municipality. Our Municipal Tower Ownership Program allows municipalities to design, build and operate their own communication towers and generate long-term revenue. JNS offers solutions to local governments in all phases of cell tower development.

Johnson Controls, Inc.
106 Twin Oaks Drive, Syracuse, NY 13206
Tel (315) 431-7723 • Fx (315) 433-9130 • Contact Chris Kalwara

Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) is a global leader in building efficiency solutions. JCI provides products and services to municipalities that optimize energy use, modernize infrastructure, and improve comfort and security. Under a performance contract, Johnson Controls upgrades and installs equipment that generates guaranteed energy and operational savings, which are then used by the customer to pay for the project over a number of years. This self-funding mechanism helps municipalities improve their facilities without any upfront capital costs. The company has offices throughout New York State, is headquartered in Milwaukee, had revenue of over $28 billion for 2009, and ranks 67th on the Fortune 500 list.

* Lamont Engineers
P.O. Box 610, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Tel (518) 234-4028 • Fx (518) 234-4613 • Contact Erin France

Lamont Engineers is a consulting engineering firm specializing in civil engineering for communities in upstate New York. Established in 1980 as BDT Associates, Lamont Engineers has evolved over the years to
provide a full spectrum of professionals and technical services. Lamont Engineers assists communities with planning, funding procurement,
project administration, engineering studies, engineering design, bidding, and construction supervision for the Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution; Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Sludge Disposal; Stormwater Management; General Civil Engineering; Environmental and Sanitary Engineering; Municipal Buildings and Site Planning. Included in these services is Contract Operations. LVDV Operations, Inc. was established in 1992 to provide operation and maintenance services to water and wastewater treatment plants.

* MRB Group Engineering, Architecture, Surveying, P.C.
2480 Browncroft Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14625
Tel (585) 381-9250 • Fx (585) 381-1008 • Contact James Gresens

Since 1927, MRB Group Engineering, Architecture, Surveying, P.C. has been providing a comprehensive range of professional services to municipalities as well as private sector organizations in the industrial, commercial, and residential marketplace. We offer engineering, architectural, construction management, GIS, and mapping services to our clients. We provide Solutions from Consultants you can Trust.

Neptune Technology Group
274 Hollywood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
Tel (585) 315-3287 • Fx (585) 271-4379 • Contact David Johnson

Neptune Technology Group is a leading manufacturer of meter reading systems and AMR/AMI products. Ti-Sales, Inc. is our level 1 Neptune certified distributor covering upstate NY.

New York Rural Water Association
P.O. Box 487, Claverack, NY 12513
Tel (518) 828-3155 • Fx (518) 828-0582 • Contact Pat Scalera, CEO

New York Rural Water Association provides on-site technical
assistance and training to water/wastewater personnel and facilities across the state. Services include 24-hour emergency response, line locating, leak detection, smoke testing for Inflow and Infiltration, Source Water Protection Planning, VA/ERP/AWQRs, operational troubleshooting, assistance in applying for funding of projects and so much more....

New York Safety Program
8302 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel (718) 748-5252 • Fx (718) 748-5433 • Contact Denise Borgese

The New York Safety Program (NYSP) is a point and insurance reduction program that will provide a 10% discount on auto insurance and reduce up to four points on a driving record. It is now available online, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

New York State & Local Retirement System
110 State Street, Albany, NY 12244
Tel (518) 473-9704 • Fx (518) 408-3440 • Contact Carmela Coons

New York State & Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will be able to provide generic, verbal and written information pertaining to your member benefits. You will be able to complete, pick-up and/or deliver retirement system forms including having the forms notarized, if needed.

New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP)
NYS Department of Civil Service, Alfred E. Smith
State Office Building, Albany, NY 12239
Tel (518) 485-1771 • Fx (518) 473-3292 • Contact Mary B. Frye

The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) was established in 1957 for state employees and opened to local governments the next year. NYSHIP now protects over 1.1 million state and local government employees, retirees and their families. More than 800 local governments offer NYSHIP’s Empire Plan – a unique health insurance plan designed to provide comprehensive benefits to New York’s public employees and employers. The Excelsior Plan is a new lower cost option of the Empire Plan now available to New York’s public employees.

The NYSAuctions.com Team
P.O. Box 71, Schroon Lake, NY 12870-0071
Tel (800) 292-7653 • Fx (518) 532-7621 • Contact Frank T. Pietrazak

The #1 Tax Auction Team in the USA. Our professionally trained Auctioneers and staff are dedicated to providing your county, city, town or village with cutting edge technology, service and results. Our
references speak for themselves! (Let them tell you how we have returned over $50 million worth of real estate to the tax-paying rolls.) Contact a peer in Chemung, Clinton, Cortland, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Lewis, Montgomery, Orleans and Sullivan County and ask why they routinely trust their Tax Auction to us. Unparalleled service, integrity and experience. The NYSAuctions.com Team is comprised of two well-known, established auction firms: Haroff Auction & Realty, Inc. of Schroon Lake, Essex County, NY and Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc. of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, NY.


The Office of the State Comptroller - Division of Local Government and School Accountability
110 State Street, Albany, NY 12236
Tel (518) 473-0005 • Fx (518) 402-4436 • Contact Laura L. Rodolakis

The Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, provides a variety of services to local governments and school districts to help them improve their operations. These services include: performance audits designed to identify cost savings and improve fiscal operations; accountability audits; training and technical assistance to local government officials; and publications to assist local officials in carrying out their fiscal responsibilities

Penflex, Inc. & RBC Wealth Management “The LOSAP Group”
50 Century Hill Drive, Suite #3, Latham, NY 12110
Tel (518) 783-6933 • Fx (518) 783-6915 • Contact Ed Holohan

Penflex, Inc. & RBC Wealth Management “The LOSAP Group” provides administrative, actuarial and investment services for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers, as well as providing Length of Service Awards Programs (LOSAP).

Philips Lumec
640 Curé-Boivin, Boisbriand, Québec, Canada J7G-2A7
Tel (450) 430-7040 • Fx (450) 430-1453 • Contact Robert Murphy

Philips Lumec is an outdoor decorative lighting manufacturer. From superior quality, design and sustainability, our products contribute to the beautification of their surroundings.

R.A.M.S.C.O.
14 Arch Street, Watervliet, NY 12189
Tel (518) 273-6300 • Fx (518) 273-0238 • Contact James Beaudoin

R.A.M.S.C.O. is a dynamic and innovative, full-line waterworks distributor specializing in quality water, sanitary and storm sewer materials. Founded by John Beaudoin in 1927 as a plumbing supply and hardware store, R.A.M.S.C.O. was incorporated in 1958 and went on to become a leading wholesale supplier to water and sewer infrastructure projects throughout New York State.


Rileighs Outdoor Décor
P.O. Box 4365, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Tel (877) 444-8888 • Fx (610) 432-0242
Contacts Rick Snyder and Mike Bednar

Rileighs Outdoor Décor offers the finest in holiday decorations,
custom and seasonal banners, U.S., state and custom flags. All are made in the U.S.A.! We offer a complete line of lighting and accessories including LED. Please call for free consultation and design services.

* Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP
13 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203
Tel (518) 464-1300 • Fx (518) 464-1010 • Contact John R. Mineaux, Esq.

Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP is a multi-dimensional law firm that focuses on the representation of municipalities in public sector employment matters, public finance and defense litigation.

Software Consulting Associates
54 Elizabeth Street, Suite 17, Red Hook, NY 12571
Tel (845) 758-0104 • Fx (845) 758-0884 • Contact Wil LaBossier

Software Consulting Associates (SCA) is a provider of complete software solutions for building departments, code enforcement, planning and zoning, property assessment, grievance, tax collection, and utility billing. Since 1983, SCA has been serving municipal clients with high quality software and industry leading service. Customer oriented design sets our products above the rest.

Statewide Aquastore, Inc.
6010 Drott Drive, East Syracuse, NY 13057
Tel (315) 433-2782 • Fx (315) 433-5083 • Contact Michael Mele

Statewide Aquastore, Inc. is a provider of Aquastore glass-fused-to-steel storage tanks. Tanks range from 20,000 to 5 million gallons in capacity. They are used for ground storage, standpipe or composite elevated designs. Applications involve the storage of potable water, wastewater, sludge, trickling filters, SBR’s, fire water storage, ethanol production, methane recovery, industrial waste, and many other applications that require storage. The factory controlled glass-fused-to-steel coating and unique erection procedures make Aquastore a “Tank of Choice” for many projects. They never require repainting, require minimal site space for erection, can easily be expanded in the future and can be constructed all year round. Statewide Aquastore has over 700 installations.

* Stearns & Wheler GHD
One Remington Drive, Cazenovia, NY 13035
Tel (315) 655-8161 • Fx (315) 655-4180 • Contact Timothy Carpenter, PE

Stearns & Wheler GHD is one of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firms. Wholly-owned by its people, GHD is focused exclusively on client success. Our network of 6,000 professionals collaborate to deliver sustainable outcomes to communities and clients in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

Steinmetz Planning Group
81 West Avenue, Hilton, NY 14468
Tel (585) 797-7634 • Fx (585) 486-1031 • Contact John Steinmetz

Steinmetz Planning Group provides community planning, zoning and grant writing services.

Sternberg Lighting
555 Lawrence Avenue, Roselle, IL 60172
Tel (847) 588-3400 • Fx (847) 588-3440 • Contact Tom Frank

Sternberg Lighting is the leading manufacturer of both LED and
traditional decorative outdoor luminaries. We offer a wide selection of ornamental poles, coordinating bollards, landscape furnishings and site amenities along with high performance optics and lamp systems.

Summit Security and Investigation Services
118-35 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Tel (718) 544-9595 • Fx (718) 544-7626 • www.summitsecurity.com • Contact Joseph Biondo

Summit Security Services, Inc. is the New York – New Jersey – Connecticut leader in security and investigative services. We protect government agencies and private-sector businesses through comprehensive services that include fraud investigations, undercover and surveillance investigations, insurance investigations, background screening and asset searches, litigation support, and shopping services.

Traffic Systems, Inc.
224 N. Fehr Way, Bay Shore, NY 11706
Tel (631) 242-4292 • Fx (631) 242-4296 • Contact Chris Pagniello

Traffic Systems, Inc. is a provider of traffic calming, pedestrian safety equipment, sales and service.


* United New York Ambulance Network
119 Washington Avenue, Suite 300, Albany, NY 12210
Tel (518) 694-4420 • Fx (518) 677-1163 • Contact Lester Freemantle

The United New York Ambulance Network (UNYAN) is a professional trade association representing many proprietary ambulance providers across New York State. Our organization provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the communities in which we serve. UNYAN - Care you can count on!

University Products Inc.
517 Main Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
Tel (413) 532-3372 • Fx (413) 532-9281 • Contact John Magoon

University Products Inc. provides archival storage for vital records.

Virtual Town Hall
4 Clock Tower Place, Suite 400, Maynard, MA 01754
Tel (978) 461-5888 • Fx (978) 461-5899 • Contact Millard Rose

Virtual Town Hall is a leading provider of web-based services to counties/cities/towns/villages/K-12 schools throughout the Northeast. Along with our core services of website design and hosting, we provide video-streaming, on-line payments, GIS mapping, CRM, etc. --
streamlining how governments interact with constituents.

Wendel Energy Services, LLC
140 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 201, Amherst, NY 14228
Tel (716) 688-0766 • Fx (716) 625-6825 • Contact Scott F. Smith

Wendel Energy Services, LLC is part of the Wendel Companies, a 70-year old engineering based consulting firm providing turn key energy projects since 1991. As a vendor independent company, Wendel works to solve our clients’ energy problems and stabilize their operating expenses through implementation of cost effective capital improvement projects.

 

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The NYS Conference of Mayors would like to acknowledge the following sponsor for their support:


New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR)