Handouts Available from the 2012 Fall Training School for City & Village Officials
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MONDAY, September 10, 2012
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Living in the Glass House: Ethics for City and Village Officials
Speaker: John A. Mancini, NYCOM Counsel
Overview of the Accounting Process
Speaker: Kimberly Monte, Associate Examiner, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, OSC
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Civil Service Essentials
Speakers: John A. Mancini, NYCOM Counsel and Jack Kalinkewicz, Personnel Director, Saratoga County
Planning & Accounting for Capital Projects
Speaker: Thomas Plowinske, Associate Examiner, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, OSC
TUESDAY, September 11, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Preventing and Detecting Fraud
Speakers: Charles V. Rankin, Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Groton and Deborah Coad, City Chamberlain, City of Oswego
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Essentials of Municipal Finance Part II
Speakers: Charles V. Rankin, Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Groton and Deborah Coad, City Chamberlain, City of Oswego
Speakers: Nora McCabe, Assistant Director for Policy, Research and Training and Elizabeth Davis, Research Analyst, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
Conducting Village Elections - Part I and II
Speakers: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel and Jane Tsamardinos, NYCOM Counsel
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Legal Requirements Surrounding Credit Cards and Electronic Financial Transactions
Speaker: Laura Skibinski, Associate Attorney, Division of Legal Services, Office of the State Comptroller
New York’s Property Tax Cap - Part II: Strategies for Sustaining Fiscal Health Under the Tax Cap
Speakers: Nora McCabe, Assistant Director for Policy, Research and Training and Elizabeth Davis, Research Analyst, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Six Flags: Adventures in Cyber Security
Speaker: Randy Rose, IT Specialist II, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, OSC
In the Trenches: Water and Sewer FAQs
Speakers: Barbara VanEpps, NYCOM Deputy Director and Jane Tsamardinos, NYCOM Counsel
WEDNESDAY, September 12, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 am
IT Governance: Technical Guidance for the Non-Technical Manager
Speaker: Randy Rose, IT Specialist II, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
Policies and Procedures to Manage the Business of Government
Speaker: Richard Sinnott, NYCOM Counsel
Converting Municipal Assets into Revenue Streams
Handout
Speaker: Michael A. Genito, Commissioner of Finance, Budget Director, City of White Plains
Administration of a Municipal Fire Department
Speakers: Bryan Goldberger, Partner, Goldberger & Kremer and John A. Mancini, NYCOM Counsel
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Sharing Services and Doing So Successfully
Speaker: Laura Rodolakis, Manager of Training, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, OSC
U.S. Communities: Saving Money Through Cooperative Purchasing
Speaker: Doug Looney, Northeast Program Manager, U.S. Communities
Moderator: Janet Plarr, Administrator, Village of Blasdell
Tired of Increasing Workers' Compensation Costs: Use Best Practies to Ease the Pain
Speakers: Loren Pratt, Vice President, Marketing; Howard Bitner, Account Manager and Roger Cuva, Manager, Risk Services, NYS Municipal Workers' Compensation Alliance; and Ronnie Travers, President, Public Sector HR Consultants
Seeing Eye to Eye: Hot Topics in Employee Relations
Speakers: Bryan Goldberger, Partner, Goldberger & Kremer and John A. Mancini, NYCOM Counsel
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Understanding Your Local Government and the Roles of Public Officials
Slide Show
Speaker: Jane Tsamardinos, NYCOM Counsel
Home Rule: The Hows and Howevers of Local Legislation
Speaker: Richard Sinnott, NYCOM Counsel
Speakers: Daniel Duffy, Manager, Professional Standards and Kathryn TenEyck, Associate Examiner, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
Negotiating Concessions in the Total Compensation Package
Speaker: Michael Richardson, Labor Relations, Consultant
THURSDAY, September 13, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
NYCOM : Strategies to Minimize Costs and Maximize Revenues
OSC : Strategies to Minimize Costs and Maximize Revenues
Speakers: Barbara VanEpps, NYCOM Deputy Director and Nora McCabe, Assistant Director for Policy, Research and Training, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
Retirement System -- Employer Reporting
Speaker: Paula Preston, Retirement Representative, Member & Employer Services Bureau, New York State & Local Retirement System, Office of the State Comptroller
Spreading the Cost of Government Services to Not-for-Profits
Speaker: Richard Sinnott, NYCOM Counsel
Understanding the First Amendment Constraints on Local Government Officials
Speaker: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Town Taxation of Village Residents: Understanding the Town-Wide/Part-Town Tax
Speakers: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel and Laura Rodolakis, Manager of Training, Division of Local Government & School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
Speaker: Maria Stamoulis, Training and Development Specialist, Division of Local Government and School Accountability, Office of the State Comptroller
The Public’s Property: The Constitution’s Prohibition Against Gifts and Loans
Speaker: Richard Sinnott, NYCOM Counsel
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Emergency Management in New York State
Speaker: Terry Hastings, Deputy Director, Planning and Preparedness, NYS Office of Emergency Management, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Municipal Boot Camp
Speakers: NYCOM Staff
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